University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£252,607

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

2 years

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

156

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

70%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3.5

Open and restricted tenders; 7% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Multiple Suppliers£46.2m

  6 awards · 27.1% of value
• Genesis Cancer Care UK Limited£41.8m

  1 award · 24.5% of value
• MITIE FM LIMITED£35.7m

  2 awards · 20.9% of value
• ELIS UK LIMITED£8.4m

  1 award · 4.9% of value
• CDW Limited£4.8m

  2 awards · 2.8% of value
• Specialist Computer Centres£4.7m

  3 awards · 2.8% of value
• Hugh Steeper Limited (t/a Steeper)£4m

  2 awards · 2.4% of value
• Go South Coast Limited£3.6m

  1 award · 2.1% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Health and social work services11
• Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products11
• Construction work8
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support8
• Software package and information systems7
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security7

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Framework call-off40%
• Open procedure20%
• Limited competition18%
• Direct award16%
• Not stated4%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: April