Civil engineering machinery: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 43310000Supplies · classin Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

Codes and neighbouring classes

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

Open tenders in civil engineering machinery

4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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
  • Local authorities 43% (38 notices)
  • Central government 9% (8 notices)
  • Other public bodies 9% (8 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (5 notices)
  • Housing associations 1% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 33% (29 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scotland Excelnot classified710
East Ayrshire CouncilLocal authorities421
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility)not classified430
ESPOnot classified300
Fife CouncilLocal authorities310
Pembrokeshire County CouncilLocal authorities300
Cyngor Gwynedd CouncilLocal authorities200
Falkirk CouncilLocal authorities200
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government200
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 66 of 90 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
Scotland32 · 48%
Wales (Cymru)14 · 21%
West Midlands7 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber5 · 8%
North West England4 · 6%
Northern Ireland4 · 6%
South West England4 · 6%
Greater London3 · 5%
North East England3 · 5%
East Midlands3 · 5%
East of England3 · 5%
South East England3 · 5%

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 46% (41 notices)
  • Framework 48% (43 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 7% (6 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 68% (61 notices)
  • Route not published 13% (12 notices)
  • Selective 10% (9 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (8 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 50% (6 notices)
  • Below threshold 50% (6 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=25median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (24) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Contract value, net
p25 £174,825median £256,700p75 £395,598
interquartile range of 14 awards · p90 £560,308
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=6middle half 3–4
Competed75%robust · n=24open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Awards won by SMEs50%robust · n=10single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally60%robust · n=10winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned4%robust · n=24cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=1328 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 130 awards to 66 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 36 of 90 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)10 notices · 28% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract5 notices · 14%
Delta eSourcing4 notices · 11%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 11%
eTendersNI2 notices · 6%

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 4331. 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 4331. 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.