Hardware consultancy services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72100000Services · classin IT Services & Software

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
  • Central government 28% (32 notices)
  • Other public bodies 20% (23 notices)
  • Local authorities 13% (15 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (8 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (7 notices)
  • Not classified 25% (28 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
NI Water and its subsidiariesnot classified500
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks LimitedOther public bodies510
Department of FinanceCentral government400
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Local authorities430
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustCentral government330
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police Police, fire & emergency300
Thames Valley PolicePolice, fire & emergency300
ACCENT HOUSING LIMITEDOther public bodies200
Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government200
Direct Rail Services LimitedOther public bodies200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 73 of 120 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
Northern Ireland23 · 32%
North West England14 · 19%
Wales (Cymru)11 · 15%
South East England9 · 12%
Scotland9 · 12%
East of England9 · 12%
Greater London8 · 11%
West Midlands8 · 11%
North East England7 · 10%
East Midlands7 · 10%
Yorkshire and the Humber6 · 8%
South West England6 · 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 59% (71 notices)
  • Framework 38% (45 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (4 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 39% (47 notices)
  • Route not published 28% (33 notices)
  • Selective 28% (33 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (7 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 89% (17 notices)
  • Below threshold 11% (2 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=26median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (30) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Contract value, net
p25 £1,756,400median £15,000,000p75 £125,000,000
interquartile range of 13 awards · p90 £190,000,000
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=9middle half 3–9
Competed87%robust · n=30open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs71%robust · n=45of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs27%robust · n=11single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally67%robust · n=12winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned0%robust · n=30cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot11robust · n=1130 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 207 awards to 107 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 36 of 120 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution11 notices · 31% · 1 open
eTendersNI5 notices · 14%
Atamis Health Family Portal3 notices · 8% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract3 notices · 8%
myTenders2 notices · 6%

Open tenders in hardware consultancy services

3 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 7210. 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 7210. 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.