Networks: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32400000Supplies · 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 networks

5 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 23% (57 notices)
  • Local authorities 23% (57 notices)
  • Other public bodies 22% (55 notices)
  • Education & universities 14% (35 notices)
  • NHS & health 2% (5 notices)
  • Not classified 16% (39 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scottish Governmentnot classified1232
Digital CatapultOther public bodies1200
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1230
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities710
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government511
NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITEDOther public bodies400
Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government301
Cornwall CouncilLocal authorities310
East Ayrshire CouncilLocal authorities300
Essex County CouncilLocal authorities300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 159 of 254 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 London30 · 19%
Scotland28 · 18%
South East England28 · 18%
West Midlands27 · 17%
North East England26 · 16%
South West England21 · 13%
East of England20 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber19 · 12%
North West England17 · 11%
Wales (Cymru)16 · 10%
East Midlands14 · 9%
Northern Ireland6 · 4%

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 74% (187 notices)
  • Framework 18% (45 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 9% (22 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 33% (85 notices)
  • Route not published 32% (82 notices)
  • Selective 26% (65 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (22 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 87% (40 notices)
  • Below threshold 13% (6 notices)
Typical tender window33 daysrobust · n=53median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (90) · 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=24
  • 1 bid 8% (2)
  • 2–3 21% (5)
  • 4–6 29% (7)
  • 7 or more 42% (10)
Contract value, net
p25 £321,584median £687,000p75 £2,757,851
interquartile range of 32 awards · p90 £9,420,083
Typical bids per lot6robust · n=24middle half 3–8
Competed87%robust · n=90open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs51%robust · n=89of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs26%robust · n=27single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally42%robust · n=26winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned4%robust · n=90cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot6robust · n=1743 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 138 awards to 101 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 · 66 of 254 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)14 notices · 21% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract12 notices · 18%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution9 notices · 14% · 1 open
myTenders8 notices · 12%
Delta eSourcing3 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 3240. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 21 Aug 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 3240. 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.