Marine services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 98360000Services · classin Community & Cultural Services

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
  • Central government 34% (56 notices)
  • Local authorities 17% (29 notices)
  • Other public bodies 17% (29 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 1% (2 notices)
  • Education & universities 1% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 30% (50 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government2150
Natural Resources WalesOther public bodies920
Scottish Governmentnot classified731
Ards and North Down Borough CouncilLocal authorities630
Maritime and Coastguard AgencyCentral government510
Radioactive Waste Management Limitednot classified500
The Crown EstateCentral government540
Orkney Islands CouncilLocal authorities421
Dover Harbour BoardOther public bodies400
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies400

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 95 of 167 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
Scotland26 · 27%
Wales (Cymru)23 · 24%
South East England18 · 19%
South West England16 · 17%
Northern Ireland15 · 16%
North West England10 · 11%
East of England9 · 9%
North East England7 · 7%
Greater London6 · 6%
Yorkshire and the Humber6 · 6%
East Midlands5 · 5%
West Midlands4 · 4%

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 74% (124 notices)
  • Framework 23% (39 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 2% (4 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 44% (74 notices)
  • Route not published 27% (45 notices)
  • Selective 20% (34 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 8% (14 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (26 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (7 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=38median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (65) · 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=25
  • 1 bid 32% (8)
  • 2–3 44% (11)
  • 4–6 20% (5)
  • 7 or more 4% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £494,910median £2,772,429p75 £8,000,000
interquartile range of 42 awards · p90 £63,350,000
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=23middle half 1–3
Competed86%robust · n=65open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs88%robust · n=41of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs45%robust · n=31single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally31%robust · n=16winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned11%robust · n=65cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot3robust · n=1331 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 109 awards to 83 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 31% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 55 of 167 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)8 notices · 15% · 1 open
Sell2Wales8 notices · 15% · 1 open
eTendersNI6 notices · 11%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution6 notices · 11%
Proactis / ProContract6 notices · 11%

Open tenders in marine services

4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 9836. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 19 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 9836. 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.