CPV 85000000
Health and social work services — UK government contracts
1,881
Contracts indexed
£114.1b
Known total value
What UK government contracts fall under CPV 85000000?
Division 85 covers health and social work services — domiciliary care, residential and nursing care, supported living, children's social care placements, GP and clinical services, and public-health programmes. It is one of the largest divisions by spend and the most SME/VCSE-accessible.
Councils (adult social care, children's services, public health) and NHS integrated care boards are the commissioners. Most care is purchased through open frameworks and DPS arrangements that admit new providers year-round rather than one-off tenders.
Tendarix indexes 1,881 contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, each with a plain-English AI summary.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
1,806 contracts worth £112.6b in disclosed value were published for Health and social work services (CPV 85000000) in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Recent contracts
Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire
£464kCambridgeshire Coroners – Direct Award B awards.
SOL Drug & Alcohol Services 2027
NHS Health Checks
Bidders Information Event: Best Start in Life
Community Support for Stroke Recovery & Prevention
Inpatient Detox (IPD)
Provision of Homeless Supported Accommodation, Outreach Tenancy Support and Housing First Services
£6600kInsourced Autism Assessment Service – Children and Young People (CYP)
Services Contract for Dermatology
Children & young peoples community mental health and wellbeing therapeutic services
WSUK Support to Children and YP Services
Flu Vaccination Campaign
Echocardiogram Services
£2000kBreast Service Support (insourced capacity)
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Contract
618-NYC-HA Extra Care Housing - Cardale Park, Harrogate
Trauma & Orthopaedics Insourcing Services
Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Psychology Service
£300kWomen's Health Hub for Berkshire West (Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire)
How to win health and social work services tenders
Join the relevant care DPS/framework for each council you can serve — entry is usually CQC registration plus policy evidence, and business then flows through placements and mini-competitions. Quality scoring leans on CQC ratings, staff retention/training data and outcomes evidence; under the Provider Selection Regime, NHS clinical services follow different award routes, so read which regime the notice cites before writing a word.
Frequently asked questions
What does CPV code 85000000 cover?
Division 85 covers health and social work services — domiciliary care, residential and nursing care, supported living, children's social care placements, GP and clinical services, and public-health programmes. It is one of the largest divisions by spend and the most SME/VCSE-accessible.
How many Health and social work services contracts are published in the UK?
Tendarix has indexed 1881 UK public-sector contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council websites, with a combined known value of £114.1bn. New notices are added daily as buyers publish them.
Who buys Health and social work services in the public sector?
Recent buyers on Tendarix include NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board. Councils (adult social care, children's services, public health) and NHS integrated care boards are the commissioners. Most care is purchased through open frameworks and DPS arrangements that admit new providers year-round rather than one-off tenders.
How do I win Health and social work services tenders?
Join the relevant care DPS/framework for each council you can serve — entry is usually CQC registration plus policy evidence, and business then flows through placements and mini-competitions. Quality scoring leans on CQC ratings, staff retention/training data and outcomes evidence; under the Provider Selection Regime, NHS clinical services follow different award routes, so read which regime the notice cites before writing a word.