Microphones and loudspeakers: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32340000Supplies · classin Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in microphones and loudspeakers

4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 37% (67 notices)
  • Local authorities 22% (39 notices)
  • Other public bodies 9% (17 notices)
  • Education & universities 8% (14 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 4% (7 notices)
  • Not classified 20% (35 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1620
Scottish Governmentnot classified931
UK Research and InnovationCentral government900
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities820
Leicester Arts Centre Ltdnot classified500
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustCentral government400
Defence Equipment and SupportCentral government330
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOLocal authorities330
Social Security Scotlandnot classified310
Transport for LondonOther public bodies300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 116 of 183 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
Scotland22 · 19%
Wales (Cymru)21 · 18%
Northern Ireland16 · 14%
South East England13 · 11%
West Midlands13 · 11%
Greater London13 · 11%
North West England11 · 9%
North East England10 · 9%
East Midlands10 · 9%
East of England8 · 7%
Yorkshire and the Humber7 · 6%
South West England6 · 5%

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 69% (127 notices)
  • Framework 23% (42 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 8% (14 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 55% (100 notices)
  • Selective 17% (32 notices)
  • Route not published 15% (27 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 12% (22 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (30 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (8 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=39median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (72) · 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=35
  • 1 bid 14% (5)
  • 2–3 43% (15)
  • 4–6 34% (12)
  • 7 or more 9% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £60,203median £323,346p75 £408,167
interquartile range of 61 awards · p90 £2,949,559
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=32middle half 2–5
Competed82%robust · n=72open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs68%robust · n=93of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs52%robust · n=31single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally41%robust · n=32winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate6% above the estimaterobust · n=2112 below · 2 above
Abandoned6%robust · n=72cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=1835 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 169 awards to 125 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 19% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 52 of 183 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution10 notices · 19% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract8 notices · 15%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)7 notices · 13% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing4 notices · 8%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 8%

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 3234. 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 3234. 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.