Goods used in construction: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 44420000Supplies · classin Construction Materials & Prefab

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 28% (69 notices)
  • Other public bodies 27% (67 notices)
  • Central government 13% (33 notices)
  • Education & universities 4% (10 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 3% (8 notices)
  • Not classified 24% (60 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
ESPOnot classified1000
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies910
Ministry of DefenceCentral government600
Scotland Excelnot classified610
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOLocal authorities551
National Highways LimitedCentral government511
YPOnot classified511
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies500
Scottish Waternot classified520
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government401

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 159 of 254 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
Scotland30 · 19%
North West England29 · 18%
Greater London25 · 16%
Yorkshire and the Humber21 · 13%
East of England20 · 13%
East Midlands19 · 12%
South East England19 · 12%
South West England17 · 11%
West Midlands17 · 11%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 8%
North East England12 · 8%
Northern Ireland9 · 6%

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% (148 notices)
  • Framework 38% (96 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (10 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 53% (135 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (57 notices)
  • Selective 19% (48 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (14 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 66% (47 notices)
  • Below threshold 34% (24 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=56median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (93) · 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=27
  • 1 bid 11% (3)
  • 2–3 33% (9)
  • 4–6 19% (5)
  • 7 or more 37% (10)
Contract value, net
p25 £179,194median £480,648p75 £1,400,000
interquartile range of 29 awards · p90 £2,281,715
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=23middle half 3–9
Competed91%robust · n=93open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs80%robust · n=154of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs80%robust · n=25single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally71%robust · n=28winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned2%robust · n=93cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=3569 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 557 awards to 247 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 33% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 77 of 254 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution18 notices · 23% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract13 notices · 17% · 2 open
Delta eSourcing9 notices · 12% · 1 open
SAP Ariba3 notices · 4%

Open tenders in goods used in construction

9 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 4442. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 4442. 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.