# Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories (CPV 18100000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accessories-18100000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories (CPV 18100000) covers UK public procurement for Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories. Tracked across 172 published procedures (47 in the last 12 months) across 132 contracting authorities, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

- **CPV Code:** `18100000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (CPV 18000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 7

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 47

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 172

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 41 (132 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accessories-18100000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accessories-18100000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 10 bids (middle half 3–11) (median of 16 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £121k (median net contract award; interquartile range £40k–£500k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 63 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 68% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 44% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

1. [Workwear accessories (CPV 18140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/workwear-accessories-18140000): 15 notices/12m

2. [Special clothing (CPV 18410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-clothing-18410000): 14 notices/12m

3. [Sacks and bags (CPV 18930000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/sacks-and-bags-18930000): 11 notices/12m

4. [Footwear (CPV 18800000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/footwear-18800000): 11 notices/12m

5. [Presents and rewards (CPV 18530000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/presents-and-rewards-18530000): 8 notices/12m

6. [Weatherproof clothing (CPV 18220000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/weatherproof-clothing-18220000): 7 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories (soonest deadline first):

1. [SOL - LDC Stores Procurement DPS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-ldc-stores-procurement-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-03dd55): £1,400,000 · Deadline: 1 Aug 2028 · Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

2. [YPO - 001021 School Uniform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ypo-001021-school-uniform-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8cb): £15,000,000 · Deadline: 23 Feb 2029 · YPO

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories work:

1. [Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL): 11 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

3. [Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thameslink-southern-great-northern-limited-tsgn-coh-07934306): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

5. [York College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-college-urn-130594): 3 notices (3 in last 12m)

6. [YPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ypo-GB-FTS-185823): 2 notices (1 in last 12m) · **1 open**

7. [Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/anglia-ruskin-university-higher-education-corporation-urn-150975): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Ayrshire College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ayrshire-college-GB-FTS-41961): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 34 notices (25%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 30 notices (22%)

3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 29 notices (22%)

4. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 28 notices (21%)

5. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 27 notices (20%)

6. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 25 notices (19%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories:

1. [Healthy Bean Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/healthy-bean-ltd-coh-12498439): 6 procedures (7 awards) across 6 contracting authorities

2. [Arco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arco-limited-coh-00133804): 6 procedures across 6 contracting authorities

3. [Protective Wear Supplies](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/protective-wear-supplies-coh-08393062): 5 procedures (6 awards) across 5 contracting authorities

4. [Bunzl UK Ltd trading as Greenham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bunzl-uk-ltd-trading-as-greenham-coh-02902454): 5 procedures across 5 contracting authorities

5. [Arden Winch & Co.Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arden-winch-co-ltd-coh-01253792): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

6. [PJD Safety Supplies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pjd-safety-supplies-ltd-coh-ni601331): 3 procedures (9 awards) across 3 contracting authorities

7. [Lyreco UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lyreco-uk-limited-coh-00442696): 3 procedures (5 awards) across 3 contracting authorities

8. [MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mi-hub-limited-t-a-alexandra-coh-00454264): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accessories-18100000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/occupational-clothing-special-workwear-and-accessories-18100000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt
