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CPV 98390000Services · classin Community & Cultural Services

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
  • Local authorities 29% (99 notices)
  • Other public bodies 23% (77 notices)
  • Central government 21% (69 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 9% (31 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (19 notices)
  • Not classified 12% (41 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies2450
Karbon HomesOther public bodies1300
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government922
Nuclear Restoration Services LimitedOther public bodies850
The Police and Crime Commissioner for LeicestershirePolice, fire & emergency850
Metropolitan Police ServicePolice, fire & emergency600
Ministry of DefenceCentral government610
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified600
Magnox Limitednot classified500
Scottish Enterprisenot classified510

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 251 of 356 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
North West England53 · 21%456%76%
East of England51 · 20%433%80%
Scotland51 · 20%
South East England42 · 17%247%71%
Greater London40 · 16%442%
South West England35 · 14%367%100%
East Midlands33 · 13%357%82%
West Midlands28 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber27 · 11%345%
North East England27 · 11%554%100%
Wales (Cymru)20 · 8%
Northern Ireland9 · 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 69% (246 notices)
  • Framework 24% (84 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 7% (26 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 56% (200 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (77 notices)
  • Selective 17% (59 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (19 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 65% (60 notices)
  • Below threshold 35% (32 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=78median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (140) · 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=55
  • 1 bid 11% (6)
  • 2–3 29% (16)
  • 4–6 31% (17)
  • 7 or more 29% (16)
Contract value, net
p25 £141,015median £437,500p75 £923,412
interquartile range of 92 awards · p90 £13,325,872
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=47middle half 3–8
Competed89%robust · n=140open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs82%robust · n=182of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs69%robust · n=71single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally67%robust · n=83winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=2610 below · 3 above
Abandoned7%robust · n=140cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=3073 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 493 awards to 300 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 14% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 124 of 356 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract22 notices · 18% · 1 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement18 notices · 15% · 2 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution12 notices · 10%
Delta eSourcing10 notices · 8% · 1 open
Sell2Wales6 notices · 5%

Open tenders in other services

8 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 9839. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 16 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 9839. 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.