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246 syringes and needles tenders and contracts, 75 this year.

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£550k
  • Contracts a month1.3
  • Won by SMEs48%
  • Frameworks and DPSs17
  • Live now1See them →
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Syringes and needles contracts

013122London 1122014

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32 contracts across the UK, of any size

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  1. Awarded22 Sep 2026
    Luer-Split Adapter
    The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Olympus KeyMed
    £16k
  2. Awarded9 Sep 2026
    Central Venous Catheters
    Public Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by Becton Dickinson and 13 more
    £13m
  3. Awarded30 Jun 2026
    Needle Free Connection Systems & Associated Products
    Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Becton Dickinson
    £1m
  4. Awarded18 Jun 2026
    UHB - Syringes and Needles NPM - Becton Dickinson
    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by Becton Dickinson
    £220k
  5. Awarded18 Jun 2026
    UHB - Syringes and Needles NPM - Becton Dickinson
    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by Becton Dickinson
    £220k
  6. Awarded3 Jun 2026
    LUMEN POWER PORT
    Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by B. Braun
    £19k
  7. Awarded19 May 2026
    Combined Safety Needle & Syringes for vaccination administration
    UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Reliance Medical and 1 more
  8. Awarded16 Apr 2026
    SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Needle Supply (2026)
    UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Crest Medical Limited
  9. Awarded31 Mar 2026
    Implantable ports
    Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Kimal
    £70k
  10. Awarded28 Feb 2026
    Insulin Pen Safety Needles
    Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Cambridge Sensors Ltd
    £484k

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Where to bid

Where syringes and needles tenders are run

  • NHS Supply Chain4 50%
  • eTenderWales2 25%
  • Atamis1 13%
  • Jaggaer1 13%

Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.

Frameworks and DPS

17 frameworks for syringes and needles work are running. 1 is open to join now.

2025202620272028202920302031TodaySuppliers namedTotal Orthopaedic Solutions 3 (TOS3) (FaT)NHS Supply Chain · East of England · Framework113Tender Notice - Syringes, Needles and Associat…NHS Supply Chain · London · Framework47NP68424 Interventional RadiologyPublic Services Delivery Scotland · Scotland · Frame…27South West frameworkOpen to join · apply by 9 Nov 2026–London framework23 suppliers on it23London framework21 suppliers on it21Scotland framework18 suppliers on it18Northern Ireland framework16 suppliers on it16Scotland framework14 suppliers on it14Scotland framework14 suppliers on it14

Vygon (U.K.) Limited won the most syringes and needles contracts by value

Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and healthCentral government
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1jointB. Braun
London · 13 framework places · See every contract
6£19k3
1jointCrest Medical Limited
London · SME · 5 framework places · See every contract
6Not published1
3 Becton Dickinson
West Midlands · 11 framework places · See every contract
4£1.5m3
4 RPG Medical Limited
London · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract
3Not published1
5jointCambridge Sensors Ltd
London · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract
2£484k2
5jointKimal
Yorkshire and the Humber · 1 framework place · See every contract
2£70k2
5jointTeleflex Medical
East of England · 2 framework places · See every contract
2£13k2
8jointVygon (U.K.) Limited
Scotland · 9 framework places · See every contract
1£13m1
8jointArmstrong Medical Ltd
Northern Ireland · See every contract
1£3.5m1
8jointTimesco Healthcare Ltd
Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract
1£1.7m1

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Who buys

NHS and health bodies award 56% of syringes and needles contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health18 contractsUnder £100k8 contracts · median £20k£100k to £1m6 contracts · median £222k£1m or more4 contracts · median £2.6m
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7 buyers bought syringes and needles more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many syringes and needles contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

6 buyers1 contract6 buyers2 contracts0 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

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

NHS and healthCentral government
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m12Syringes and needles contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLPublic Services Delivery…BSO Procurement and Logi…Leeds Teaching Hospitals…Belfast Health and Socia…University Hospitals Bir…Royal Berkshire NHS Foun…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1UK Health Security Agency
See every contract
14Not published
2BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)
See every contract
2£5.2m
3Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
See every contract
2£1.1m
4Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
See every contract
2£709k
5University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
2£439k
6Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
2£192k
7Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
2£32k
8Public Services Delivery Scotland
See every contract
1£13m
9Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
See every contract
1£474k
10NHS Blood and Transplant
See every contract
1£66k

