Engineering services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 71300000Services · classin Architecture & Engineering

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
  • Other public bodies 29% (198 notices)
  • Local authorities 26% (176 notices)
  • Central government 21% (142 notices)
  • NHS & health 3% (23 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (17 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (134 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified3800
Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE)Other public bodies1600
UK Fusion Energy LtdOther public bodies15150
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1230
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government1210
National Highways LimitedCentral government1111
Harlow CouncilLocal authorities10100
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Other public bodies800
Portsmouth City CouncilLocal authorities840
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies840

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 486 of 707 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
South East England145 · 30%250%
Greater London114 · 23%340%
North West England99 · 20%255%
Scotland88 · 18%345%
Yorkshire and the Humber87 · 18%
South West England86 · 18%6
East of England84 · 17%
East Midlands80 · 16%
Wales (Cymru)73 · 15%4
North East England72 · 15%
West Midlands69 · 14%
Northern Ireland47 · 10%

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 58% (412 notices)
  • Framework 38% (271 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (24 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 38% (267 notices)
  • Route not published 31% (218 notices)
  • Selective 25% (176 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (45 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 74% (140 notices)
  • Below threshold 26% (49 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=160median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (249) · 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=68
  • 1 bid 21% (14)
  • 2–3 47% (32)
  • 4–6 15% (10)
  • 7 or more 18% (12)
Contract value, net
p25 £172,025median £638,000p75 £5,880,278
interquartile range of 109 awards · p90 £292,376,000
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=61middle half 2–5
Competed86%robust · n=249open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs60%robust · n=258of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs51%robust · n=83single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally47%robust · n=68winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate2% below the estimaterobust · n=3518 below · 7 above
Abandoned5%robust · n=249cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot12robust · n=60187 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,299 awards to 699 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 16% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 220 of 707 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract39 notices · 18% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing31 notices · 14% · 6 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution29 notices · 13% · 3 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)25 notices · 11% · 3 open
Atamis Health Family Portal19 notices · 9% · 2 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement19 notices · 9% · 1 open
eTendersNI13 notices · 6%

Open tenders in engineering services

24 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
TFW1073.00 - Fluid Delivery System Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)21 Sept 20261d£250,000
Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Yorkshire Housing8 lotsYorkshire Housing Limited22 Sept 20262d£13,608,000
Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Stonewater Limited6 lotsStonewater Limited22 Sept 20262d£19,790,000
Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Watford Community Housing Trust t/a Chime Housing7 lotsWatford Community Housing Trust t/a Chime Housing28 Sept 20268d£10,675,000
Vehicle Restraint SystemsFramework3 lotsThe Association of North East Councils Limited30 Sept 202610d£50,000,000 ceiling
Building Maintenance Services (Mechanical and Electrical)Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body1 Oct 202611d
Provision of Insurance and Related Services to Community Housing Group7 lotsKarbon Homes6 Oct 202616d£3,475,000
LIVESTOCK HANDLING FACILITYNATURAL ENGLAND16 Oct 202626d£40,000
Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation FrameworkFrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED21 Oct 202631d£1,060,972,300 ceiling
Maintenance and Response 2 FrameworkFramework7 lotsNational Highways Limited26 Oct 202636d£7,960,713,652 ceiling
Calibration and Maintenance of Radiological Instruments - Portable 2027+Nuclear Restoration Services Limited3 Nov 202644d£19,000,000
Calibration and Maintenance of Radiological Instruments - Installed 2027+Nuclear Restoration Services Limited3 Nov 202644d£18,500,000
DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTOR FOR DELIVERY OF HOUSES AND APARTMENTS IN UPPER ACRE PARCELEastleigh Borough Council17 Nov 202658d£100,000,000
Greenwich Professional Services Consultancy Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS14 lotsUniversity of Greenwich31 Jan 2029864d£10,000,000 ceiling
Housing Maintenance & RepairDPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service23 Feb 2029887d£1,500,000,000 ceiling
Construction Professional Services DPSDPS2 lotsThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service23 Feb 2029887d£800,000,000 ceiling
L25059-T-TC - Infrastructure Directorate Monitoring FrameworksFrameworkLONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED30 Nov 20291166d£2,000,000 ceiling
L25058 -T-TC - Infrastructure Directorate Multi-Disciplinary Design Flexible FrameworkFrameworkLONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED30 Nov 20291166d£5,000,000 ceiling
Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Scotland - projects up to 5 million GBPDPS6 lotsScottish Government4 Oct 20301475d£180,000,000 ceiling
Estates Works and Capital Projects Dynamic MarketDPSThe Bolton Impact Trust9 Mar 20311631d
Lowestoft Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS8 lotsEast Suffolk Council21 Apr 20322040d
24/033 - Qualification System for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Services for South West Scotland Onshore System (SWSOS)Gas Networks Ireland20 Nov 20353348d
Building Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS18 lotsArgyll and Bute Council20 May 20363530d
Property QUDMDPSCADENT GAS LIMITEDnot published

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 7130. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 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 7130. 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.