Insulated wire and cable: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31300000·Supplies · class·in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
31300000 Insulated wire and cable68 notices · 100%- Electrical supplies and accessories 190 · 12m
- Sound or visual signalling apparatus 159 · 12m
- Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes 126 · 12m
- Lamps and light fittings 103 · 12m
- Generators 75 · 12m
- Electrical equipment and apparatus 62 · 12m
- Lighting equipment and electric lamps 62 · 12m
- Electric filament lamps 59 · 12m
- Electronic equipment 58 · 12m
- Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits 47 · 12m
- All of Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting →
Open tenders in insulated wire and cable
4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Maintenance & Construction Materials | Great Places Housing Group | 2 Oct 2026 | 14d | £32,000,000 |
| PfH Materials Supply Framework | Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland) | 9 Oct 2026 | 21d | £1,538,000,000 |
| HV Cable Procurement | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 15 Oct 2026 | 27d | £207,000 |
| NEPO219 Building Materials & Managed Stores DPS | The Association of North East Councils Limited | 31 Jan 2027 | 135d | £350,000,000 |
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 22% (15 notices)
- Local authorities 19% (13 notices)
- Central government 16% (11 notices)
- Housing associations 3% (2 notices)
- Education & universities 1% (1 notices)
- Not classified 38% (26 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| SE TRAINS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Belfast City Council | Local authorities | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC | not classified | 2 | 2 | 0 |
44 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 46 of 68 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 | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — |
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 51% (35 notices)
- Framework 46% (31 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 3% (2 notices)
- Open 47% (32 notices)
- Route not published 29% (20 notices)
- Selective 21% (14 notices)
- Limited / restricted 1% (1 notices)
- Direct award 1% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 100% (14 notices)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 75 awards to 37 suppliers
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 18 of 68 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 3130. 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 3130. 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.