Marine equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34930000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34930000 Marine equipment86 notices · 65%34933000 Navigation equipment37 notices · 28%34931000 Harbour equipment6 notices · 5%34931200 Passenger boarding bridges for ships4 notices · 3%34931500 Vessel traffic control equipment4 notices · 3%34931400 Ship bridge simulators3 notices · 2%34931100 Docking installations1 notices · 1%34932000 Radar sets1 notices · 1%- Road equipment 439 · 12m
- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 197 · 12m
- Passenger cars 148 · 12m
- Motor vehicles 141 · 12m
- Control, safety, signalling and light equipment 91 · 12m
- Ships 70 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 67 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 66 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 50 · 12m
- Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers 46 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
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
- Central government 37% (49 notices)
- Other public bodies 12% (16 notices)
- Education & universities 8% (11 notices)
- Local authorities 4% (5 notices)
- NHS & health 2% (3 notices)
- Not classified 36% (47 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Government | not classified | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| CalMac Ferries Limited | not classified | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Lighthouse Board | Central government | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Defence Equipment and Support | Central government | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Dover Harbour Board | Other public bodies | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| University of Plymouth | Education & universities | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Met Office | Central government | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| APUC Limited on behalf of Scottish Association for Marine Science | not classified | 3 | 1 | 0 |
51 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 85 of 133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 47% | 0% | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — |
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 74% (99 notices)
- Framework 22% (29 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 4% (5 notices)
- Open 58% (77 notices)
- Route not published 18% (24 notices)
- Selective 15% (20 notices)
- Limited / restricted 7% (9 notices)
- Direct award 2% (3 notices)
- Above threshold 65% (20 notices)
- Below threshold 35% (11 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (60) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 33% (8)
- 2–3 58% (14)
- 4–6 8% (2)
- 7 or more 0% (0)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 69 awards to 49 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 24% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS Aqua Ltd | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| UK Docks Marine Services Ltd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Planet Ocean Limited | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Survitec Group Ltd | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Survitec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MRS. J.C. ALTHAM & SONS (LANCASTER) LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Draeger Safety UK Limited | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 54 of 133 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in marine equipment
4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark — The Technology Innovation Marketplace | The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | 15 Feb 2029 | 879d | £650,000,000 ceiling |
| Supply and Installation of Bus Stop Infrastructure DPS | Milton Keynes City Council | 23 Feb 2029 | 886d | £3,300,000 ceiling |
| Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Scotland - projects up to 5 million GBP | Scottish Government | 4 Oct 2030 | 1474d | £180,000,000 ceiling |
| Space Technology Solutions | Government Commercial Agency | 30 Jul 2031 | 1774d | — |
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 3493. 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 3493. 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.