# Machine tools for working hard materials except metals (CPV 42640000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machine-tools-for-working-hard-materials-except-metals-42640000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Machine tools for working hard materials except metals (CPV 42640000) covers UK public procurement for Machine tools for working hard materials except metals. Tracked across 6 published procedures (3 in the last 12 months) across 6 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Machine tools for working hard materials except metals

- **CPV Code:** `42640000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Industrial machinery (CPV 42000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 3

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 6

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 3 (6 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machine-tools-for-working-hard-materials-except-metals-42640000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machine-tools-for-working-hard-materials-except-metals-42640000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £15k (median net contract award; interquartile range £14k–£49k)

## Other Classes in Industrial machinery

1. [Lifting and handling equipment (CPV 42410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/lifting-and-handling-equipment-42410000): 130 notices/12m

2. [Pumps and compressors (CPV 42120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/pumps-and-compressors-42120000): 84 notices/12m

3. [Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery (CPV 42510000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/heat-exchange-units-air-conditioning-and-refrigerating-equip-42510000): 80 notices/12m

4. [Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery (CPV 42990000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-special-purpose-machinery-42990000): 65 notices/12m

5. [Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment (CPV 42960000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/command-and-control-system-printing-graphics-office-automati-42960000): 45 notices/12m

6. [Boiler installations (CPV 42160000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/boiler-installations-42160000): 38 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Machine tools for working hard materials except metals work:

1. [Liverpool John Moores University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-john-moores-university-urn-133827): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

3. [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

4. [RAF High Wycombe Air Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/raf-high-wycombe-air-commercial-GB-FTS-41375): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rrk): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [University of Staffordshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-staffordshire-urn-133882): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 2 notices (67%)

2. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 1 notices (33%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Machine tools for working hard materials except metals:

1. [IDEAL MED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ideal-med-coh-07368683): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Summit Plastics Automation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/summit-plastics-automation-GB-FTS-178678): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Wayland Additive Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wayland-additive-limited-coh-11978407): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

4. [XYZ Machine Tools](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xyz-machine-tools-coh-01765883): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Machine tools for working hard materials except metals intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machine-tools-for-working-hard-materials-except-metals-42640000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machine-tools-for-working-hard-materials-except-metals-42640000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt