Quick answer — University Hospitals Sussex NHS FoundatiLast refreshed 12 Dec 2025

At a glance

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundati has awarded £1.6m across 4 suppliers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 45% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 75% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration45%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share75%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundati is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 4 published notices and 4 awards on PublicSupply.

4
Notices published
4
Awards
4
Suppliers engaged
2024
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£222k
12 m spend
£1.4m
Prior 12 m
-84%
YoY change
£435k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundati — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified4 · £1.6m

Instrument type

contract4 · £1.6m
Source:Contracts Finder: 4

Awarded contracts · 3 live

All contracts with a published award notice where University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundati is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
NEC Project Management and Cost Management SupportARTELIA PROJECTS UK LIMITED73000000£222k12 Dec 2025active
Fire Alarm MaintenanceCHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED31625200£734k19 Mar 2025active
Supply of Fruit and Veg - 2 years extension to the original contractA.G. AXTON & SONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED03220000£35k16 Dec 2024active
SUPPLY OF FRESH FOOD MEAT & POULTRY - 1 year extension to original contractJohn Sheppard Butchers Limited15100000£647k03 Feb 2025active

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
CF
1 contract · 19 Mar
£734k
45% of total
▼ 100%
2
JS
1 contract · SME · 03 Feb
£647k
40% of total
▼ 100%
3
AP
1 contract · SME · 12 Dec
£222k
14% of total
New
4
AA
1 contract · SME · 16 Dec
£35k
2% of total
▼ 100%

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Electrical machinery
1 contract
£734k
45%
Food, beverages, tobacco
1 contract
£647k
40%
R&D services
1 contract
£222k
14%
Agriculture, farming
1 contract
£35k
2%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Oct
Nov
Dec
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Electrical machinery
Food, beverages, tobacco
R&D services
0
Agriculture, farming
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundati has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

75%
SME supplier share
target 33%
3
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
4
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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