Paper sanitary: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 33770000Supplies · classin Medical Devices & Pharma

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 22% (16 notices)
  • Central government 16% (12 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (11 notices)
  • Education & universities 8% (6 notices)
  • NHS & health 8% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 31% (23 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies500
Scotland Excelnot classified510
APUC LIMITEDnot classified410
North Western Universities Purchasing ConsortiumOther public bodies400
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITEDCentral government300
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government310
Scottish Governmentnot classified310
Cardiff CouncilLocal authorities200
Department for EducationCentral government210
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government220

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 53 of 74 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
Scotland22 · 42%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 25%
Yorkshire and the Humber9 · 17%
East of England8 · 15%
Northern Ireland7 · 13%
West Midlands5 · 9%
Greater London5 · 9%
South East England5 · 9%
South West England4 · 8%
East Midlands4 · 8%
North West England4 · 8%
North East England4 · 8%

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 59% (44 notices)
  • Framework 39% (29 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 57% (42 notices)
  • Route not published 30% (22 notices)
  • Selective 11% (8 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 83% (5 notices)
  • Below threshold 17% (1 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=10median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (18) · 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 8% (1)
  • 2–3 33% (4)
  • 4–6 33% (4)
  • 7 or more 25% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £40,000median £141,934p75 £505,758
interquartile range of 21 awards · p90 £10,586,364
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=9middle half 2–6
Competed94%robust · n=18open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs47%robust · n=55of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Won locally25%robust · n=16winner registered in the delivery region
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot9robust · n=1216 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 153 awards to 39 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 71% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 15 of 74 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Sell2Wales3 notices · 20%
In-tend Electronic Procurement2 notices · 13% · 1 open
myTenders2 notices · 13%
eTendersNI1 notices · 7%

Open tenders in paper sanitary

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
SOL - LDC Stores Procurement DPSDPS11 lotsSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council1 Aug 2028681d£1,400,000 ceiling

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 3377. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 3377. 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.