Cargo handling and storage services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 63100000Services · classin Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

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

Buyer type
  • Central government 36% (20 notices)
  • Local authorities 22% (12 notices)
  • Other public bodies 16% (9 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 5% (3 notices)
  • NHS & health 2% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 18% (10 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
FCDO ServicesCentral government310
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSnot classified300
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government300
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government210
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government210
Peabody TrustOther public bodies210
Sheffield City CouncilLocal authorities200
The Natural History Museumnot classified200
ADVANCE NORTHUMBERLAND (COMMERCIAL) LIMITEDOther public bodies110
APUC LIMITEDnot classified100

45 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 29 of 56 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London8 · 28%
South East England6 · 21%
Yorkshire and the Humber5 · 17%
North East England5 · 17%
South West England4 · 14%
East of England3 · 10%
East Midlands3 · 10%
North West England3 · 10%
West Midlands3 · 10%
Scotland2 · 7%
Northern Ireland2 · 7%
Wales (Cymru)1 · 3%

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

Commercial tool
  • Contract 82% (46 notices)
  • Framework 18% (10 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 52% (29 notices)
  • Route not published 27% (15 notices)
  • Selective 20% (11 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 2% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 90% (18 notices)
  • Below threshold 10% (2 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=11median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (28) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=11
  • 1 bid 36% (4)
  • 2–3 27% (3)
  • 4–6 27% (3)
  • 7 or more 9% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £109,125median £200,000p75 £4,000,000
interquartile range of 13 awards · p90 £10,480,000
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=8middle half 1–4
Competed96%robust · n=28open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs50%robust · n=32of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs33%robust · n=12single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Abandoned7%robust · n=28cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 23 awards to 18 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 20 of 56 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Delta eSourcing3 notices · 15%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution3 notices · 15%
Proactis / ProContract3 notices · 15%
SAP Ariba2 notices · 10%
eTendersNI2 notices · 10%

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 6310. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 16 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 6310. 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.