Research on UK Public Procurement
Dated studies built from official UK procurement notices, with the population, method, limits and data behind every figure, plus the live market view and the rules we count by.
Studies
newest first · each study keeps its address when its data is refreshed
Single-bid contracts in UK public procurement, October 2024 to September 2026
One competitive UK contract lot in eight awarded under the Procurement Act 2023 received a single bid, and one in five reached the final stage with a single tender. Construction and IT see single bids in 6 to 7% of lots, insurance in a quarter; Northern Ireland in 28%.
Live market data
rebuilt nightly from the same notices
- Market InsightsWho buys, what, where and how competitive it is across the UK, with the early pipeline of planned procurements.
- Retender RadarPublished contracts ending in the coming months, by buyer and sector.
- Sectors and regionsCompetition, buyers and winners for every CPV division and UK region.
How we count
- MethodologyTenders, lots and awards kept apart, bids per lot, award against estimate, windows and sample sizes.
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