Magnetic cards: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 30160000·Supplies · class·in Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
30163100 Agency fuel cards47 notices · 41%30162000 Smart cards36 notices · 31%30163000 Charge cards34 notices · 29%30160000 Magnetic cards17 notices · 15%30161000 Credit cards7 notices · 6%- Computer equipment and supplies 132 · 12m
- Computer-related equipment 116 · 12m
- Various office equipment and supplies 115 · 12m
- Data-processing machines (hardware) 91 · 12m
- Photocopying and offset printing equipment 47 · 12m
- Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture 30 · 12m
- Calculating and accounting machines 20 · 12m
- Post-office equipment 11 · 12m
- Labelling machines 5 · 12m
- Digital cartography equipment 1 · 12m
- All of Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages →
Open tenders in magnetic cards
4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Concession | Cornwall Council | 30 Sept 2026 | 12d | £92,775,519 |
| Spark — The Technology Innovation Marketplace | The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | 15 Feb 2029 | 881d | £650,000,000 |
| Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS) | The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS) | 23 Feb 2029 | 889d | £450,000,000 |
| Electronic Payments and Associated Services | Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) | 31 May 2029 | 986d | £75,000,000 |
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
- Local authorities 28% (31 notices)
- Other public bodies 28% (31 notices)
- Central government 21% (23 notices)
- Education & universities 8% (9 notices)
- Charities 3% (3 notices)
- Not classified 12% (13 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Procurement for Housing | Other public bodies | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornwall Council | Local authorities | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Charities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Government Commercial Agency | Central government | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Hampshire County Council | Local authorities | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| The Association of North East Councils Limited | Local authorities | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS) | Central government | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CADENT GAS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cirrus Consortium c/o Halton Housing | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
79 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 60 of 116 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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
- Contract 55% (64 notices)
- Framework 42% (49 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 3% (3 notices)
- Open 38% (44 notices)
- Route not published 36% (42 notices)
- Selective 16% (18 notices)
- Limited / restricted 10% (12 notices)
- Above threshold 86% (24 notices)
- Below threshold 14% (4 notices)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 120 awards to 91 suppliers
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 31 of 116 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 3016. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 10 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 3016. 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.