# Electrical equipment and apparatus (CPV 31600000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-31600000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Electrical equipment and apparatus (CPV 31600000) covers UK public procurement for Electrical equipment and apparatus. Tracked across 53 published procedures (15 in the last 12 months) across 40 contracting authorities, with 5 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Electrical equipment and apparatus - **CPV Code:** `31600000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (CPV 31000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 5 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 15 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 53 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 13 (40 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 34 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-31600000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-31600000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 1–3) (median of 8 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £74k (median net contract award; interquartile range £30k–£299k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 40 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 58% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 45% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Other Classes in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 1. [Generators (CPV 31120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/generators-31120000): 82 notices/12m 2. [Electronic equipment (CPV 31710000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electronic-equipment-31710000): 69 notices/12m 3. [Sound or visual signalling apparatus (CPV 31620000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/sound-or-visual-signalling-apparatus-31620000): 66 notices/12m 4. [Lamps and light fittings (CPV 31520000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/lamps-and-light-fittings-31520000): 60 notices/12m 5. [Electrical supplies and accessories (CPV 31680000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-supplies-and-accessories-31680000): 58 notices/12m 6. [Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes (CPV 31150000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/ballasts-for-discharge-lamps-or-tubes-31150000): 50 notices/12m ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Electrical equipment and apparatus work: 1. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 7 notices (3 in last 12m) 2. [Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blaenau-gwent-county-borough-council-ons-w06000019): 5 notices (0 in last 12m) 3. [ORE Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ore-catapult-GB-PPON-PYJB-8958-TLYW): 2 notices (1 in last 12m) 4. [Port of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/port-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-59907): 2 notices (0 in last 12m) 5. [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-322): 2 notices (0 in last 12m) 6. [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 7. [Active Building Centre Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/active-building-centre-ltd-GB-FTS-26105): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 8. [Air Commodities](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/air-commodities-GB-FTS-14766): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 9 notices (23%) 2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 9 notices (23%) 3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 4 notices (10%) 4. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 4 notices (10%) 5. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 3 notices (8%) 6. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 2 notices (5%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Electrical equipment and apparatus: 1. [KC Scientific Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kc-scientific-ltd-coh-04813655): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 2. [Tyrrell Systems Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tyrrell-systems-ltd-coh-03651876): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities 3. [Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/airco-refrigeration-and-airconditioning-limited-coh-03418561): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 4. [Buddi Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/buddi-ltd-coh-05308826): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 5. [C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/c-d-s-security-limited-coh-02621153): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 6. [CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cae-engineering-architecture-ltd-coh-14812376): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 7. [CREAT3D Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creat3d-ltd-coh-08416238): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 8. [CREATE EDUCATION PROJECT LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/create-education-project-ltd-coh-09444980): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Electrical equipment and apparatus intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-31600000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-equipment-and-apparatus-31600000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt