Computer audit and testing services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72800000Services · classin IT Services & Software

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% (28 notices)
  • Other public bodies 17% (13 notices)
  • Local authorities 12% (9 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (7 notices)
  • NHS & health 3% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 24% (19 notices)

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 44 of 80 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
Northern Ireland19 · 43%
Wales (Cymru)9 · 20%
North West England6 · 14%
South West England5 · 11%
East of England5 · 11%
West Midlands4 · 9%
East Midlands3 · 7%
North East England3 · 7%
Scotland3 · 7%
Greater London3 · 7%
South East England3 · 7%
Yorkshire and the Humber2 · 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 65% (52 notices)
  • Framework 33% (26 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 49% (39 notices)
  • Selective 25% (20 notices)
  • Route not published 23% (18 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (3 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 71% (15 notices)
  • Below threshold 29% (6 notices)
Typical tender window29 daysrobust · n=19median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (33) · 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 0% (0)
  • 2–3 36% (4)
  • 4–6 18% (2)
  • 7 or more 45% (5)
Contract value, net
p25 £232,500median £425,000p75 £6,375,000
interquartile range of 14 awards · p90 £137,565,237
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=9middle half 3–9
Competed94%robust · n=33open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs22%robust · n=27of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs38%robust · n=16single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally20%robust · n=10winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned0%robust · n=33cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot24robust · n=818 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 248 awards to 109 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 29 of 80 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

eTendersNI8 notices · 28%
Atamis Health Family Portal6 notices · 21% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing3 notices · 10%
SAP Ariba1 notices · 3%

Open tenders in computer audit and testing services

3 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 7280. 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 7280. 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.