Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 14210000Supplies · classin Mining, basic metals and related products

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 gravel, sand, crushed stone and…

6 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
  • Local authorities 51% (77 notices)
  • Other public bodies 14% (21 notices)
  • Central government 9% (13 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (3 notices)
  • Housing associations 1% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 23% (34 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
ESPOnot classified500
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government500
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities400
Glasgow City CouncilLocal authorities400
Fife CouncilLocal authorities311
East Dunbartonshire CouncilLocal authorities300
National Highways LimitedCentral government310
Natural Resources WalesOther public bodies300
Norse Easternnot classified300
Scotland Excelnot classified300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 108 of 150 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
Scotland31 · 29%
Wales (Cymru)22 · 20%
East Midlands13 · 12%
South West England11 · 10%
Yorkshire and the Humber10 · 9%
North West England10 · 9%
South East England10 · 9%
West Midlands7 · 6%
North East England7 · 6%
Northern Ireland7 · 6%
East of England6 · 6%
Greater London5 · 5%

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 44% (66 notices)
  • Framework 53% (79 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (5 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 73% (109 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (27 notices)
  • Selective 7% (10 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (4 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 69% (24 notices)
  • Below threshold 31% (11 notices)
Typical tender window33 daysrobust · n=35median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (42) · 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=23
  • 1 bid 22% (5)
  • 2–3 35% (8)
  • 4–6 22% (5)
  • 7 or more 22% (5)
Contract value, net
p25 £101,250median £152,804p75 £849,653
interquartile range of 18 awards · p90 £3,627,658
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=18middle half 2–5
Competed98%robust · n=42open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs82%robust · n=101of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs70%robust · n=20single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally73%robust · n=11winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned5%robust · n=42cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot3robust · n=2249 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 176 awards to 95 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 26% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 49 of 150 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract13 notices · 27% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)9 notices · 18% · 1 open
Sell2Wales6 notices · 12%
Delta eSourcing2 notices · 4%

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 1421. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 1421. 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.