Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 45230000·Works · class·in Construction & Civil Engineering
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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 181 lots from 166 competitions run by 123 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 110 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 71 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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 763 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 111 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 87 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Drainage Maintenance & Repairs, Improvement Works for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire | 1 Dec 2026 | 26d | £300,000 |
| Site preparation works and resurfacing – Car parks at the Leisure Centre, Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3TT | West Suffolk Council | 11 Dec 2026 | 36d | — |
| TEC Partnership - Grimsby Learning Centre Heating Renewal Works | TEC Partnership | 30 Nov 2026 | 25d | £85,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
45233100 Construction work for highways, roads190 notices · 10%45233251 Resurfacing works124 notices · 6%45233139 Highway maintenance work117 notices · 6%45233210 Surface work for highways105 notices · 5%45232452 Drainage works100 notices · 5%45233220 Surface work for roads92 notices · 5%45233223 Carriageway resurfacing works89 notices · 4%- Building construction work 1,615 · 12m
- Roof works and other special trade construction works 900 · 12m
- Other building completion work 710 · 12m
- Electrical installation work 704 · 12m
- Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work 478 · 12m
- Joinery and carpentry installation work 352 · 12m
- Plumbing and sanitary works 343 · 12m
- Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work 222 · 12m
- Engineering works and construction works 188 · 12m
- Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 184 · 12m
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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 authorities57%(1,119 notices)
1,119 of 1,957 notices are Local authorities (57%).Other public bodies18%(362 notices)
362 of 1,957 notices are Other public bodies (18%).Central government14%(268 notices)
268 of 1,957 notices are Central government (14%).Education & universities1%(29 notices)
29 of 1,957 notices are Education & universities (1%).NHS & health1%(23 notices)
23 of 1,957 notices are NHS & health (1%).Not classified8%(156 notices)
156 of 1,957 notices are Not classified (8%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 47 | 13 | 0 |
| Wakefield Council | Local authorities | 39 | 35 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 34 | 13 | 0 |
| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 33 | 18 | 1 |
| Housing 21 | Other public bodies | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| NY HIGHWAYS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 26 | 22 | 1 |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | Local authorities | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| NHS Property Services Limited | NHS & health | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Local authorities | 16 | 7 | 0 |
605 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 1,579 of 1,989 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 | 5 | 75% | 48% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 71% | 41% | |
| South West England | 3 | 67% | 40% | |
| North West England | 3 | 80% | 44% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 59% | 27% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 74% | 28% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 54% | 25% | |
| North East England | 4 | 49% | 19% | |
| East of England | 4 | 63% | 35% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 79% | 79% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract81%(1,609 notices)
1,609 of 1,989 notices are Contract (81%).Framework18%(360 notices)
360 of 1,989 notices are Framework (18%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(20 notices)
20 of 1,989 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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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.
Open36%(719 notices)
719 of 1,989 notices are Open (36%).Route not published21%(413 notices)
413 of 1,989 notices are Route not published (21%).Limited / restricted16%(318 notices)
318 of 1,989 notices are Limited / restricted (16%).Direct award14%(272 notices)
272 of 1,989 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective13%(267 notices)
267 of 1,989 notices are Selective (13%).
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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 threshold44%(263 notices)
263 of 601 notices are Above threshold (44%).Below threshold56%(338 notices)
338 of 601 notices are Below threshold (56%).
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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 (1,167) · 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 bid12%(21)
21 of 181 lots fall in 1 bid (12%).2–337%(67)
67 of 181 lots fall in 2–3 (37%).4–630%(55)
55 of 181 lots fall in 4–6 (30%).7 or more21%(38)
38 of 181 lots fall in 7 or more (21%).
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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 181 lots from 166 competitions run by 123 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 110 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 71 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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.
487 of 1,038 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 129 more are call-offs or 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.
484 SME bids out of 691, on 140 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.
390 of 584 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 165 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.
31 of 1,167 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 184 lots from 65 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 · 1,852 awards to 985 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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| KIELY BROS LTD | 18 | 23 | 6 | 12 |
| Tarmac Trading Limited | 18 | 21 | 4 | 14 |
| Derek Lewis Ltd | 17 | 18 | 16 | 4 |
| Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | 15 | 20 | 6 | 10 |
| Colas Limited | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 |
| FM Conway Ltd | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| Kier Highways Limited | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| DSD Construction Ltd | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
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 · 588 of 1,989 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in construction work for pipelines
87 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. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 4523. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 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.