Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 51200000Services · classin Installation services (except 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
  • Local authorities 26% (9 notices)
  • Other public bodies 26% (9 notices)
  • Education & universities 23% (8 notices)
  • Central government 14% (5 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (4 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Robert Gordon UniversityEducation & universities500
Home OfficeCentral government200
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government200
Nottinghamshire County CouncilLocal authorities200
SE TRAINS LIMITEDOther public bodies200
Transport for Greater ManchesterOther public bodies200
Agri Food and Bio sciences Insti tutenot classified100
Anglian Water ServicesOther public bodies100
Arc Property Services Partnership LimitedOther public bodies110
Biggleswade Town CouncilLocal authorities100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 25 of 35 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
Scotland6 · 24%
South East England6 · 24%
East of England5 · 20%
East Midlands5 · 20%
North West England3 · 12%
North East England2 · 8%
West Midlands2 · 8%
Greater London2 · 8%
South West England2 · 8%
Yorkshire and the Humber1 · 4%
Northern Ireland1 · 4%

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 83% (29 notices)
  • Framework 17% (6 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 60% (21 notices)
  • Route not published 20% (7 notices)
  • Selective 14% (5 notices)
  • Direct award 3% (1 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 70% (7 notices)
  • Below threshold 30% (3 notices)

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (15) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Typical bids per lot3robust · n=6middle half 2–4
Competed87%robust · n=15open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 21 awards to 18 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 8 of 35 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 5120. 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 5120. 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.