Social prescribing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
117 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Social prescribing contracts ,
117 contracts across the UK, of any size
6 social prescribing opportunities are live now
3 from councils, 3 from the NHS and health bodies.
The Big Life Group won the most social prescribing contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Urban Challenge Limited East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £2.9m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | CVS Lincolnshire East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £2.8m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | British Red Cross Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 4 | £1.4m | 3 | ||
| 1joint | Wellbeing Enterprises CIC North West · See every contract | 4 | £981k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | BEXLEY VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL LIMITED London · See every contract | 3 | £3.1m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Age UK Islington London · See every contract | 3 | £487k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Age UK East of England · See every contract | 3 | £338k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | The Big Life Group North West · See every contract | 2 | £10.1m | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Action Together CIO North West · See every contract | 2 | £7.4m | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Making Space East of England · See every contract | 2 | £1.3m | 2 |
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NHS and health award 73% of social prescribing contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
22 buyers bought social prescribing more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many social prescribing contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many social prescribing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board | 10 | £6m |
| 2 | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board | 4 | £3.1m |
| 3 | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board | 4 | £1.9m |
| 4 | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | 4 | £1.4m |
| 5 | NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board | 4 | £1.4m |
| 6 | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB | 4 | £981k |
| 7 | NHS North West London ICB | 4 | £952k |
| 8 | NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board | 4 | £656k |
| 9 | Torbay Council | 3 | £2.3m |
| 10 | NHS Suffolk/Norfolk commissioning bodies | 3 | £1.7m |
Half of social prescribing contracts are worth less than £250k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 52% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Manchester City CouncilThe Big Life Group · 17 Apr 2025
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care BoardNottingham CityCare Partnership CIC · 3 Jul 2025
- Wirral CouncilInvolve Northwest · 15 Nov 2024
- Oldham CouncilAction Together CIO · 1 Nov 2024
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilAction Together CIO · 30 Apr 2026
- Torbay CouncilTorbay Communities · 6 Nov 2024
- NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardBEXLEY VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL LIMITED · 13 Jan 2026
- The City of Edinburgh CouncilWinner not published · 18 Sep 2025
- Cambridgeshire County CouncilMaking Space · 30 Jul 2025
- NHS Suffolk/Norfolk commissioning bodiesShaw Trust · 5 Nov 2024
London awards the most social prescribing contracts. December and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 21 | £7.7m |
| North West | 20 | £22.4m |
| East Midlands | 14 | £10.7m |
| South West | 11 | £2.5m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 10 | £2m |
| East of England | 9 | £3.8m |
| South East | 8 | £2.2m |
| Wales | 6 | £1.2m |
| North East | 5 | £735k |
| West Midlands | 4 | £793k |
| Scotland | 2 | £1.5m |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £50k |
Half of social prescribing tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a social prescribing tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 50% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 31 days
is how long the typical social prescribing tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 30 UK social prescribing tenders published in the last 24 months. - 3
new social prescribing tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
62 in the last 24 months. - 52%
of the money is in the 10 biggest social prescribing contracts.
Of 111 contracts with a published value. - 43%
of social prescribing contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 46 award notices. - 27%
of social prescribing contracts are awarded in December and March.
32 of 117 contracts.
Questions
How many social prescribing contracts does the UK public sector award?
117 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 68 public buyers.
How long are social prescribing tenders open for?
The median social prescribing tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector social prescribing contract worth?
The median is £250k, and 49% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most social prescribing contracts?
NHS and health award 73% of them.
What is included
Link workers, community navigators, connectors and local area coordinators who connect people referred from primary care, councils or other services to non-clinical community activities and support, helping them stay independent and delaying the need for formal care.
- Social prescribing link worker services
- Social prescribing advisors and community connectors
- Mental health social prescribing
- Community navigator services for older people
- Community navigation connecting adults to voluntary and community support
- Community-led preventative support
- Care navigation for frail people with long-term conditions
- Community connector outreach
What is not included
- Nature-based programmes people are prescribed to (soc.prev.green-social-prescribing)
- Befriending (soc.prev.befriending-and-loneliness)
- Community champions programmes (soc.prev.community-champions-and-outreach)
- Complex needs and multiple disadvantage navigators (soc.house.multiple-disadvantage-services)
- Rough sleeper navigators (soc.house.rough-sleeping-outreach)