NHS Digital Awards DigestDataset Statistics
Dataset last updated: 12 February 2028
Figures reflect NHS and health sector contract awards ingested from the UK Contracts Finder OCDS API. All figures relate to this dataset only and do not represent total NHS procurement spend.
3,140
Contract awards
£220.9bn
Combined contract value
373
Unique buyers
1,923
Unique suppliers
February 2016 – February 2028
Date range
Contracts by year
| Year | Contracts | Combined value |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 1 | £38,561 |
| 2027 | 1 | £17,504 |
| 2026 | 1,940 | £204.0bn |
| 2025 | 387 | £617.6m |
| 2024 | 168 | £1.2bn |
| 2023 | 129 | £472.5m |
| 2022 | 166 | £7.8bn |
| 2021 | 187 | £5.6bn |
| 2020 | 144 | £1.1bn |
| 2019 | 12 | £31.2m |
| 2018 | 4 | £2.7m |
| 2016 | 1 | £5.0m |
Most active buyers
| Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|
| NHS England | 213 |
| UK Health Security Agency | 169 |
| NHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | 133 |
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 117 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 100 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 84 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 78 |
| NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | 74 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 61 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 59 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 57 |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 53 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 48 |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 44 |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 42 |
| The Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 41 |
| Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | 39 |
| HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | 37 |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | 36 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 33 |
Most awarded suppliers
| Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|
| NHS SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (NHSSC - SCCL) | 86 |
| INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD | 36 |
| Softcat plc | 36 |
| Softcat Plc | 25 |
| GE Medical Systems Limited | 19 |
| ROBERTSON BELL LTD | 17 |
| Constellia Public Ltd | 17 |
| Stryker UK Limited | 15 |
| CONSTELLIA LIMITED | 15 |
| TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 14 |
| SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC | 14 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 14 |
| Philips Electronics UK Limited | 14 |
| Phoenix Software Limited | 14 |
| OLYMPUS KEYMED GROUP LIMITED | 13 |
| DELL CORPORATION LIMITED | 13 |
| Softcat PLC | 12 |
| BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED | 12 |
| HUNTER HEALTHCARE RESOURCING LIMITED | 11 |
| NHS SUPPLY CHAIN SCCL (MAINTENANCE) | 10 |
Buyers by combined contract value
| Organisation | Combined value |
|---|---|
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | £200.0bn |
| NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT) | £5.8bn |
| NHS Supply Chain | £4.3bn |
| North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative | £1.8bn |
| Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) | £1.4bn |
| NHS England | £1.1bn |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £889.6m |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | £843.0m |
| NHS Commercial Solutions | £500.0m |
| Department of Health and Social Care | £419.7m |
| UK Health Security Agency | £386.8m |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust : Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £213.9m |
| NHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £174.5m |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | £174.1m |
| Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC - Test and Trace) | £172.0m |
| Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | £156.5m |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | £140.7m |
| DHSC | £111.2m |
| NHS Digital | £90.2m |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | £83.0m |
Suppliers by combined contract value
| Organisation | Combined value |
|---|---|
| SACYR UK LIMITED | £200.0bn |
| Bouygues E&S Solutions Limited | £5.8bn |
| Accuray International Sàrl | £3.7bn |
| SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED | £1.7bn |
| NG Bailey | £1.5bn |
| INNOVA MEDICAL GROUP INC | £1.0bn |
| Advance Construction Scotland Ltd | £500.0m |
| A. C. Cossor & Son (Surgical) Limited | £332.0m |
| Kuehne + Nagel Limited | £260.2m |
| ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED | £225.4m |
| NETCOMPANY UK LIMITED | £215.2m |
| HOLT DOCTORS LIMITED | £213.9m |
| University of Glasgow | £172.0m |
| IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED | £168.5m |
| 360MEDICARE PERSONNEL LIMITED | £150.0m |
| Tanner Pharma | £125.8m |
| CGI IT UK Limited | £123.9m |
| Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited | £120.0m |
| Life Technologies Limited | £116.6m |
| Total Gas & Power | £107.7m |
Dataset note: Data is sourced from the UK Contracts Finder OCDS API and covers structured award notices only. Some contracts may not appear if they were published outside the OCDS framework. Figures represent records in this dataset and should not be interpreted as total NHS procurement spend. Not affiliated with NHS England.
Search the full dataset
Subscribe to search and filter all 3,140 contract awards by buyer, supplier, title, and value.
View pricing