Furnishing: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 39200000Supplies · classin Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

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
  • Local authorities 36% (8 notices)
  • Other public bodies 14% (3 notices)
  • Central government 9% (2 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (2 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 27% (6 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Manchester City CouncilLocal authorities200
Oxford City CouncilLocal authorities200
Caerphilly CBCnot classified100
City Building (Glasgow) LLPnot classified100
Dartford Borough CouncilLocal authorities100
Defence Equipment and SupportCentral government110
ESPOnot classified100
Great Places Housing GroupHousing associations110
Hillcrestnot classified100
Leicestershire County CouncilLocal authorities100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 15 of 24 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
Scotland5 · 33%
South East England4 · 27%
North West England4 · 27%
West Midlands3 · 20%
East Midlands2 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber2 · 13%
Wales (Cymru)2 · 13%
Greater London1 · 7%
North East England1 · 7%
East of England1 · 7%
South West England1 · 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 58% (14 notices)
  • Framework 38% (9 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 71% (17 notices)
  • Route not published 17% (4 notices)
  • Selective 8% (2 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 83% (5 notices)
  • Below threshold 17% (1 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=5median, notice to deadline

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 32 awards to 23 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 8 of 24 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract3 notices · 38%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution1 notices · 13%
myTenders1 notices · 13%

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 3920. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 7 Jul 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 3920. 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.