Nuclear reactors and parts: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 42150000·Supplies · class·in Industrial machinery
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
42150000 Nuclear reactors and parts14 notices · 44%42151000 Nuclear reactors13 notices · 41%42152000 Parts of nuclear reactors6 notices · 19%42152100 Reactor-cooling systems6 notices · 19%42152200 Parts of nuclear-reactor vessels4 notices · 13%- Lifting and handling equipment 216 · 12m
- Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery 153 · 12m
- Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment 115 · 12m
- Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 104 · 12m
- Pumps and compressors 96 · 12m
- Boiler installations 83 · 12m
- Cooling and ventilation equipment 52 · 12m
- Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus 43 · 12m
- Ventilation equipment 42 · 12m
- Lifting and handling equipment and parts 35 · 12m
- All of Industrial machinery →
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
- Other public bodies 31% (10 notices)
- Education & universities 6% (2 notices)
- Not classified 63% (20 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education & universities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DESNZ | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Great British Energy - Nuclear | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Magnox Limited | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Fusion Energy Ltd | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 21 of 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
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
- Contract 84% (27 notices)
- Framework 16% (5 notices)
- Route not published 59% (19 notices)
- Open 28% (9 notices)
- Limited / restricted 9% (3 notices)
- Selective 3% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 88% (7 notices)
- Below threshold 13% (1 notices)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 17 awards to 11 suppliers
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 8 of 32 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 4215. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 8 May 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 4215. 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.