Data-processing services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72310000Services · 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 40% (282 notices)
  • Other public bodies 17% (123 notices)
  • Local authorities 14% (99 notices)
  • Education & universities 7% (47 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 3% (22 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (132 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government3150
NHS EnglandCentral government2090
Scottish Governmentnot classified1542
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government1311
United Utilities Water LimitedOther public bodies1351
Ministry of JusticeCentral government1350
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government1130
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITEDOther public bodies1130
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government1020
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government1000

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 378 of 729 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
Greater London71 · 19%377%57%
Scotland67 · 18%327%
South West England55 · 15%442%70%
Wales (Cymru)50 · 13%
South East England49 · 13%550%54%
Yorkshire and the Humber42 · 11%560%67%
North West England40 · 11%450%75%
East of England39 · 10%557%50%
Northern Ireland38 · 10%
West Midlands31 · 8%455%
North East England31 · 8%460%
East Midlands19 · 5%

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 82% (596 notices)
  • Framework 15% (112 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (21 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 38% (274 notices)
  • Route not published 27% (194 notices)
  • Selective 18% (133 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 17% (124 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (4 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 75% (134 notices)
  • Below threshold 25% (44 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=152median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (329) · 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=102
  • 1 bid 14% (14)
  • 2–3 33% (34)
  • 4–6 31% (32)
  • 7 or more 22% (22)
Contract value, net
p25 £160,000median £542,518p75 £8,099,769
interquartile range of 175 awards · p90 £80,000,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=94middle half 2–6
Competed80%robust · n=329open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs67%robust · n=290of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs41%robust · n=166single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally49%robust · n=77winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate2% below the estimaterobust · n=5226 below · 7 above
Abandoned3%robust · n=329cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=2887 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 528 awards to 362 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 9% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 208 of 729 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution44 notices · 21% · 2 open
Atamis Health Family Portal29 notices · 14% · 3 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement27 notices · 13% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)27 notices · 13% · 3 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management18 notices · 9% · 3 open
Delta eSourcing16 notices · 8% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract15 notices · 7% · 1 open
Sell2Wales9 notices · 4%

Open tenders in data-processing services

16 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Coding NDNS Consumption data into EFSA’s food classification+description -FoodExFood Standards Agency25 Sept 20265d£65,000
Food and You 2: Waves 13-16Food Standards Agency25 Sept 20265d£1,100,000
Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust25 Sept 20265d£49,999,999
Provision of Housing Market Sales & Rental DataHome Office29 Sept 20269d£540,000
School Attendance, collection dataEast Riding of Yorkshire Council30 Sept 202610d£190,000
Network Services 4Framework11 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency2 Oct 202612d£8,000,000,000 ceiling
Vehicle Speed and Routing Data (2026-29)Cambridgeshire County Council2 Oct 202612d£75,000
IoT Devices for Insight into Environmental Conditions Within Freebridge HomesFreebridge Community Housing Limited5 Oct 202615d£200,000
Digital Analytics ServicesBritish Film Institute8 Oct 202618d£70,000
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) PlatformNotting Hill Genesis (NHG).19 Oct 202629d£550,000
CivTech 12 - Challenge 12.4 - How can technology improve both the efficiency and the patient experience in NHS transport, starting with renal services?​NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde20 Oct 202630d£650,000
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for Automation Marketplace DPSDPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service15 Nov 202656d£10,000,000,000 ceiling
Continuous Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM)United Utilities Water Limited29 Jan 2027131d£127,200,000
Internet of ThingsDPSScottish Government17 Sept 2027362d£3,500,000 ceiling
Telephony and Communication Services Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS2 lotsScottish Government27 Mar 2028554d£48,000,000 ceiling
Digital Preservation Systems DPSDPSJisc19 Feb 2029883d£10,000,000 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 7231. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 19 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 7231. 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.