Screening programmes tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

68 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Screening programmes contracts ,

68 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest screening programmes contracts awarded

Awarded 1 September 2026

Breast Screening Service

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · North West
£565k
Awarded 27 August 2026

NEL ICB Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Screening Programme

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board · London
£41k
Awarded 26 August 2026

Sickle Cell and Thalassemia lab clinical support 2027

NHS England · London
£38k
Awarded 29 July 2026

Urgent Award - haematological screening

NHS England · East of England
£16k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

InHealth won the most screening programmes contracts

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

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CouncilsNHS and health
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 InHealth
5£109m4
2jointGXO Logistics
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
3£421m1
2jointNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North East · See every contract
3£413k3
2jointBrook Young People
North West · See every contract
3£12k1
5jointRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
2£24.2m1
5jointKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2£14.2m1
5jointSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2£11.8m1
5jointManchester University NHS Foundation Trust
North West · See every contract
2£2.4m1
5jointHepatitis C Trust
East Midlands · SME · See every contract
2£405k2
5jointCircle Health Group
South East · See every contract
2£285k1

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Who buys

NHS and health award 87% of screening programmes contracts

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

Councils7 contractsNHS and health47 contractsUnder £100k21 contracts · median £24k£100k to £1m18 contracts · median £244k£1m or more15 contracts · median £28.5m
Councils7 contractsNHS and health47 contractsUnder £100k21 contracts£100k to £1m18 contracts£1m or more15 contracts
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10 buyers bought screening programmes more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many screening programmes contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

22 buyers1 contract8 buyers2 contracts1 buyer3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
22 buyers18 buyers21 buyer3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

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

CouncilsNHS and health
£1k£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn12351020Screening programmes contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS EnglandThe Royal Marsden NHS Fo…NHS Lincolnshire Integra…NHS North West London ICBNHS Essex Integrated Car…
£1k£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn12351020Screening programmes contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS EnglandThe Royal Marsden NHS Fo…NHS Lincolnshire Integra…NHS North West London I…NHS Essex Integrated Car…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1NHS England27£612m
2NHS North West London ICB3£78k
3The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust2£56.9m
4NHS Essex Integrated Care Board2£2.2m
5Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust2£1.8m
6Cardiff and Vale University Health Board2£600k
7Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust2£285k
8Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust2£42k
9Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council2£35k
10Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2Not published
Prices

Half of screening programmes contracts are worth less than £181k

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

CouncilsNHS and health
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £181k
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £181k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 98% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. NHS EnglandGXO Logistics · 31 Jan 2026£210m
  2. NHS EnglandGXO Logistics · 31 Jan 2026£210m
  3. NHS EnglandGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Whittington Health NHS Trust, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Your Healthcare CIC · 21 Mar 2025£59.9m
  4. NHS EnglandWinner not published · 2 Mar 2026£58.9m
  5. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustInHealth · 28 Mar 2025£50.7m
  6. NHS EnglandKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · 27 May 2025£50.2m
  7. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 21 Sep 2026£28.5m
  8. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustInHealth · 21 Sep 2026£28.5m
  9. NHS EnglandInHealth · 8 Nov 2024£17.5m
  10. NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care BoardInHealth · 23 Oct 2025£12.2m
Where and when

London awards the most screening programmes contracts. March and April are the busiest months.

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

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RegionContractsValue
London13£244m
North West9£3.7m
East of England9£3.2m
Yorkshire and the Humber8£2.1m
South East6£53m
North East5£431k
West Midlands4£644k
East Midlands3£12.3m
South West3£421k
Wales2£600k
Scotland0Not published
Northern Ireland0Not published
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Deadlines

Half of screening programmes tenders close within 30 days of being published

Each dot is a screening programmes tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 64% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.

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Key findings
  • 30 days

    is how long the typical screening programmes tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 14 UK screening programmes tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 1

    new screening programmes tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    35 in the last 24 months.
  • 98%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest screening programmes contracts.

    Of 54 contracts with a published value.
  • 33%

    of screening programmes contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 15 award notices.
  • 40%

    of screening programmes contracts are awarded in March and April.

    27 of 68 contracts.

Questions

How many screening programmes contracts does the UK public sector award?

68 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 32 public buyers.

How long are screening programmes tenders open for?

The median screening programmes tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector screening programmes contract worth?

The median is £181k, and 56% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector screening programmes contracts?

InHealth won the most (5). GXO Logistics won the most by value (£421m).

Which buyers award the most screening programmes contracts?

NHS and health award 87% of them.

What is included

Delivery or support of population and targeted screening and testing programmes, such as children's vision screening, cervical screening, and staffed COVID-19, outbreak and latent TB testing.

  • School-entry children's vision screening
  • Cervical screening within sexual health services
  • Assisted COVID-19 testing sites
  • Outbreak and pandemic testing programmes
  • Site sourcing, assessment and booking logistics for mobile screening units

What is not included

  • Diabetic eye screening programmes (hlt.diag.diabetic-eye-screening)
  • Lung screening CT capacity (hlt.diag.outsourced-mobile-imaging)
  • Mobile screening vehicles hired on their own (hlt.acute.mobile-modular-clinical-units)
  • STI and HIV self-sampling (hlt.comm.sexual-health-e-services)
  • Test kits and point-of-care tests bought as goods (hlt.lab.point-of-care-testing)
  • Screening QA and registry software (it.lob.clinical-registry-and-audit)