# Basic inorganic chemicals (CPV 24310000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Basic inorganic chemicals (CPV 24310000) covers UK public procurement for Basic inorganic chemicals. Tracked across 21 published procedures (7 in the last 12 months) across 14 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Basic inorganic chemicals

- **CPV Code:** `24310000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Chemical products (CPV 24000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/chemical-products-24000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 7

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 21

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 3 (14 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (middle half 1–1) (median of 1 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £17k (median net contract award; interquartile range £13k–£400k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 34 days (median)

## Other Classes in Chemical products

1. [Industrial gases (CPV 24110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-gases-24110000): 38 notices/12m

2. [Specialised chemical products (CPV 24950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/specialised-chemical-products-24950000): 12 notices/12m

3. [Various chemical products (CPV 24960000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/various-chemical-products-24960000): 10 notices/12m

4. [Gases (CPV 24100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gases-24100000): 10 notices/12m

5. [Basic organic chemicals (CPV 24320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-organic-chemicals-24320000): 7 notices/12m

6. [Prepared explosives (CPV 24610000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000): 6 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Basic inorganic chemicals work:

1. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 5 notices (5 in last 12m)

2. [Anglian Water Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/anglian-water-services-coh-02366656): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited-coh-02366678): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [Addenbrookes Hospital](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/addenbrookes-hospital-GB-FTS-14770): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rgt): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Ipswich Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ipswich-borough-council-ons-e07000202): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [Middlesbrough College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/middlesbrough-college-urn-130570): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 6 notices (40%)

2. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 4 notices (27%)

3. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 3 notices (20%)

4. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 2 notices (13%)

5. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 2 notices (13%)

6. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 2 notices (13%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Basic inorganic chemicals:

1. [BRITISH SALT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-salt-limited-coh-06398227): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beckman-coulter-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00640961): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [CANNOCK CHEMICALS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cannock-chemicals-limited-coh-01643201): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

4. [INEOS ENTERPRISES GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ineos-enterprises-group-limited-coh-04687714): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [ISOFLEX USA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/isoflex-usa-GB-PPON-PMRX-6682-YBJT): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [JBA Engineering ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jba-engineering-limited-coh-02354890): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Optigraph GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optigraph-gmbh-GB-PPON-PZNZ-6287-CBBQ): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Pi-kem](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pi-kem-coh-04215228): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Basic inorganic chemicals intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt