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Tenders awarded by Department of Health & Social Care
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 10 awards we have tracked from Department of Health & Social Care, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
10
awards tracked
£300.2m
total contract value
£30m
average award size
-
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Department of Health & Social Care
DHSC: SCI: Healthy Babies Evaluation
Awarded to RAND Europe Community Interest Company on 27 Jul 2026 · Survey services
£3.8m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 6
Awarded to LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST on 20 Jul 2026 · Research services
£41.4m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 4
Awarded to LGC LIMITED on 19 Jul 2026 · Research services
£24.7m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 3
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON on 19 Jul 2026 · Research services
£39.5m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON on 19 Jul 2026 · Research services
£89.1m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 1
Awarded to LGC LIMITED on 19 Jul 2026 · Research services
£88.8m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 5
Awarded to LGC LIMITED on 19 Jul 2026 · Research services
£11.6m
Hugh's Report - MH Impact of Life-Threatening Child Illness on Families 2026
Awarded to Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services LLP on 25 Jun 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£180k
DHSC: ASC: Waves 3 – 5 of the Adult Social Care Workforce Employee Survey
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD on 14 Jun 2026 · Market research services
£820k
DHSC:NHST: National GP Engagement on Health Data
Awarded to IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED on 19 Mar 2026 · Market research services
£267k
Spend pattern
What Department of Health & Social Care buys, and how the spend behaves
Department of Health & Social Care has issued 10 tracked awards worth £300.2m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £30m. Spend skews towards Research services, Market research services and Survey services. The largest single award we have on record went to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON for £89.1m, on a DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2 notice. SME flagging is missing from a chunk of these awards, so the SMB share is uncertain. Activity is accelerating sharply month on month.
Where Department of Health & Social Care actually spends
Biggest single award
£89.1m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2
Won by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON on 19 Jul 2026
Busiest month
Jul 26
7 awards published, totalling £298.9m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
LGC LIMITED
3 awards · £125.2m total
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
2 awards · £128.5m total
LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
1 award · £41.4m total
RAND Europe Community Interest Company
1 award · £3.8m total
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
1 award · £820k total
IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED
1 award · £267k total
Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services LLP
1 award · £180k total
Related sectors
The categories where Department of Health & Social Care concentrates its spend.
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