Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 37000000·Supplies · division·15 classes with notices
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 67 lots from 58 competitions run by 48 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 43 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 24 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 207 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 39 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 20 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Supply and Installation of Gym Equipment Across Loughborough University | Loughborough University | 27 Nov 2026 | 24d | £1,458,332 |
| TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLAYPARK AT RIVERSIDE WALK, DROMORE | Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 11 Nov 2026 | 8d | £310,000 |
| Provision of Playground Services | Together Housing Association | 13 Nov 2026 | 10d | — |
Sub-sectors of musical instruments, sport goods, games
15 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 543 of 578 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
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Playground equipment37530000 | 12 open → | 156 | 4 | 94% | |
Fitness equipments37440000 | 2 open → | 57 | 3 | 60% | |
Outdoor sports equipment37410000 | 3 open → | 40 | 2 | 86% | |
Sports goods and equipment37400000 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 58% | |
Art supplies37820000 | 0 | 7 | — | 100% | |
Gymnasium equipment37420000 | 1 open → | 26 | 3 | — | |
Musical instruments37310000 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 64% | |
Toys37520000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | |
Field and court sports equipment37450000 | 1 open → | 8 | — | — |
Show 6 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment37480000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | |
Handicraft and art supplies37800000 | 0 | 6 | — | — | |
Games and toys; fairground amusements37500000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Golf and bowling equipments37470000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Parts and accessories of musical instruments37320000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Musical instruments and parts37300000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — |
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities60%(344 notices)
344 of 576 notices are Local authorities (60%).Central government15%(85 notices)
85 of 576 notices are Central government (15%).Education & universities10%(55 notices)
55 of 576 notices are Education & universities (10%).Other public bodies4%(24 notices)
24 of 576 notices are Other public bodies (4%).Police, fire & emergency2%(12 notices)
12 of 576 notices are Police, fire & emergency (2%).Not classified10%(56 notices)
56 of 576 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | Local authorities | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| Department for Culture, Media & Sport | Central government | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| YPO | not classified | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | Central government | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Education Authority NI | Education & universities | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | Local authorities | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 6 | 3 | 0 |
321 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 412 of 578 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 91% | 16% | |
| South East England | 4 | 90% | 34% | |
| South West England | 3 | 97% | 14% | |
| North West England | 4 | 96% | 23% | |
| East of England | 4 | 87% | 15% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 92% | 20% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 93% | 5% | |
| North East England | 4 | 87% | 7% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 89% | 9% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract82%(476 notices)
476 of 578 notices are Contract (82%).Framework17%(100 notices)
100 of 578 notices are Framework (17%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(2 notices)
2 of 578 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open57%(329 notices)
329 of 578 notices are Open (57%).Route not published14%(82 notices)
82 of 578 notices are Route not published (14%).Limited / restricted13%(74 notices)
74 of 578 notices are Limited / restricted (13%).Direct award12%(69 notices)
69 of 578 notices are Direct award (12%).Selective4%(24 notices)
24 of 578 notices are Selective (4%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold31%(67 notices)
67 of 217 notices are Above threshold (31%).Below threshold69%(150 notices)
150 of 217 notices are Below threshold (69%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (353) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid15%(10)
10 of 67 lots fall in 1 bid (15%).2–340%(27)
27 of 67 lots fall in 2–3 (40%).4–631%(21)
21 of 67 lots fall in 4–6 (31%).7 or more13%(9)
9 of 67 lots fall in 7 or more (13%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 67 lots from 58 competitions run by 48 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 43 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 24 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
201 of 333 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 20 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
168 SME bids out of 212, on 56 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
112 of 135 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 58 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
6 of 353 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 96 lots from 26 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 550 awards to 288 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 26% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| KOMPAN Limited | 26 | 27 | 17 | 23 |
| PULSE FITNESS LIMITED | 18 | 23 | 7 | 17 |
| HAGS SMP Ltd | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| Technogym UK Ltd | 12 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Wicksteed Leisure Ltd | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Proludic | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Sutcliffe Play | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Origin Fitness | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 184 of 578 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in musical instruments, sport goods, games
20 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 37, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 2 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.