Inverkeithing Medical Practice, 5 Friary Court, Inverkeithing KY11 1NU - Dalgety Bay Health Centre,

About the buyer

NHS Fife is a healthcare buyer serving NHS Scotland, and it runs procurement through its own dedicated team. Contract opportunities appear on a dedicated page covering current and future procurements. Many national frameworks used across NHS Scotland are run by NHS National Services Scotland. A Supplier Development Programme helps small and medium enterprises grow through the board's procurement. New and existing suppliers can raise queries through a dedicated procurement helpdesk. A Suppliers' Charter sets out how the board expects to work with its contractors.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Fife's contract awards have been in printed matter, waste, cleaning and environmental services and agricultural and forestry products.