Local area network: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32410000Supplies · classin Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in local area network

7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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
  • Other public bodies 28% (91 notices)
  • Local authorities 22% (70 notices)
  • Central government 21% (68 notices)
  • Education & universities 12% (39 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 4% (13 notices)
  • Not classified 13% (43 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities910
Scottish Governmentnot classified831
Ministry of DefenceCentral government820
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies800
Ministry of JusticeCentral government620
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government500
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government411
Bracknell Forest Borough CouncilLocal authorities430
Carmarthenshire County CouncilLocal authorities400
Sovini LimitedOther public bodies410

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 215 of 332 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
South East England49 · 23%538%73%
Greater London40 · 19%543%86%
Wales (Cymru)34 · 16%
Scotland34 · 16%
West Midlands32 · 15%
East of England31 · 14%560%80%
Yorkshire and the Humber30 · 14%
North West England30 · 14%574%62%
South West England30 · 14%
North East England27 · 13%
East Midlands23 · 11%
Northern Ireland10 · 5%

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 77% (257 notices)
  • Framework 18% (59 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 5% (16 notices)
Procedure route
  • Selective 33% (110 notices)
  • Open 33% (108 notices)
  • Route not published 24% (81 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 10% (32 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 83% (58 notices)
  • Below threshold 17% (12 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=83median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (129) · 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=38
  • 1 bid 11% (4)
  • 2–3 32% (12)
  • 4–6 29% (11)
  • 7 or more 29% (11)
Contract value, net
p25 £292,205median £1,775,000p75 £21,074,500
interquartile range of 56 awards · p90 £129,136,871
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=37middle half 3–8
Competed87%robust · n=129open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs69%robust · n=167of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs49%robust · n=57single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally48%robust · n=31winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=2310 below · 2 above
Abandoned3%robust · n=129cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=2548 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 297 awards to 179 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 · 91 of 332 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)17 notices · 19% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract14 notices · 15%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution13 notices · 14% · 2 open
Delta eSourcing9 notices · 10%
myTenders7 notices · 8%

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 3241. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 16 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 3241. 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.