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)
Russell reynolds-ceo search
CEO Search
Private white VC- italian fabric- nonsterile isolation gowns
Contract for gowns to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
Professional services contract - leadership support for covid testing programme
Professional Services Contract - Leadership Support for COVID Testing Programme
Provision of comms support for the COVID-19 test, track & trace programme
Provision of Communications Support for the COVID-19 Test, Track & Trace Programme
Provision OF strategic support FOR THE COVID-19 TEST, track AND trace programme
PROVISION OF STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR THE COVID-19 TEST, TRACK AND TRACE PROGRAMME
React 1 and react 2.Research
Antigen testing and Usability and feasibility study of widespread home self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: Reg. 14 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) subjects c
COvid-19 flu vaccine buffer stock
Contract for the supply of a central national stock of Influenza Vaccine and related storage and distribution services.
COvid-19 flu vaccine buffer stock
Contract for the supply of a central national stock of Influenza Vaccine and related storage and distribution services.
Supportive medicines procurement exercise - CM EMI 20 1100
Procurement exercise to secure stocks of Intensive Treatment Unit medicines, Antibiotic Medicines and End of Life Care Medicines
Seroprevalence broader population survey phase 1
TSA 1 ONS CoVID-19 Infection Survey Phase 1 work on ONS Covid 19 Infection study.
Polystar aprons for ambulance service
Contract for single use aprons to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
COvid-19 flu vaccine buffer stock
Procurement of buffer stock of flu vaccines to support wider roll-out of 2020/21 flu season vaccinations in light of Covid-19.
COvid-19: NHS test & trace - employee engagement system (invotra)
System to be used to communicate to the new organisation's circa 20k remote staff. (Invotra)
Macdonald and taylor healthcare - non-sterile isolation gowns
Contract for gowns to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
Supply of FFP3 respirators
For the manufacture and supply of FFP3 respirators.
Supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (Covid-19)
The Department of Health and Social Care (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to Crisp Websites Ltd for the supply of personal protective equipment (isolation suits) to protect
COv19: adult social care recruitment platform
Licensing cera care limited recruitment platform for six months to allow a rapid recruitment and vetting of new social care workers during Covid 19
Fast-track mental health social work graduate programme
Provision of Fast Track Mental Health Graduate
Transitional assistance - PPE purchasing for health and social care
Transitional Assistance - PPE Purchasing for Health and Social Care
COvid-19 testing pillar 3 - serology (anti-body) testing contract with siemens
Supply of reagents under PHE Framework