Buyer profile
Department of Health and Social Care
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Total contracts
831
Known spend
£13bn
813 disclosed
Average value
£16m
Per contract
Active suppliers
7
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
ROBERTSON BELL LTD
3 winslatest 14 Jul 2026£230,850
- 2
Oracle Corporation Uk Limited
1 winlatest 20 Aug 2026£1m
- 3
ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED
1 winlatest 02 Jun 2026£1m
- 4
MILLS & REEVE LLP
1 winlatest 15 Jun 2026£250,000
- 5
Berkeley Square IT Ltd
1 winlatest 23 Sept 2026£81,795
- 6
EBSCO Information Services
1 winlatest 21 Jul 2026£21,233
- 7
TITUS LEARNING LTD.
1 winlatest 10 Jun 2026£6,310
What they buy
By CPV categoryMedical equipment & pharmaCPV 33
191 contracts · £5bn
Security & defenceCPV 35
171 contracts · £4bn
Business servicesCPV 79
112 contracts · £832m
IT servicesCPV 72
76 contracts · £70m
Health & social workCPV 85
40 contracts · £1bn
SoftwareCPV 48
40 contracts · £166m
Furniture & furnishingsCPV 39
33 contracts · £194m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
23 contracts · £386m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services MR
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2027).
Apr 2027
40% confident
- DHSC: Fin: Interim Senior Financial Accountant
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
- DHSC: Fin: Interim Financial Accountant
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
- DHSC: Fin: Interim Financial Accountant
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 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 (831)
Testing support
Supply operations scale up, data and analytics transformation, and integrated planning.
Trace operating model
Detail immediate, interim and long term operating model, and support implementation.
Secondment of individual for T&T
Secondment agreement delivering legal advice and support to the Test & Trace programme.
Mass spectrometry pilot phase one - SARS-CoV2 full-length (FL) proteins
Supply of SARS-CoV2 full-length (FL) proteins for Mass Spectrometry Pilot
Provision of 4:1 track converging conveyors
Provision of 4:1 Track Converging Conveyors
PCR testing services
Urgent requirement to develop volume for PCR testing for COVID in line with test and trace requirements.
Construction delivery agreement
Construction works for the design and refurbishment of Level 8 Quarry House office areas, staircase areas and toilets, DHSC
Multi-disciplinary services (construction phase)
Multi-Disciplinary Services (Construction Phase) for Level 8 Quarry House Fit Out, DHSC
Supply of laboratory services for provision of testing
The provision of COVID-19 testing services to cover Surge requirements, along with relevant reporting and forecasting. This forms part of the additional lab capacity that is being
Project management and full design team services
Provision of multi-disciplinary project management and design services to design and supervise the fit out of lab equipment installations as part of the urgent delivery of "Ultra H
Construction management in connection with the lighthouse ultra high throughput
Provision of programme/construction management services to co-ordinate and drive the various workstreams (building design, equipment design, FM, Construction, installation) forming
Pipette tips for automated liquid handlers
Provision of pipette tips compatible to automated liquid handlers
Universal pipette tips
Provision of universal pipette tips
Surge contract (with variations 1-4)
Collection, Identification, Packing and Transporting to the Laboratories for Wet Swab PCR Testing and analysis for Covid-19, includes subsequent variations to include REACT Wave 7
Mass spectrometry pilot phase one
Supply of SARS-CoV2 full-length (FL) and receptor binding domain (RBD) Spike proteins for Mass Spectrometry Pilot
Provision of laptops
Provision of laptops
Serology - rapid antibody test kits
For the supply of - Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits. This is no longer a live contract, this notice has been published for information purposes only. No product in relation to
Serology - rapid antibody test kits
For the supply of - Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits. This is no longer a live contract, this notice has been published for information purposes only.
Laboratory testing services agreement
Provision of diagnostic (RT-PCR) testing for COVID-19
Serology - rapid antibody test kits
For the supply of - Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits. This is no longer a live contract, this notice has been published for information purposes only.