Document creation software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48310000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

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 42% (86 notices)
  • Local authorities 17% (35 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (30 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 6% (13 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (11 notices)
  • Not classified 15% (31 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government1000
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedOther public bodies860
NHS EnglandCentral government830
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustCentral government800
Scottish Governmentnot classified631
Department for Work & PensionsCentral government600
National Highways LimitedCentral government311
Government Commercial AgencyCentral government330
NHS Shared Business Services LimitedNHS & health300
National Audit OfficeCentral government310

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 121 of 216 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 Ireland23 · 19%
Scotland19 · 16%
West Midlands19 · 16%
South East England18 · 15%
Greater London17 · 14%
South West England17 · 14%
Yorkshire and the Humber16 · 13%
North West England14 · 12%
East of England14 · 12%
Wales (Cymru)12 · 10%
East Midlands9 · 7%
North East England8 · 7%

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 76% (164 notices)
  • Framework 19% (42 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 5% (10 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 42% (91 notices)
  • Open 35% (75 notices)
  • Selective 15% (33 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (16 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (50 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (13 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=33median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (88) · 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=25
  • 1 bid 12% (3)
  • 2–3 16% (4)
  • 4–6 20% (5)
  • 7 or more 52% (13)
Contract value, net
p25 £541,885median £12,500,000p75 £80,000,000
interquartile range of 51 awards · p90 £80,000,000
Typical bids per lot7robust · n=21middle half 3–10
Competed90%robust · n=88open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs39%robust · n=82of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs35%robust · n=48single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally53%robust · n=17winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned5%robust · n=88cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=1436 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 136 awards to 102 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 28% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 57 of 216 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution13 notices · 23% · 1 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement10 notices · 18% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)7 notices · 12% · 1 open
eTendersNI4 notices · 7%
Proactis / ProContract4 notices · 7%
Delta eSourcing3 notices · 5%

Open tenders in document creation software package

4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 4831. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 4831. 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.