Computer equipment and supplies: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 30200000Supplies · classin Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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 computer equipment and supplies

6 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 22% (87 notices)
  • Central government 22% (86 notices)
  • Education & universities 18% (69 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (58 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (26 notices)
  • Not classified 16% (62 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scottish Governmentnot classified1020
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities910
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies910
Government Commercial AgencyCentral government663
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities510
Hopwood Hall CollegeEducation & universities550
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government530
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Local authorities431
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government411
British CouncilLocal authorities420

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 250 of 400 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
North West England46 · 18%550%
Yorkshire and the Humber43 · 17%541%81%
South West England40 · 16%573%82%
South East England39 · 16%554%67%
Greater London39 · 16%460%
Wales (Cymru)36 · 14%
West Midlands33 · 13%
East of England32 · 13%
North East England32 · 13%
East Midlands31 · 12%
Northern Ireland24 · 10%
Scotland17 · 7%

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% (261 notices)
  • Framework 31% (124 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (15 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 39% (156 notices)
  • Route not published 25% (98 notices)
  • Selective 19% (77 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 17% (68 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 78% (82 notices)
  • Below threshold 22% (23 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=78median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (165) · 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=28
  • 1 bid 7% (2)
  • 2–3 29% (8)
  • 4–6 21% (6)
  • 7 or more 43% (12)
Contract value, net
p25 £88,622median £281,676p75 £976,893
interquartile range of 68 awards · p90 £3,762,764
Typical bids per lot6robust · n=24middle half 3–8
Competed70%robust · n=165open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs56%robust · n=132of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs34%robust · n=71single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally41%robust · n=49winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned3%robust · n=165cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=4194 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 634 awards to 180 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 31% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 84 of 400 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract17 notices · 20%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution10 notices · 12% · 2 open
Delta eSourcing7 notices · 8% · 1 open
myTenders6 notices · 7%
eTendersNI4 notices · 5%

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 3020. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 3020. 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.