Consultative engineering and construction services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 71310000·Services · class·in Architecture & 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 457 lots from 380 competitions run by 278 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 269 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 188 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 1,566 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 232 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 121 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Fire Risk Assessments | Dover District Council | 7 Dec 2026 | 30d | £120,000 |
| NH2250 The Provision of Term Electrical Services | Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management | 27 Nov 2026 | 20d | £1,200,000 |
| Poplar HARCA Fire Risk Assessment Consultancy Contract | Poplar HARCA | 11 Jan 2027 | 65d | £2,000,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
71314000 Energy and related services347 notices · 9%71314300 Energy-efficiency consultancy services325 notices · 9%71315200 Building consultancy services302 notices · 8%71315300 Building surveying services280 notices · 7%71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services263 notices · 7%71314100 Electrical services233 notices · 6%71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services218 notices · 6%71315210 Building services consultancy services191 notices · 5%- Engineering-related scientific and technical services 325 · 12m
- Engineering design services 218 · 12m
- Construction consultancy services 168 · 12m
- Technical inspection and testing services 164 · 12m
- Architectural, engineering and planning services 133 · 12m
- Construction management services 118 · 12m
- Architectural design services 111 · 12m
- Miscellaneous engineering services 110 · 12m
- Engineering services 108 · 12m
- Architectural and related services 100 · 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 authorities44%(1,633 notices)
1,633 of 3,693 notices are Local authorities (44%).Central government19%(718 notices)
718 of 3,693 notices are Central government (19%).Other public bodies17%(646 notices)
646 of 3,693 notices are Other public bodies (17%).Education & universities5%(185 notices)
185 of 3,693 notices are Education & universities (5%).Housing associations3%(104 notices)
104 of 3,693 notices are Housing associations (3%).Not classified11%(407 notices)
407 of 3,693 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| West Midlands Combined Authority | Local authorities | 55 | 25 | 0 |
| The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | Local authorities | 52 | 34 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 39 | 20 | 0 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Local authorities | 36 | 33 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 35 | 9 | 1 |
| Peabody Trust | Other public bodies | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| London Borough of Enfield | Local authorities | 24 | 20 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| London Borough of Lewisham | Local authorities | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 23 | 18 | 0 |
1,104 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 2,687 of 3,822 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 | 60% | 22% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 52% | 38% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | 61% | 24% | |
| West Midlands | 6 | 55% | 14% | |
| East of England | 7 | 60% | 14% | |
| North West England | 5 | 58% | 30% | |
| East Midlands | 8 | 61% | 22% | |
| South West England | 5 | 64% | 27% | |
| North East England | 5 | 57% | 16% | |
| Scotland | 5 | 71% | 75% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 5 | 64% | 42% | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 86% | 76% |
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.
Contract83%(3,170 notices)
3,170 of 3,822 notices are Contract (83%).Framework16%(600 notices)
600 of 3,822 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(52 notices)
52 of 3,822 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.
Open39%(1,497 notices)
1,497 of 3,822 notices are Open (39%).Route not published19%(710 notices)
710 of 3,822 notices are Route not published (19%).Limited / restricted17%(636 notices)
636 of 3,822 notices are Limited / restricted (17%).Direct award15%(557 notices)
557 of 3,822 notices are Direct award (15%).Selective11%(422 notices)
422 of 3,822 notices are Selective (11%).
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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 threshold64%(566 notices)
566 of 891 notices are Above threshold (64%).Below threshold36%(325 notices)
325 of 891 notices are Below threshold (36%).
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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 (2,184) · 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 bid14%(65)
65 of 457 lots fall in 1 bid (14%).2–323%(107)
107 of 457 lots fall in 2–3 (23%).4–629%(133)
133 of 457 lots fall in 4–6 (29%).7 or more33%(152)
152 of 457 lots fall in 7 or more (33%).
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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 457 lots from 380 competitions run by 278 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 269 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 188 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.
839 of 1,925 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 259 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.
1,685 SME bids out of 2,411, on 400 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.
692 of 1,233 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 322 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.
51 of 2,184 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 329 lots from 118 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 · 3,658 awards to 1,970 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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| WSP UK Limited | 45 | 65 | 17 | 37 |
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | 34 | 48 | 21 | 29 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 32 | 33 | 13 | 28 |
| Atkins Limited | 29 | 34 | 17 | 21 |
| Mott MacDonald | 26 | 41 | 9 | 20 |
| RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP | 22 | 28 | 13 | 20 |
| Jacobs UK Ltd | 19 | 23 | 6 | 15 |
| Pennington Choices Limited | 16 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
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 · 1,274 of 3,822 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in consultative engineering and…
121 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 7131. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 5 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.