Hearing aid fitting tenders and contracts

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91 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Hearing aid fitting contracts ,

91 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest hearing aid fitting contracts awarded

Awarded 5 September 2026

Audiology Insourcing

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of England
£45k
Awarded 19 August 2026

Audiology Services - North Staffordshire

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
£166k
Awarded 19 August 2026

Audiology Services - South Staffordshire

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
£473k
Awarded 19 August 2026

Audiology Adult Hearing Service (Non-Complex) - NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · West Midlands
£444k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Specsavers won the most hearing aid fitting contracts

It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and health
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Specsavers
West Midlands · See every contract
26£61.5m16
2 Scrivens Opticians and Hearing Care
West Midlands · See every contract
21£5.5m13
3 Audiological Science Ltd
10£15.9m7
4 The Outside Clinic
West Midlands · See every contract
7£360k6
5jointModality Partnership
West Midlands · See every contract
4£323k4
5jointCommunity Health and Eyecare (CHEC)
East of England · See every contract
4Not published3
7jointExpress Diagnostics Ltd
South West · See every contract
3£3.3m1
7jointRoyal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
North East · See every contract
3£1.9m3
7jointOutpatient Network
North East · SME · See every contract
3£190k2
7jointInHealth
3Not published1

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Who buys

NHS and health award 100% of hearing aid fitting contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health54 contractsUnder £100k7 contracts · median £45k£100k to £1m23 contracts · median £260k£1m or more24 contracts · median £2.2m
NHS and health54 contractsUnder £100k7 contracts£100k to £1m23 contracts£1m or more24 contracts
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16 buyers bought hearing aid fitting more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many hearing aid fitting contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

8 buyers1 contract4 buyers2 contracts7 buyers3 or 4 contracts5 buyers5 or more contracts
8 buyers14 buyers27 buyers3 or 45 buyers5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many hearing aid fitting contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

NHS and health
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Hearing aid fitting contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS Lincolnshire Integra…NHS North West London ICBNHS Lancashire and South…NHS Staffordshire and St…
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Hearing aid fitting contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS Lincolnshire Integra…NHS Lancashire and Sou…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1NHS North West London ICB16£16.5m
2NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board12£10.3m
3NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB12Not published
4NHS Devon Integrated Care Board6£15.2m
5NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board6£9.9m
6NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board4£8.7m
7NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board4£1.7m
8NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board3£11m
9NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board3£5.1m
10NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board3£245k
Prices

Half of hearing aid fitting contracts are worth less than £728k

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

NHS and health
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £728k
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £728k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 70% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care BoardSpecsavers · 15 Jan 2025£24.5m
  2. NHS Devon Integrated Care BoardRoyal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 24 Jan 2025£9.8m
  3. NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardSpecsavers · 4 Feb 2025£9.3m
  4. NHS North West London ICBAudiological Science Ltd · 9 Mar 2026£7.3m
  5. NHS North West London ICBAudiological Science Ltd · 7 Oct 2026£7.3m
  6. NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardSpecsavers · 23 Mar 2025£5m
  7. NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardSpecsavers · 18 Dec 2024£4.5m
  8. NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care BoardSpecsavers · 23 Apr 2026£4.1m
  9. NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardSEAMAP LIMITED · 23 Mar 2025£3.3m
  10. NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardAction Deafness · 21 Nov 2024£2.8m
Where and when

The West Midlands awards the most hearing aid fitting contracts. December and August are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
West Midlands17£18.9m
London16£16.5m
North West15£11m
South West11£20.5m
South East10£10.3m
East of England9£5.1m
North East7£1.8m
East Midlands3£24.8m
Yorkshire and the Humber1Not published
Northern Ireland1£1.9m
Wales0Not published
Scotland0Not published
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Key findings
  • 3

    new hearing aid fitting tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    74 in the last 24 months.
  • 70%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest hearing aid fitting contracts.

    Of 54 contracts with a published value.
  • 35%

    of hearing aid fitting contracts are awarded in December and August.

    32 of 91 contracts.

Questions

How many hearing aid fitting contracts does the UK public sector award?

91 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 24 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector hearing aid fitting contract worth?

The median is £728k, and 33% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector hearing aid fitting contracts?

Specsavers won the most (26), and the most by value (£61.5m).

Which buyers award the most hearing aid fitting contracts?

NHS and health award 100% of them.

What is included

Hearing assessment, hearing aid fitting, rehabilitation and aftercare for adults with age-related hearing loss, usually under Any Qualified Provider or ICB contracts.

  • Age-related hearing loss AQP services
  • Community audiology
  • Hearing aid fitting and aftercare
  • Audiology pathway activity outsourced by trusts

What is not included

  • Hearing aids and audiology equipment bought as goods (hlt.equip.audiology-equipment-and-hearing-aids)
  • Newborn and school entry hearing screening (hlt.diag.screening-programmes, hlt.comm.healthy-child-programme-0-19)
  • Audiology software (it.lob.audiology-system)