NHS Professionals Limited: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 11% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0EF4TS21J2 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “NHS Professionals Limited: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/nhs-professionals-limited/
NHS Professionals Limited won 5 of its 47 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2020-06-30 to 2026-04-17: 4 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) with 1.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) gave NHS Professionals Limited 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-06-30, latest 2022-09-30.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gave NHS Professionals Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-21, latest 2023-07-21.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust gave NHS Professionals Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-04-17, latest 2026-04-17.
Public Health England gave NHS Professionals Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-02-02, latest 2021-02-02.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council gave NHS Professionals Limited 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-08-28, latest 2025-08-28.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 035149-2026-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council 023360-2021-1 | Single bid Restricted procedure | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ocds-b5fd17-5ee42128-e63e-4dff-a7cb-1b630a0b9269-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2021-02-02 | Public Health England 002108-2021-1 | No competition | — |
| 2020-06-30 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ocds-b5fd17-05a2426d-f2c5-40b1-b49b-0b71a32b692a-1 | No competition | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · NHS Professionals Limited in the register
Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.