# Community & Cultural Services (CPV 98000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Community & Cultural Services (CPV 98000000) covers UK public procurement for Other community, social and personal services. Tracked across 3,038 published procedures (874 in the last 12 months) across 904 contracting authorities, with 101 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Community & Cultural Services - **CPV Code:** `98000000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector) - **Live Open Tenders:** 101 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 874 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 3,038 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 427 (904 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 1–4) (median of 327 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £116k (median net contract award; interquartile range £45k–£394k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 40 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 53% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 71% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes) 17 CPV classs active under this division: 1. [Other services (CPV 98390000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/other-services-98390000): 82 notices/12m · **10 open** · ~3 bids/lot 2. [Accommodation and office services (CPV 98340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/accommodation-and-office-services-98340000): 81 notices/12m · **18 open** · ~3 bids/lot 3. [Funeral and related services (CPV 98370000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/funeral-and-related-services-98370000): 77 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~2 bids/lot 4. [Membership organisation services (CPV 98100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/membership-organisation-services-98100000): 67 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~2 bids/lot 5. [Civic-amenity services (CPV 98350000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/civic-amenity-services-98350000): 64 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~3 bids/lot 6. [Dog kennel services (CPV 98380000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/dog-kennel-services-98380000): 59 notices/12m · ~1 bids/lot 7. [Washing and dry-cleaning services (CPV 98310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-98310000): 52 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~3 bids/lot 8. [Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations (CPV 98110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/services-furnished-by-business-professional-and-specialist-o-98110000): 43 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~2 bids/lot 9. [Miscellaneous membership organisations services (CPV 98130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-membership-organisations-services-98130000): 41 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~2 bids/lot 10. [Miscellaneous services (CPV 98300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-services-98300000): 25 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~4 bids/lot ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Community & Cultural Services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Transportation of bodies on behalf of HM Coroner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transportation-of-bodies-on-behalf-of-hm-coroner-ocds-h6vhtk-077e22): £1,000,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Manchester City Council 2. [Hearing Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hearing-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ae6f): £312,500 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Cheshire East Council 3. [Day Opportunities Quality Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/day-opportunities-quality-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0779f2): £64,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Wigan Council 4. [Maidstone Borough Council & Swale Borough Council Public Health Act Funerals](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maidstone-borough-council-swale-borough-council-public-health-act-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-077cd0): £95,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Maidstone Borough Council 5. [Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/expression-of-interest-engaging-deaf-people-domestic-abuse-survivors-young-people-and-new--ocds-h6vhtk-0774de): £143,750 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · The Electoral Commission 6. [Let’s Talk Money – Debt & Housing Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/let-s-talk-money-debt-housing-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e0c5): £1,060,000 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Caerphilly County Borough Council 7. [PKC13738 - Domestic & Commercial Removals and Storage Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pkc13738-domestic-commercial-removals-and-storage-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077a1c): £480,000 · Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 · Perth & Kinross Council 8. [HM Coroners Community Removals list](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hm-coroners-community-removals-list-ocds-h6vhtk-077f0a): £1,500,000 · Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 · Durham County Council ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Community & Cultural Services work: 1. [CPD - Supplies and Services Division](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cpd-supplies-and-services-division-GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV): 45 notices (0 in last 12m) 2. [Western Health and Social Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/western-health-and-social-care-trust-whsct-nhs-zt005): 41 notices (5 in last 12m) 3. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 38 notices (3 in last 12m) 4. [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18): 35 notices (8 in last 12m) 5. [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016): 32 notices (0 in last 12m) 6. [Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rhondda-cynon-taf-cbc-ons-w06000016): 29 notices (21 in last 12m) 7. [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021): 26 notices (5 in last 12m) 8. [Caerphilly County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/caerphilly-county-borough-council-ons-w06000018): 25 notices (4 in last 12m) · **1 open** ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 377 notices (17%) 2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 363 notices (16%) 3. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 337 notices (15%) 4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 330 notices (15%) 5. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 315 notices (14%) 6. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 303 notices (14%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Community & Cultural Services: 1. [Elis UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elis-cleanroom-coh-00228604): 20 procedures (23 awards) across 19 contracting authorities 2. [MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marston-holdings-limited-coh-04305487): 20 procedures across 20 contracting authorities 3. [Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/funeral-services-limited-t-a-co-op-funeralcare-coh-ip030808): 16 procedures (18 awards) across 14 contracting authorities 4. [Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/apcoa-parking-uk-limited-coh-02572947): 14 procedures (20 awards) across 14 contracting authorities 5. [Dignity Funerals Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dignity-funerals-ltd-coh-00041598): 10 procedures (12 awards) across 10 contracting authorities 6. [BMBC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bmbc-GB-FTS-186334): 9 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 7. [Facultatieve Technologies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/facultatieve-technologies-ltd-coh-00633222): 8 procedures (11 awards) across 7 contracting authorities 8. [Saba Park Services UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saba-park-services-uk-limited-coh-02362957): 8 procedures (10 awards) across 8 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 Community & Cultural Services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) ## 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/community-cultural-services-98000000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt