Industrial machinery: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 42000000·Supplies · division·46 classes with notices
Sub-sectors of industrial machinery
46 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 3,397 of 3,641 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Open tenders in industrial machinery
112 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
- Other public bodies 24% (828 notices)
- Local authorities 23% (782 notices)
- Central government 18% (606 notices)
- Education & universities 12% (412 notices)
- NHS & health 4% (139 notices)
- Not classified 20% (678 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 74 | 11 | 1 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| United Utilities Water Limited | Other public bodies | 37 | 17 | 2 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 37 | 9 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | Education & universities | 34 | 9 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 33 | 25 | 0 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education & universities | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED | Other public bodies | 30 | 14 | 1 |
1,076 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 2,647 of 3,641 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | 4 | 60% | 60% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 59% | 64% | |
| North West England | 4 | 58% | 54% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 59% | 56% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 62% | 56% | |
| East of England | 4 | 66% | 70% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 64% | 36% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 67% | 66% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 66% | 60% | |
| South West England | 4 | 53% | 79% | |
| North East England | 4 | 46% | 64% | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 69% | 57% |
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 72% (2,633 notices)
- Framework 25% (919 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (89 notices)
- Open 59% (2,158 notices)
- Route not published 21% (749 notices)
- Selective 14% (514 notices)
- Limited / restricted 6% (215 notices)
- Direct award 0% (5 notices)
- Above threshold 65% (644 notices)
- Below threshold 35% (342 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,505) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 18% (115)
- 2–3 33% (214)
- 4–6 29% (190)
- 7 or more 20% (132)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 4,866 awards to 2,377 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 4% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| TJ SERVICES WALES LIMITED | 41 | 39 | 3 |
| Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd | 31 | 0 | 5 |
| OpenView Security Solutions Limited | 27 | 2 | 10 |
| A. CONNOLLY LIMITED | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| JACKSON, JACKSON & SONS LIMITED | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| CLC Contractors Limited | 26 | 1 | 7 |
| VWR International Ltd | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| Fisher Scientific UK LTD | 25 | 0 | 2 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 1,286 of 3,641 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 42 — on the procedure or any of its lots. 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 42. 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.