Internet services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72400000Services · classin IT Services & 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 24% (52 notices)
  • Central government 23% (51 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (33 notices)
  • Education & universities 12% (27 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (11 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (45 notices)

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 144 of 228 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 Ireland33 · 23%
Scotland23 · 16%
Greater London21 · 15%
South East England19 · 13%
West Midlands18 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber15 · 10%
North West England14 · 10%
East of England14 · 10%
North East England13 · 9%
East Midlands13 · 9%
South West England12 · 8%
Wales (Cymru)11 · 8%

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 80% (182 notices)
  • Framework 16% (37 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (9 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 42% (96 notices)
  • Selective 23% (53 notices)
  • Route not published 23% (52 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 11% (26 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (37 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (10 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=49median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (95) · 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=26
  • 1 bid 4% (1)
  • 2–3 31% (8)
  • 4–6 31% (8)
  • 7 or more 35% (9)
Contract value, net
p25 £134,796median £293,000p75 £1,470,661
interquartile range of 51 awards · p90 £30,000,000
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=25middle half 3–9
Competed85%robust · n=95open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs68%robust · n=144of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs49%robust · n=45single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally50%robust · n=26winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned2%robust · n=95cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot10robust · n=926 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 335 awards to 171 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 22% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 54 of 228 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement11 notices · 20% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution10 notices · 19% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract7 notices · 13%
eTendersNI6 notices · 11%
Delta eSourcing4 notices · 7%
SAP Ariba2 notices · 4%

Open tenders in internet services

3 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Network Services 4Framework11 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency2 Oct 202612d£8,000,000,000 ceiling
Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services2 lotsRoyal Navy Museums5 Oct 202615d£250,000
Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational EstablishmentsFrameworkNorfolk County Council9 Oct 202619d£1,500,000 ceiling

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 7240. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 7240. 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.