Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 42610000Supplies · classin Industrial machinery

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
  • Education & universities 36% (20 notices)
  • Central government 25% (14 notices)
  • Other public bodies 11% (6 notices)
  • Local authorities 2% (1 notices)
  • Charities 2% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 24% (13 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
UK Research and InnovationCentral government1000
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified600
The University of SheffieldEducation & universities430
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELDEducation & universities330
Royal Mintnot classified200
Scotland Excelnot classified200
The University Of Sheffield, AMRCEducation & universities200
West Lothian CollegeEducation & universities200
AWE PLCnot classified100
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITEDCharities100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 44 of 55 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 England12 · 27%
Yorkshire and the Humber8 · 18%
Scotland7 · 16%
North West England5 · 11%
Wales (Cymru)4 · 9%
East of England3 · 7%
West Midlands3 · 7%
South West England3 · 7%
Northern Ireland3 · 7%
East Midlands2 · 5%
North East England1 · 2%
Greater London1 · 2%

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 87% (48 notices)
  • Framework 13% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 71% (39 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (10 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (3 notices)
  • Selective 5% (3 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 45% (5 notices)
  • Below threshold 55% (6 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=12median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (24) · 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=13
  • 1 bid 46% (6)
  • 2–3 31% (4)
  • 4–6 23% (3)
  • 7 or more 0% (0)
Contract value, net
p25 £217,111median £254,044p75 £411,430
interquartile range of 12 awards · p90 £964,081
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=12middle half 1–3
Competed96%robust · n=24open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs90%robust · n=21of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Abandoned0%robust · n=24cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 32 awards to 27 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 17 of 55 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Delta eSourcing3 notices · 18%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution3 notices · 18%
SAP Ariba1 notices · 6%
eTendersNI1 notices · 6%
myTenders1 notices · 6%

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 4261. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 29 Jul 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 4261. 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.