Buyer profile
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
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Total contracts
413
Known spend
£4bn
406 disclosed
Average value
£10m
Per contract
Active suppliers
3
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Dun & Bradstreet Limited
1 winlatest 24 Jun 2026£266,961
- 2
Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services LLP
1 winlatest 26 Jun 2026£216,540
- 3
Florence Nightingale Foundation
1 winlatest 25 Aug 2026£24,818
What they buy
By CPV categoryBusiness servicesCPV 79
151 contracts · £276m
Travel & freightCPV 63
65 contracts · £256m
Security & defenceCPV 35
63 contracts · £1bn
Medical equipment & pharmaCPV 33
55 contracts · £2bn
IT servicesCPV 72
23 contracts · £51m
R&D servicesCPV 73
15 contracts · £22m
SoftwareCPV 48
9 contracts · £908,464
Health & social workCPV 85
6 contracts · £38m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Hugh's Report-MH Impact of Life-threatening Child Illness on families 2026
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (413)
Long-term care costs
Insurance consultancy on Long-term care costs
Contract for the supply of dexamethasone
Procurement exercise for the provision of dexamethasone
Key worker registration site for testing - phase 2 the server labs
Key worker registration site for testing - phase 2 The Server Labs
Additional resource app workstream including QR code
Additional researchers for User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) testing the QR code registration website and the app in its alpha form. conduct usability and exploratory re
Burberry type IIR masks
Contract for type 2R face masks to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
KPMG PMO
Consultancy Advice
COvid-19: NHS Covid-19 app medical device regulatory lead (psephos ltd)
NHS Covid-19 App Medical Device Regulatory Lead (Psephos Ltd)
COvid-19: antibody testing digital solution development - contract with hippo
Covid-19:Antibody Testing Digital Solution Development: Lab-2-Lab Communications (NPEx) - Contract with Hippo
Russell reynolds - c-suite agency engagement
Russell Reynolds - C-Suite Agency Engagement
Abortion notification system
This is a contract between the Department and Twofold Limited for the provision of the scanning component of the Abortion Notification System.
Supportive medicines - additional products (ITU, antibiotics & EOI medicines)
Supportive Medicines - additional products (ITU, Antibiotics & EOI medicines)
DHSC laptops
DHSC Laptops and peripheral equipment
Procurement & project management (training materials) for ventilators
Procurement & project management (Training Materials) for ventilators
Covid 19 - flu vaccine buffer stock
Contract for the supply of a central national stock of Influenza Vaccine and related storage and distribution services.
Investigo - maternity IT resources
HR Maternity Resources
COVID-19 response support work
Provision of Services to ensure that the Customer has frictionless access to behavioural science expertise to match the Customer's priorities and provide support for urgent work re
Clear mask. PPE
Contract for type 2R face masks to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
DHSC & wired plus email market system contract
DHSC & Wired Plus Email Market System Contract
Bureaucracy busting focus groups
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Strategy Unit is seeking to secure a qualitative research agency for a one-off piece of work investigating key themes surrounding bu
DHSC O365 transition technical support
Technical support for transition to O365