Handicraft and art supplies: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 37800000·Supplies · class·in Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
37800000 Handicraft and art supplies14 notices · 100%- Playground equipment 154 · 12m
- Outdoor sports equipment 56 · 12m
- Sports goods and equipment 38 · 12m
- Fitness equipments 28 · 12m
- Gymnasium equipment 19 · 12m
- Toys 15 · 12m
- Field and court sports equipment 13 · 12m
- Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment 12 · 12m
- Art supplies 9 · 12m
- Musical instruments 5 · 12m
- All of Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories →
Open tenders in handicraft and art supplies
1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161_27 Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | 2 Oct 2026 | 14d | £6,666,667 |
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
- Local authorities 29% (4 notices)
- Central government 21% (3 notices)
- Education & universities 7% (1 notices)
- Not classified 43% (6 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPO | not classified | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| YPO | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Education Authority NI | Education & universities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herts Fullstop Ltd | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent County Council (t/a KCS) | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
11 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 8 of 14 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — |
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
- Contract 7% (1 notices)
- Framework 93% (13 notices)
- Open 100% (14 notices)
- Above threshold 100% (2 notices)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 48 awards to 24 suppliers
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALER-ROWNEY LIMITED | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LIMITED | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| ANTHONY PETERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Clegg Ltd | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Creative Art Products (TA Scolaquip) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Edding UK Ltd | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| La Francaise Des Couleurs | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 3 of 14 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 3780. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 3 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 3780. 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.