Legal documentation and certification services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 79130000Services · classin Business Services & Consultancy

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 33% (50 notices)
  • Local authorities 16% (25 notices)
  • Other public bodies 16% (24 notices)
  • Housing associations 8% (12 notices)
  • Education & universities 7% (10 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (32 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government1010
The Wheatley Housing Group LimitedHousing associations510
Scottish Social Services CouncilLocal authorities410
British CouncilLocal authorities300
Government Commercial AgencyCentral government330
Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityCentral government300
Scottish Governmentnot classified300
APUC LIMITEDnot classified210
Bedford Borough CouncilLocal authorities210
CPSnot classified200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 91 of 161 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
Scotland36 · 40%
Greater London19 · 21%
Northern Ireland14 · 15%
North West England13 · 14%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 14%
West Midlands11 · 12%
South West England9 · 10%
North East England9 · 10%
East of England9 · 10%
South East England9 · 10%
East Midlands8 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber7 · 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 50% (81 notices)
  • Framework 49% (79 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 55% (89 notices)
  • Route not published 24% (39 notices)
  • Selective 14% (22 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (11 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 81% (30 notices)
  • Below threshold 19% (7 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=35median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (43) · 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=15
  • 1 bid 7% (1)
  • 2–3 27% (4)
  • 4–6 33% (5)
  • 7 or more 33% (5)
Contract value, net
p25 £194,568median £20,000,000p75 £80,000,000
interquartile range of 43 awards · p90 £80,000,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=12middle half 3–7
Competed86%robust · n=43open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs64%robust · n=39of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs33%robust · n=39single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Abandoned2%robust · n=43cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=2646 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 348 awards to 129 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 · 60 of 161 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)13 notices · 22% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing11 notices · 18%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution11 notices · 18%
Atamis Health Family Portal4 notices · 7% · 1 open
Sell2Wales4 notices · 7%
eTendersNI3 notices · 5%

Open tenders in legal documentation and certification…

3 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 7913. 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 7913. 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.