Mining, basic metals and related products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 14000000Supplies · division33 classes with notices

Sub-sectors of mining, basic metals and related…

33 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 409 of 447 notices in this division carry a class-level code

ClassOpen nowNotices, 12mBuyersBids / lotSME wins
Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates14210000648105370%
Alloys14620000225284
Rock salt144100003113510
Glass14820000010264
Metal ores and alloys146000000881
Slag, dross, ferrous waste and scrap1463000017171100%
Basic metals1470000006151
Iron, lead, zinc, tin and copper1471000026121
Precious and semi-precious stones, pumice stone, emery, natural abrasives, other minerals and precious metals145200000510
Sand and clay1420000004122
Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten147500000352
Related mining and quarrying products145000000368
Metal ores14610000035
Gallium147600000343
Technetium14740000033
Aluminium, nickel, scandium, titanium and vanadium14720000039
Salt and pure sodium chloride14400000139
Potassium, magnesium, sodium and lithium14780000025
Chemical and fertiliser minerals143000000284
Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium147700000161
Fertiliser minerals143100000173
Recovered secondary raw materials14900000013
Niobium14790000013
Salt in brine14450000113
Recovered secondary metal raw materials149100000133
Miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products14800000012
Chromium14730000011
Recovered secondary non-metal raw materials14920000011
Sea salt14420000003
Clay14220000004
Chemical minerals143200000034
Evaporated salt and pure sodium chloride14430000003
Artificial graphite14810000003

Open tenders in mining, basic metals and related…

18 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related MaterialsFramework4 lotsLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO23 Sept 20265d£16,666,667
PS/25/263 - Winter Maintenance Assistance Framework (2026-2033)Framework5 lotsEast Ayrshire Council2 Oct 202614d
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkFramework8 lotsLake District National Park Authority2 Oct 202614d£4,000,000
Trace, Evaluate and Reinforce (TracER)Department for Transport7 Oct 202619d£135,000
PfH Materials Supply FrameworkFramework16 lotsProcurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland)9 Oct 202621d£1,538,000,000
PfH Materials Supply FrameworkFramework16 lotsProcurement for Housing9 Oct 202621d£1,538,000,000
Supply, Delivery & Collection of Roadstone MaterialsFramework4 lotsFife Council12 Oct 202624d£12,800,000
SOL - LDC Stores Procurement DPSDPS11 lotsSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council1 Aug 2028683d£1,400,000
YPO - 001154 Civil Engineering Works and ServicesDPS8 lotsYPO28 Oct 2028771d£500,000,000
Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual WasteDPS22 lotsScotland Excel12 Feb 2029878d£200,000,000
YPO - 000881 Ground Maintenance ServicesDPS4 lotsYPO23 Feb 2029889d£500,000,000
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS)DPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)23 Feb 2029889d£450,000,000
Dynamic Market (DM) for the provision of goods and services to drive economical, social and governance impact and improvementDPSTHE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION31 Mar 20363482d
ROOT to Market Dynamic Market for Regenerative ProcurementDPSHEART ACADEMIES TRUST31 Mar 20363482d
UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesDPSAFFINITY WATER LIMITEDnot published
Supply of SaltDPSSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDnot published
ScottishPower - SuppliesSCOTTISH POWER UK PLCnot published
Link-Up - SuppliesACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITEDnot published

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
  • Local authorities 36% (159 notices)
  • Other public bodies 19% (85 notices)
  • Central government 17% (76 notices)
  • Education & universities 4% (16 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 1% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 23% (103 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies1450
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITEDCentral government1240
UK Fusion Energy LtdOther public bodies1190
UK Research and InnovationCentral government1000
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities910
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified900
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government800
ESPOnot classified700
YPOnot classified632
SCOTTISH POWER UK PLCnot classified601

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 302 of 447 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
Scotland75 · 25%
Wales (Cymru)51 · 17%
North West England38 · 13%
South East England38 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber37 · 12%
Northern Ireland29 · 10%
East Midlands26 · 9%
West Midlands25 · 8%
South West England22 · 7%
Greater London22 · 7%
East of England19 · 6%
North East England18 · 6%

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 57% (254 notices)
  • Framework 38% (172 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 5% (21 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (259 notices)
  • Route not published 25% (112 notices)
  • Selective 12% (53 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (23 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 69% (68 notices)
  • Below threshold 31% (30 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=97median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (141) · 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=76
  • 1 bid 33% (25)
  • 2–3 21% (16)
  • 4–6 24% (18)
  • 7 or more 22% (17)
Contract value, net
p25 £81,795median £189,076p75 £1,173,434
interquartile range of 96 awards · p90 £3,712,763
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=48middle half 1–6
Competed92%robust · n=141open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs60%robust · n=282of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs80%robust · n=70single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally75%robust · n=55winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=2511 below · 3 above
Abandoned6%robust · n=141cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot3robust · n=51112 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 528 awards to 266 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 28% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 130 of 447 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract25 notices · 19% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)22 notices · 17% · 3 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution19 notices · 15% · 1 open
Sell2Wales15 notices · 12%
In-tend Electronic Procurement12 notices · 9% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing6 notices · 5%

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 14 — on the procedure or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 14. 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.