Heavy-duty motor vehicles: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 34140000Supplies · classin Transport Equipment & Vehicles

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 57% (378 notices)
  • Other public bodies 14% (91 notices)
  • Central government 10% (65 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 6% (39 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (11 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (75 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities1210
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1210
United Utilities Water LimitedOther public bodies1140
Scotland Excelnot classified1021
Falkirk CouncilLocal authorities900
Glasgow City CouncilLocal authorities910
North East Lincolnshire Borough CouncilLocal authorities830
East Ayrshire CouncilLocal authorities731
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilLocal authorities720
Stoke on Trent City CouncilLocal authorities720

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 523 of 669 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
Scotland100 · 19%265%
South West England71 · 14%359%67%
North West England69 · 13%750%65%
Wales (Cymru)64 · 12%
Yorkshire and the Humber63 · 12%453%73%
West Midlands61 · 12%144%69%
East of England60 · 11%544%75%
Greater London59 · 11%340%100%
South East England56 · 11%328%75%
East Midlands53 · 10%344%75%
Northern Ireland48 · 9%491%
North East England32 · 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 74% (494 notices)
  • Framework 23% (155 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (20 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 52% (345 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (148 notices)
  • Selective 14% (92 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 12% (82 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 77% (96 notices)
  • Below threshold 23% (29 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=142median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (312) · 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=119
  • 1 bid 19% (23)
  • 2–3 29% (35)
  • 4–6 26% (31)
  • 7 or more 25% (30)
Contract value, net
p25 £158,975median £450,600p75 £1,844,742
interquartile range of 166 awards · p90 £17,640,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=87middle half 2–7
Competed82%robust · n=312open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs48%robust · n=464of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs53%robust · n=125single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally55%robust · n=104winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=347 below · 8 above
Abandoned3%robust · n=312cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=56111 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 950 awards to 429 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 18% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 217 of 669 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract53 notices · 24% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)33 notices · 15% · 4 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution23 notices · 11%
In-tend Electronic Procurement22 notices · 10% · 1 open
Sell2Wales14 notices · 6% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing12 notices · 6%
eTendersNI12 notices · 6%

Open tenders in heavy-duty motor vehicles

13 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
The People's Network e-Bikes - e-Bikes and AccessoriesFrameworkSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority21 Sept 20261d£2,000,000 ceiling
PS/25/263 - Winter Maintenance Assistance Framework (2026-2033)Framework5 lotsEast Ayrshire Council2 Oct 202612d
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkFramework8 lotsLake District National Park Authority2 Oct 202612d£4,000,000 ceiling
EV Charging InfrastructureUniversity of Dundee5 Oct 202615d£160,000
HBC 0926 Provision of Refuse FreightersHertsmere Borough Council8 Oct 202618d£3,000,000
EV Infrastructure Back OfficeStirling Council15 Oct 202625d£315,000
Supply and Delivery of Heavy and Municipal VehiclesFramework13 lotsScotland Excel16 Oct 202626d£100,000,000 ceiling
WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureThe West of England Combined Authority30 Mar 2027191d£167,500,000
Ongoing Applications for our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Education, Social Care & Ad-Hoc Transport ServicesDPSWrexham County Borough Council14 Jun 2027267d
Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS)DPS25 lotsPlymouth City Council30 Sept 2028741d£425,000,000 ceiling
Spark — The Technology Innovation MarketplaceDPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service15 Feb 2029879d£650,000,000 ceiling
YPO - 000881 Ground Maintenance ServicesDPS4 lotsYPO23 Feb 2029887d£500,000,000 ceiling
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS)DPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS23 Feb 2029887d£450,000,000 ceiling

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 3414. 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 3414. 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.