Construction Materials & Prefab: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 44000000·Supplies · division·37 classes with notices·Official label: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 283 lots from 217 competitions run by 142 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 147 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 136 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 893 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 137 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 130 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| QNAP NAS Device (New) | British Film Institute | 27 Oct 2026 | 3d | £80,000 |
| Public Rights of Way: Supply of Gates & Fittings | Worcestershire County Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 27d | £350,000 |
| Key Management System | THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE | 20 Nov 2026 | 27d | £233,730 |
What construction materials & prefab covers
Official CPV label: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · editorial summary
Direct procurement of bulk construction products, aggregates, structural steel, sustainable timber, and modern methods of construction (MMC) modular units for public infrastructure.
Typical requirements: Structural Steel & Metals · Aggregates, Concrete & Cement · Modular & Offsite Building Units · Timber & Joinery Products · Pipes & Drainage Systems.
Sub-sectors of construction materials & prefab
37 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 2,390 of 2,667 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Show 9 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs44500000 | 0 | 7 | — | — | |
Armour plating44430000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Bearings44440000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Limestone, gypsum and chalk44920000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Mild steel44450000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Chain44540000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate44900000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Bars, rods, wire and profiles used in construction44330000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Springs44550000 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities39%(996 notices)
996 of 2,566 notices are Local authorities (39%).Other public bodies23%(580 notices)
580 of 2,566 notices are Other public bodies (23%).Central government20%(508 notices)
508 of 2,566 notices are Central government (20%).Education & universities4%(100 notices)
100 of 2,566 notices are Education & universities (4%).Police, fire & emergency3%(82 notices)
82 of 2,566 notices are Police, fire & emergency (3%).Not classified12%(300 notices)
300 of 2,566 notices are Not classified (12%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 123 | 68 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 44 | 36 | 1 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 43 | 6 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 39 | 10 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 36 | 20 | 0 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 33 | 10 | 1 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Gov Facility Services Ltd | Other public bodies | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 24 | 0 | 0 |
843 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 1,888 of 2,667 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | 4 | 66% | 23% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 52% | 36% | |
| North West England | 4 | 61% | 28% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 64% | 32% | |
| East of England | 5 | 61% | 32% | |
| South West England | 4 | 64% | 24% | |
| North East England | 4 | 59% | 15% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 59% | 17% | |
| Scotland | 5 | 77% | 60% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 63% | 13% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 4 | 51% | 44% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 40% | 73% |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract77%(2,060 notices)
2,060 of 2,667 notices are Contract (77%).Framework20%(539 notices)
539 of 2,667 notices are Framework (20%).Dynamic purchasing system3%(68 notices)
68 of 2,667 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (3%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open44%(1,174 notices)
1,174 of 2,667 notices are Open (44%).Route not published19%(502 notices)
502 of 2,667 notices are Route not published (19%).Limited / restricted15%(395 notices)
395 of 2,667 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Direct award13%(357 notices)
357 of 2,667 notices are Direct award (13%).Selective9%(239 notices)
239 of 2,667 notices are Selective (9%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold59%(379 notices)
379 of 642 notices are Above threshold (59%).Below threshold41%(263 notices)
263 of 642 notices are Below threshold (41%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,341) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11%(31)
31 of 283 lots fall in 1 bid (11%).2–334%(96)
96 of 283 lots fall in 2–3 (34%).4–636%(103)
103 of 283 lots fall in 4–6 (36%).7 or more19%(53)
53 of 283 lots fall in 7 or more (19%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 283 lots from 217 competitions run by 142 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 147 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 136 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
558 of 1,232 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 109 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
822 SME bids out of 1,157, on 245 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
373 of 656 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 178 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
40 of 1,341 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 314 lots from 110 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 2,606 awards to 1,349 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 5% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| STARK BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED | 29 | 38 | 9 | 27 |
| Huws Gray Limited | 22 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited | 19 | 21 | 7 | 19 |
| PORTAKABIN LIMITED | 17 | 18 | 7 | 14 |
| RAPID ENERGY LTD | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Wolseley UK Limited | 14 | 19 | 4 | 14 |
| PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS UK LIMITED | 14 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| City Electrical Factors Limited | 13 | 16 | 4 | 13 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 886 of 2,667 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in construction materials & prefab
130 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 44, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.