Gas distribution and related services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 65200000Services · classin Public utilities

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in gas distribution and related services

3 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 33% (20 notices)
  • Local authorities 23% (14 notices)
  • Central government 12% (7 notices)
  • Housing associations 8% (5 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 18% (11 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Gas Networks Irelandnot classified201
CADENT GAS LIMITEDOther public bodies200
CADENT GAS LIMITEDOther public bodies200
Choice Housingnot classified200
Citizen Housing Group LtdHousing associations200
Islington CouncilLocal authorities200
Leigh Academies TrustEducation & universities210
OfgemOther public bodies220
The Crescent AcademyCentral government200
Welsh Governmentnot classified200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 38 of 60 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
North West England11 · 29%
South East England9 · 24%
West Midlands8 · 21%
Yorkshire and the Humber7 · 18%
North East England7 · 18%
Scotland6 · 16%
East Midlands6 · 16%
East of England6 · 16%
Northern Ireland6 · 16%
Wales (Cymru)5 · 13%
Greater London5 · 13%
South West England3 · 8%

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 72% (43 notices)
  • Framework 27% (16 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 2% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 37% (22 notices)
  • Selective 32% (19 notices)
  • Route not published 28% (17 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 93% (14 notices)
  • Below threshold 7% (1 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=12median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (25) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Typical bids per lot3robust · n=9middle half 2–3
Competed92%robust · n=25open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs37%robust · n=30of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Abandoned4%robust · n=25cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 32 awards to 22 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 13 of 60 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

myTenders3 notices · 23%
eTendersNI2 notices · 15%
Proactis / ProContract1 notices · 8%
Sell2Wales1 notices · 8%

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 6520. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 16 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 6520. 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.