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)
Financial business partner
Contract for Financial Business Partner support to DHSC
Lead finance business partner
Lead Finance Business Partner
Lead finance business partner
Lead Finance Business Partner
Lead finance business partner
Lead Finance Business Partner
DHSC C25452 legal services
For the provision of legal advice and services to support DHSC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
C16959 external valuations of DHSC investments
To undertake independent valuations of the Department of Health and Social Care's investments. External valuations are required every three years to ensure that the values included
DHSC C25451 legal services
For the provision of legal advice and services to support DHSC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Supportive medicines including ITU, EOL & antibiotics
A procurement exercise for supportive medicines that includes End of Life, Intensive Treatment Unit and Antibiotics medicines.
RM6160 HEO
RM6160 HEO
DHSC supply of specialist social care interim services
Contract to support the establishment of the social care vaccination operational team, including appropriate knowledge transfer to maintain operational effectiveness.
RM6160:FIn ops EA
RM6160:Fin Ops EA
DHSC C25273 legal services
For the provision of legal advice and services to support DHSC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
DHSC C25275 legal services
For the provision of legal advice and services to support DHSC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
DHSC C25274 legal services
For the provision of legal advice and services to support DHSC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
DHSC/MEdicom20200619
Contract for type 2R and FFP3 face masks to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic.
Private white VC- 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.
Data outcomes board representative
Contract for the provision of continued representation on Adult Social Care Governance Boards in order to support sector led improvement and performance management.
Covid 19 - NHSX VIDC professional services
COVID 19 - NHSX VIDC Professional Services
COVID-19:DHSC: CHP: managed quarantine services initial support
Additional Surge Capacity Support for: Service and Process Design Programme Management Business Analysis
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 for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment, Face Masks, to protect Health and Care Workers fo