Generators: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 31120000Supplies · classin Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

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 generators

9 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 27% (73 notices)
  • Central government 26% (69 notices)
  • Local authorities 15% (40 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (16 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 4% (11 notices)
  • Not classified 22% (60 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
SCAPE GROUP LIMITEDOther public bodies1500
The Crown EstateCentral government15130
Ministry of DefenceCentral government910
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies910
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified600
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government510
Scape Procure Scotland Ltdnot classified510
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDOther public bodies431
Cardiff UniversityEducation & universities400
UK Research and InnovationCentral government400

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 178 of 278 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 England49 · 28%
South East England45 · 25%
Scotland42 · 24%
Wales (Cymru)37 · 21%
South West England37 · 21%
West Midlands35 · 20%
East Midlands32 · 18%
East of England31 · 17%
Yorkshire and the Humber29 · 16%
North East England27 · 15%
Greater London26 · 15%
Northern Ireland22 · 12%

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 61% (170 notices)
  • Framework 32% (90 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 6% (18 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 43% (120 notices)
  • Route not published 32% (90 notices)
  • Selective 19% (52 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (16 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 76% (45 notices)
  • Below threshold 24% (14 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=73median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (94) · 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=24
  • 1 bid 8% (2)
  • 2–3 33% (8)
  • 4–6 46% (11)
  • 7 or more 13% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £83,824median £249,428p75 £1,000,000
interquartile range of 33 awards · p90 £3,400,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=21middle half 3–4
Competed89%robust · n=94open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs75%robust · n=68of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs65%robust · n=34single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally62%robust · n=21winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned7%robust · n=94cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=1976 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 431 awards to 249 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 27% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 77 of 278 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract12 notices · 16% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)11 notices · 14% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution10 notices · 13%
SAP Ariba5 notices · 6% · 2 open
Sell2Wales5 notices · 6%

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 3112. 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 3112. 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.