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NHS England: public contracts and tenders
NHS England awarded 2,195 public contracts worth €17.0bn where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the education and training contract held by Karen Lynas Consulting Limited ends on 2026-10-28 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 2,016 of 2,195 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | NHS England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd | 32 | n/a | ||
| ACCORD-UK LTD | 30 | n/a | ||
| Teva UK Limited | 28 | n/a | ||
| DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED | 24 | n/a | ||
| Pfizer Ltd | 24 | n/a | ||
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 24 | €961k | ||
| Wockhardt UK Limited | 22 | n/a | ||
| SOFTCAT PLC | 19 | €1.0bn | ||
| Amarox Limited | 18 | n/a | ||
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 18 | €70.6M | ||
| Fresenius Kabi Limited | 18 | n/a | ||
| Sandoz Ltd | 18 | n/a | ||
| Sun Pharma UK Ltd | 18 | n/a | ||
| Thornton and Ross Ltd | 18 | n/a | ||
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 17 | €8.2M |
Suppliers named on NHS England's award notices (the top 15 of 1,177); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of NHS England whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 474 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-26 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | 80 | 764 | €434.5M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 437 | €5.3bn |
| IT services | 72 | 176 | €3.6bn |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 142 | €232.0M |
| Business services | 79 | 94 | €2.0bn |
| Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals | 33 | 72 | €11.0bn |
| Research and development | 73 | 23 | €19.4M |
| Postal and telecom services | 64 | 10 | €790k |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 10 | €1.8bn |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 8 | €22.6M |
| Administration and social security services | 75 | 8 | €11.9M |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 7 | €3.0M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | School Aged Immunisation Services for Kent & Medway and Sussex to NHS England South East. | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | €36.6M |
| 2026-10-22 | Octopus Deploy Licences | Akhter Computers Limited | €291k |
| 2026-10-22 | Google Maps for NHS 111 online (111.nhs.uk) | GEO.ME SOLUTIONS LIMITED | €70,365 |
| 2026-10-22 | NHSE EoL Courses East Midlands LNR | Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice (LOROS) | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | Transforming & Connecting Care Technology Delivery Service - Enablement Phase | CGI IT UK Limited | €56.9M |
| 2026-10-21 | NHS Leadership and Management E-Learning Content | Liz Saunders Consulting Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | Online Survey Tool | QUL Technologies LTD | €466k |
| 2026-10-21 | NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | n/a |
| 2026-10-20 | NHP Health Care Planning Tool SaaS Licence | dRofus AS | €785k |
| 2026-10-20 | HMP North Sea Camp - Integrated Healthcare Services | Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | €10.5M |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,647,894 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.
Questions
How many public contracts has NHS England awarded?
NHS England published 2,195 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-23; the 2,016 that state a value add up to €17.0bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-26).
Who are NHS England's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd (32), ACCORD-UK LTD (30) and Teva UK Limited (28) (as of 2026-10-26). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which NHS England contracts end soon?
474 contracts awarded by NHS England end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the education and training contract held by Karen Lynas Consulting Limited, ending on 2026-10-28 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-26).
Does NHS England have open tenders now?
Yes: 13 calls for tender from NHS England are open today (deadline 2026-10-26 or later) (as of 2026-10-26).
What does NHS England buy?
Most of NHS England's awards are in Education and training (CPV 80) (764), Health and social work services (CPV 85) (437) and IT services (CPV 72) (176) (as of 2026-10-26).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "NHS England tenders and contracts: 2,195 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/nhs-england-gb/, data as of 2026-10-26.