Department of Health & Social Care

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

£81,694

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

8 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

80

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

25%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3

Open and restricted tenders; 19% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Wavemaker Limited£244.7m

  1 award · 51.6% of value
• Skills for Care Ltd£81.2m

  1 award · 17.1% of value
• Ipsos Mori£54.4m

  1 award · 11.5% of value
• Skills for Care Ltd£32m

  2 awards · 6.7% of value
• University of Manchester£11m

  1 award · 2.3% of value
• IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT£10.7m

  3 awards · 2.2% of value
• The Breastfeeding Network£5m

  1 award · 1% of value
• The Breastfeeding Network£5m

  1 award · 1% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security32
• Health and social work services23
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support15
• Research and development services and related consultancy services11
• Education and training services7
• Software package and information systems4

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Direct award57%
• Open procedure22%
• Limited competition16%
• Framework call-off6%

When they award

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