Computer-related professional services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72590000Services · 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 45% (66 notices)
  • Other public bodies 12% (18 notices)
  • Local authorities 10% (15 notices)
  • Education & universities 8% (12 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 3% (4 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (31 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyCentral government13120
Ministry of DefenceCentral government810
The Department of Financenot classified510
Department for Work & PensionsCentral government400
NHS EnglandCentral government410
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceCentral government440
Scottish Prison Servicenot classified410
University of StrathclydeEducation & universities420
British CouncilLocal authorities320
Department of FinanceCentral government300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 76 of 149 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 Ireland21 · 28%
Scotland14 · 18%
Wales (Cymru)7 · 9%
Greater London7 · 9%
South East England7 · 9%
South West England7 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber6 · 8%
West Midlands6 · 8%
East of England5 · 7%
North West England4 · 5%
North East England3 · 4%
East Midlands2 · 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 79% (117 notices)
  • Framework 21% (32 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 40% (60 notices)
  • Route not published 26% (38 notices)
  • Selective 21% (31 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 13% (20 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (30 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (8 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=28median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (75) · 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=29
  • 1 bid 3% (1)
  • 2–3 31% (9)
  • 4–6 41% (12)
  • 7 or more 24% (7)
Contract value, net
p25 £113,220median £1,082,775p75 £2,500,000
interquartile range of 53 awards · p90 £7,662,990
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=28middle half 3–6
Competed80%robust · n=75open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs89%robust · n=123of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs71%robust · n=38single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally29%robust · n=17winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned1%robust · n=75cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot19robust · n=1221 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 141 awards to 105 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 27% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 48 of 149 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Open tenders in computer-related professional services

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Cyber Security Services 3 Extension NoticeFrameworkThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service13 Feb 2029877d£800,000,000 ceiling

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 7259. 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 7259. 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.