Miscellaneous services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 98300000Services · 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
  • Local authorities 45% (85 notices)
  • Central government 14% (27 notices)
  • Other public bodies 11% (20 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (16 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 8% (15 notices)
  • Not classified 13% (25 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
The Police and Crime Commissioner for DerbyshirePolice, fire & emergency910
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies500
Hertfordshire County CouncilLocal authorities400
Kent County CouncilLocal authorities400
Bridgend County Borough CouncilLocal authorities300
Health and Safety ExecutiveCentral government310
Southampton City CouncilLocal authorities310
Tower Hamletsnot classified300
University of GlasgowEducation & universities310
7 Forces Commercial Servicesnot classified200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 132 of 196 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
Greater London28 · 21%
South East England26 · 20%
North West England20 · 15%
East Midlands20 · 15%
West Midlands20 · 15%
East of England20 · 15%
Scotland17 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber17 · 13%
South West England15 · 11%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 10%
North East England12 · 9%
Northern Ireland7 · 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 84% (164 notices)
  • Framework 16% (31 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 64% (125 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (43 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (17 notices)
  • Selective 6% (11 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 55% (32 notices)
  • Below threshold 45% (26 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=48median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (91) · 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=27
  • 1 bid 15% (4)
  • 2–3 37% (10)
  • 4–6 37% (10)
  • 7 or more 11% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £135,581median £537,412p75 £1,984,118
interquartile range of 42 awards · p90 £12,961,541
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=26middle half 2–4
Competed91%robust · n=91open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs59%robust · n=83of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs59%robust · n=29single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally67%robust · n=27winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned3%robust · n=91cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=620 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 129 awards to 110 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 24% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 56 of 196 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract13 notices · 23% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution8 notices · 14% · 1 open
Atamis Health Family Portal5 notices · 9% · 1 open
Sell2Wales5 notices · 9%
Delta eSourcing3 notices · 5% · 1 open

Open tenders in miscellaneous services

5 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 9830. 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 9830. 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.