Administration, defence and social security services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 75000000·Services · division·15 classes with notices
Sub-sectors of administration, defence and social…
15 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 2,951 of 3,115 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provision of services to the community75200000 | 17 | 247 | 2 | 57% | |
Administrative services of agencies75120000 | 5 | 230 | 3 | 50% | |
Public security, law and order services75240000 | 5 | 214 | 6 | 69% | |
Fire-brigade and rescue services75250000 | 8 | 199 | 6 | 71% | |
Justice services75230000 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 51% | |
General public services75110000 | 2 | 110 | 3 | 50% | |
Administration services75100000 | 5 | 129 | 2 | 45% | |
Foreign affairs and other services75210000 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 8% | |
Benefit services75310000 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 53% | |
Supporting services for the government75130000 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 32% | |
Defence services75220000 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | |
Compulsory social security services75300000 | 0 | 15 | — | — | |
Government employee pension schemes75320000 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | |
Child allowances75340000 | 1 | 10 | — | — | |
Family allowances75330000 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
Open tenders in administration, defence and social…
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Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Central government 43% (1,301 notices)
- Local authorities 28% (846 notices)
- Other public bodies 8% (234 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 7% (205 notices)
- NHS & health 3% (83 notices)
- Not classified 11% (336 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 234 | 46 | 0 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 231 | 47 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 123 | 8 | 1 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 50 | 7 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 48 | 10 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 48 | 3 | 0 |
| Department of Health & Social Care | Central government | 42 | 9 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | not classified | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| Department for Education | Central government | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| NHS England | Central government | 32 | 7 | 0 |
898 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 1,830 of 3,115 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | 3 | 54% | 80% | |
| South East England | 3 | 57% | 66% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 73% | 90% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 45% | 77% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 63% | 73% | |
| East of England | 4 | 63% | 71% | |
| South West England | 3 | 52% | 84% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 55% | 74% | |
| North West England | 5 | 66% | 78% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 53% | 75% | |
| North East England | 3 | 57% | 90% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 76% | 100% |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 82% (2,555 notices)
- Framework 16% (509 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (51 notices)
- Open 48% (1,503 notices)
- Route not published 30% (931 notices)
- Selective 12% (365 notices)
- Limited / restricted 10% (311 notices)
- Direct award 0% (5 notices)
- Above threshold 72% (477 notices)
- Below threshold 28% (188 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,325) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 23% (121)
- 2–3 39% (201)
- 4–6 18% (94)
- 7 or more 20% (102)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 3,831 awards to 2,004 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 4% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Advice & Care Trust (PACT) | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| Ingeus UK Ltd | 31 | 1 | 5 |
| Reed Specialist Recruitment | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Global HSE Solutions Ltd | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| St Giles Wise Group Partnership | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Palladium International Ltd | 20 | 1 | 3 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 952 of 3,115 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 75 — on the procedure or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 75. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.