Installation services of laboratory equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 51430000Services · 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
  • Central government 35% (43 notices)
  • Education & universities 15% (19 notices)
  • Other public bodies 7% (8 notices)
  • NHS & health 4% (5 notices)
  • Local authorities 2% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 37% (46 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified700
MHRACentral government650
Forensic Science Northern IrelandCentral government500
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCentral government500
MHRA/ NIBSCnot classified500
NI Water and its subsidiariesnot classified500
Newcastle UniversityEducation & universities500
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government400
University of StrathclydeEducation & universities410
Defra Network eTendering Portalnot classified300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 93 of 124 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 Ireland25 · 27%
South West England13 · 14%
East of England12 · 13%
South East England10 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber8 · 9%
Scotland7 · 8%
North East England7 · 8%
Greater London6 · 6%
Wales (Cymru)3 · 3%
North West England3 · 3%
West Midlands1 · 1%
East Midlands1 · 1%

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 93% (115 notices)
  • Framework 7% (9 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 52% (65 notices)
  • Route not published 30% (37 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 15% (19 notices)
  • Selective 2% (3 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 100% (18 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=17median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (49) · 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=29
  • 1 bid 34% (10)
  • 2–3 55% (16)
  • 4–6 7% (2)
  • 7 or more 3% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £104,838median £239,055p75 £398,359
interquartile range of 27 awards · p90 £1,270,952
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=24middle half 1–3
Competed90%robust · n=49open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs46%robust · n=41of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs56%robust · n=16single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Abandoned4%robust · n=49cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 82 awards to 58 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 36% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 27 of 124 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 5143. 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 5143. 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.