# Explosives (CPV 24600000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/explosives-24600000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Explosives (CPV 24600000) covers UK public procurement for Explosives. Tracked across 2 published procedures (2 in the last 12 months) across 1 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Explosives

- **CPV Code:** `24600000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Chemical products (CPV 24000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/chemical-products-24000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 2

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 2

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 1 (1 lifetime)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/explosives-24600000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/explosives-24600000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £54k (median net contract award; interquartile range £40k–£68k)

## Other Classes in Chemical products

1. [Industrial gases (CPV 24110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-gases-24110000): 38 notices/12m

2. [Specialised chemical products (CPV 24950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/specialised-chemical-products-24950000): 12 notices/12m

3. [Various chemical products (CPV 24960000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/various-chemical-products-24960000): 10 notices/12m

4. [Gases (CPV 24100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gases-24100000): 10 notices/12m

5. [Basic inorganic chemicals (CPV 24310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000): 7 notices/12m

6. [Basic organic chemicals (CPV 24320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-organic-chemicals-24320000): 7 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Explosives work:

1. [British Transport Police Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-transport-police-authority-gov-pb461): 2 notices (2 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 2 notices (100%)

2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (100%)

3. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 2 notices (100%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 2 notices (100%)

5. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 2 notices (100%)

6. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 2 notices (100%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Explosives:

1. [QINETIQ LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qinetiq-limited-coh-03796233): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [THOR INDUSTRIES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thor-industries-ltd-coh-13022211): 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 Explosives intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/explosives-24600000)

## 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/explosives-24600000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt