Office automation software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48920000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

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
  • Central government 38% (30 notices)
  • Education & universities 22% (17 notices)
  • Other public bodies 21% (16 notices)
  • NHS & health 8% (6 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 3% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 9% (7 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
NHS Blood and TransplantCentral government1110
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDOther public bodies310
NHS Shared Business Services LimitedNHS & health300
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government300
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustCentral government210
Ministry of DefenceCentral government200
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government200
South Eastern Regional CollegeEducation & universities200
The Royal HouseholdOther public bodies220
The University of SheffieldEducation & universities210

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 38 of 80 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
Scotland9 · 24%
Northern Ireland6 · 16%
South West England4 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber4 · 11%
South East England4 · 11%
North West England3 · 8%
Wales (Cymru)3 · 8%
East of England3 · 8%
Greater London2 · 5%
North East England2 · 5%
West Midlands1 · 3%

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 78% (62 notices)
  • Framework 21% (17 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 40% (32 notices)
  • Route not published 39% (31 notices)
  • Selective 19% (15 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 94% (15 notices)
  • Below threshold 6% (1 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=14median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (25) · 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=12
  • 1 bid 50% (6)
  • 2–3 42% (5)
  • 4–6 0% (0)
  • 7 or more 8% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £231,190median £500,000p75 £10,927,061
interquartile range of 15 awards · p90 £44,251,000
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=11middle half 1–2
Competed92%robust · n=25open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs26%robust · n=23of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Abandoned4%robust · n=25cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 103 awards to 67 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 20 of 80 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 4892. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 11 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 4892. 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.