Healthcare tenders and contracts in the North East
There are 44 live healthcare tenders in the North East right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers community health, nursing, therapy services and GP and dental services contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
01What buyers ask for
From the 44 live healthcare tenders in the North East we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Rarely stated in the notice
- Contract length
- Typically 2 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 4 of 44 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- None right now
02Live healthcare tenders in the North East
- Care Package 425707Cheshire West and Chester CouncilNorth East +8Not statedCloses 3 daysSME
- Community Specialist Stop Smoking ServiceNewcastle City CouncilNorth East£1.7mCloses 9 days
- Contract for a Befriending NetworkHartlepool Borough CouncilNorth EastNot statedCloses 10 daysSME
- Teleradiology Reporting ServicesCOUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNorth East +8£9mCloses 14 daysSME
- C-014237 - Medical Assessments and Advisor Reports for Fostering and Kinship CarersNewcastle City CouncilNorth EastNot statedCloses 14 days
- Teleradiology ServiceSouth Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastNot statedCloses 16 days
- Sunderland Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardNorth East£11mCloses 16 days
- Non Clinical Integrated Crisis ModelTEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNorth East +1£1.3mCloses 22 daysSME
- Fully Managed Renal Dialysis Satellite Unit in Crawley AreaEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustNorth East +8£1.6mCloses 30 days
- Diagnostic Services - Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- Optom Contracts 2026/27NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-8806 Derwentside Healthcare Ltd - Weekend Support for Vulnerable People ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
Show 32 more tenders
- QHM-2025-7390 Integrated Diabetes Service, SpirometryNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-8776 Minor SurgeryNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- NENC101 - All Age Continuing Care Complex Case Management Service (AACC/CCMS)NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-4383 Collingwood Surgery - GP Cover Royal QuaysNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2024-2672 Primary Eyecare Services LimitedNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-3620 Holter MonitoringNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- GPwSI - Vasectomy ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- RQICNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-5521 Diagnostic Services - Direct Access Magnetic Resonance ImagingNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-9361 Home from Hospital serviceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- North Cumbria Acute Respiratory Infection ServicesNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-3579 Holter MonitoringNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-8320 NPC - GP cover - Havelock PlaceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-57749 Post-Op CataractsNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-7449 Spirometry, Minor SurgeryNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-3136 Fit as a Fiddle - Exercise for the ElderlyNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-8245 Children's Post Vision Screening Service Glaucoma Repeat Readings (GRR) Service) Children's Post Vision Screening Service Glaucoma Repeat Readings (GRR) Service)NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-5230NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-5293 AMPS Workington Primary Care CentreNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- "Carlisle Healthcare/Cumbria Medical Services- GPwSI ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-6658NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-8766 Dr Julie Oliver (T/A Durham Gynae)NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-3761 SH Reily LTDNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-8703NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- Elective Services CardioThe Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2025-1566 SpirometryNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-9896NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-9249 GPwSI - Community Ophthalmology ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-5065 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding/MenorrhagiaNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- Cumbria HealthNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- Microbiology Referrals - GOSHGateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-9249 24 Hour Ambulatory ECGNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
03Who is buying
- NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 33 live tenders
- Newcastle City Council 2 live tenders
- Cheshire West and Chester Council 1 live tender
- Hartlepool Borough Council 1 live tender
- COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 1 live tender
04Healthcare contracts: common questions
How many healthcare tenders are live in the North East?
44 right now, from 11 public buyers, with 4 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in healthcare contracts?
Few notices state a minimum turnover; it is usually set out in the tender documents. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win healthcare contracts?
Often, yes. 4 of the 44 live tenders in the North East are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses. Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Health
NHS and public health buyers often buy through frameworks, so check which framework a contract sits under before you bid. Expect questions on clinical governance, information governance (the Data Security and Protection Toolkit) and relevant registrations such as CQC.
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