53 syringes and needles contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 72021
  2. 112022
  3. 12023
  4. 12024
  5. 212025
  6. 122026 so far
Prices

Half of syringes and needles contracts are worth less than £192k

NHS and health
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £192k
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The 10 biggest syringes and needles contracts

  1. Public Services Delivery ScotlandBecton Dickinson, B. Braun, GBUK Group, Fannin, Kimal, Aquilant, Healthcare 21, Teleflex Medical, Balmung Medical Handel GmbH, Medline, Pennine Healthcare, Vygon (U.K.) Limited, Medical Access Limited, Scottmed Distribution (UK) Ltd · 9 Sep 2026£13m
  2. BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)Armstrong Medical Ltd · 30 Jun 2025£3.5m
  3. BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)Timesco Healthcare Ltd · 19 Jan 2026£1.7m
  4. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustBecton Dickinson · 30 Jun 2026£1m
  5. Belfast Health and Social Care TrustCambridge Sensors Ltd · 28 Feb 2026£484k
  6. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustWinner not published · 4 Feb 2026£474k
  7. Belfast Health and Social Care TrustMPJ Healthcare · 7 Jul 2025£225k
  8. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBecton Dickinson · 18 Jun 2026£220k
  9. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBecton Dickinson · 18 Jun 2026£220k
  10. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 26 Mar 2025£164k
Renewing contracts

1 syringes and needles contract comes up for renewal in the next 12 months

Most syringes and needles work is one-off: 25% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 1 ending soonest is shown in full.

Ends Aug 2027

Supply of peripheral insertion packs

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East Midlands · 1-year contract
£474k

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Where and when

London awards the most syringes and needles contracts. November and September are the busiest months.

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

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
London011Not published–Crest Medical Limited (4)UK Health Security Agency (11)0
Northern Ireland04£5.9m£1.1m–BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) and Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (2 each)0
Yorkshire and the Humber03£1.1m£70k–Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (2)0
West Midlands02£439k–Becton Dickinson (2)University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (2)0
East of England02£32k––Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2)0
South East02£192k––Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (2)0
South West02£84k–––0
North West01£21k–––0
East Midlands01£474k–––1
Scotland01£13m–––0
North East00Not published–––0
Wales00Not published–––0
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Key findings
  • £550k a month

    of syringes and needles contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £347k x 1.6 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 1.3

    syringes and needles contracts are awarded in a typical month.

    32 contracts in the last 2 years.
  • 17

    frameworks and DPSs are running for syringes and needles work.

    1 open to join now.
  • 48%

    of syringes and needles contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 21 award notices.

How many syringes and needles tenders and contracts are there?

Last 12 monthsSince November 2021
Notices published75246
Contracts awarded1946

9 syringes and needles contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 6 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 13 buyers awarded syringes and needles contracts to 25 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many syringes and needles contracts does the UK public sector award?

32 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 13 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector syringes and needles contract worth?

The median is £192k, and 67% are worth less than £250k.

Which buyers award the most syringes and needles contracts?

NHS and health bodies award 56% of them.

Which part of the UK awards the most syringes and needles contracts?

London: 11 of 32 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Northern Ireland (4) and Yorkshire and the Humber (3).

How many syringes and needles contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?

1 contract ends and is likely to be re-let, the first on 30 August 2027. Another 3 ending are one-off work.

Are there frameworks or DPSs for syringes and needles work that are open to join?

17 frameworks and DPSs for syringes and needles work are running. 1 is open to join now.

What is included

Supply of hypodermic and safety needles, syringes, insulin and pen needles, sharps bins, cannulae, central and arterial catheters, PICC lines, IV giving sets, needle-free connectors and infusion accessories.

  • Safety and conventional hypodermic needles
  • Luer slip and catheter-tip syringes
  • Syringes and needles for vaccination programmes
  • Sharps bins bought as products
  • Arterial and haemodynamic monitoring catheter kits
  • Central and peripheral venous catheters
  • IV giving sets and needle-free connectors

What is not included

  • Biopsy needles and cardiac catheters (see Cardiac, vascular and interventional radiology devices)
  • Blood collection needles and tubes (see Phlebotomy and specimen collection consumables)
  • Infusion pumps and syringe drivers (see Infusion pumps and syringe drivers)
  • Needle and syringe programme packs (see Naloxone and harm reduction supplies)
  • Sharps collection and disposal (another industry: waste-environment)