Other sources of energy supplies and distribution: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 65400000Services · classin Public utilities

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 other sources of energy supplies and…

3 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
  • Local authorities 36% (50 notices)
  • Central government 20% (28 notices)
  • Other public bodies 18% (25 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (3 notices)
  • NHS & health 1% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 22% (30 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
OfgemOther public bodies820
Aberdeen City CouncilLocal authorities300
Department for the EconomyCentral government300
Energy Saving Trust Ltdnot classified310
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustCentral government300
NI Water and its subsidiariesnot classified300
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies211
Anglian Water ServicesOther public bodies200
Cardiff CouncilLocal authorities210
Cheshire East CouncilLocal authorities220

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 89 of 139 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
Wales (Cymru)18 · 20%
South East England18 · 20%
Scotland16 · 18%
Yorkshire and the Humber13 · 15%
East of England12 · 13%
North West England11 · 12%
West Midlands10 · 11%
Greater London10 · 11%
South West England9 · 10%
East Midlands8 · 9%
Northern Ireland7 · 8%
North East England6 · 7%

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 67% (93 notices)
  • Framework 24% (33 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 9% (13 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 45% (62 notices)
  • Route not published 36% (50 notices)
  • Selective 17% (24 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 2% (3 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (26 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (7 notices)
Typical tender window35 daysrobust · n=31median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (54) · 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=20
  • 1 bid 20% (4)
  • 2–3 40% (8)
  • 4–6 20% (4)
  • 7 or more 20% (4)
Contract value, net
p25 £901,375median £2,850,000p75 £5,260,341
interquartile range of 24 awards · p90 £10,236,920
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=19middle half 2–5
Competed94%robust · n=54open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs50%robust · n=76of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs53%robust · n=15single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally42%robust · n=12winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned7%robust · n=54cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot12robust · n=835 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 123 awards to 94 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 35% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 45 of 139 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract10 notices · 22%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution6 notices · 13%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 9%
myTenders3 notices · 7%

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 6540. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 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 6540. 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.