Market and economic research; polling and statistics: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 79300000Services · classin Business Services & Consultancy

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 31% (68 notices)
  • Local authorities 23% (51 notices)
  • Other public bodies 16% (36 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (14 notices)
  • Charities 3% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 20% (45 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Historic EnglandCentral government551
British Film InstituteCharities420
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial StrategyCentral government400
Department for TransportCentral government400
NHS EnglandCentral government400
Scottish Enterprisenot classified410
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government400
Financial Conduct AuthorityOther public bodies300
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentCentral government300
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineEducation & universities310

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 121 of 226 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
Northern Ireland26 · 21%
Greater London20 · 17%
Yorkshire and the Humber20 · 17%
East Midlands17 · 14%
Scotland15 · 12%
South East England15 · 12%
North West England14 · 12%
North East England14 · 12%
East of England14 · 12%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 11%
West Midlands11 · 9%
South West England10 · 8%

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 75% (170 notices)
  • Framework 24% (54 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 64% (145 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (41 notices)
  • Selective 11% (25 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (15 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 38% (25 notices)
  • Below threshold 62% (40 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=55median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (106) · 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=44
  • 1 bid 11% (5)
  • 2–3 25% (11)
  • 4–6 36% (16)
  • 7 or more 27% (12)
Contract value, net
p25 £65,000median £144,763p75 £286,000
interquartile range of 65 awards · p90 £1,148,500
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=37middle half 3–7
Competed91%robust · n=106open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs59%robust · n=227of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs64%robust · n=55single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally54%robust · n=37winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate4% below the estimaterobust · n=3117 below · 1 above
Abandoned0%robust · n=106cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot17robust · n=1537 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 211 awards to 144 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 17% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 83 of 226 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement20 notices · 24% · 2 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution14 notices · 17%
Proactis / ProContract8 notices · 10%
Delta eSourcing7 notices · 8%
Sell2Wales6 notices · 7%

Open tenders in market and economic research

2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
ITT - Stakeholder Research - UID 310Historic England5 Oct 202614d£226,000
Skills Audit for Greater CarltonGedling Borough Council6 Oct 202615d£35,000

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 7930. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 7930. 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.