Information systems: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48810000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

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 39% (191 notices)
  • Local authorities 13% (65 notices)
  • Other public bodies 13% (65 notices)
  • NHS & health 12% (57 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (30 notices)
  • Not classified 16% (76 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
NHS EnglandCentral government2070
Procurement and Logistics Servicenot classified1100
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustCentral government1010
MSE Groupnot classified900
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCentral government800
Digital Health & Care WalesCentral government800
Financial Conduct AuthorityOther public bodies720
Ministry of DefenceCentral government710
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedOther public bodies650
Transport for LondonOther public bodies600

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 340 of 498 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
Greater London52 · 15%468%67%
East of England49 · 14%
South East England44 · 13%373%50%
Scotland41 · 12%
Yorkshire and the Humber39 · 11%4
Northern Ireland35 · 10%
South West England33 · 10%
West Midlands31 · 9%
North West England31 · 9%
Wales (Cymru)31 · 9%
East Midlands24 · 7%
North East England21 · 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 85% (421 notices)
  • Framework 14% (70 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 42% (209 notices)
  • Open 32% (157 notices)
  • Selective 15% (73 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 12% (58 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 87% (109 notices)
  • Below threshold 13% (16 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=82median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (233) · 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=56
  • 1 bid 9% (5)
  • 2–3 46% (26)
  • 4–6 30% (17)
  • 7 or more 14% (8)
Contract value, net
p25 £274,426median £863,572p75 £5,185,000
interquartile range of 101 awards · p90 £14,405,753
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=53middle half 2–5
Competed85%robust · n=233open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs52%robust · n=168of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs61%robust · n=170single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally34%robust · n=61winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate1% below the estimaterobust · n=2110 below · 5 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=233cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=1549 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 418 awards to 260 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 12% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 108 of 498 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract9 notices · 8% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)9 notices · 8% · 1 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management8 notices · 7% · 1 open
Sell2Wales7 notices · 6%

Open tenders in information systems

7 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 4881. 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 4881. 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.