Passenger cars: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 34110000Supplies · classin Transport Equipment & Vehicles

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 38% (190 notices)
  • Central government 25% (126 notices)
  • Other public bodies 11% (57 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 10% (50 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (27 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (55 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government3862
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities2040
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityLocal authorities990
Scotland Excelnot classified631
Bridgend County Borough CouncilLocal authorities500
Defence Equipment and SupportCentral government520
East Dunbartonshire CouncilLocal authorities500
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Local authorities510
North Lincolnshire CouncilLocal authorities500
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilLocal authorities400

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 361 of 514 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)65 · 18%
Yorkshire and the Humber50 · 14%322%58%
Scotland48 · 13%
South East England44 · 12%320%91%
South West England43 · 12%
Greater London39 · 11%43%92%
North West England35 · 10%
East of England33 · 9%
West Midlands33 · 9%
North East England31 · 9%347%60%
East Midlands26 · 7%
Northern Ireland19 · 5%

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 68% (350 notices)
  • Framework 28% (144 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (20 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 53% (270 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (95 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 16% (81 notices)
  • Selective 13% (66 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 75% (77 notices)
  • Below threshold 25% (26 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=120median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (206) · 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=60
  • 1 bid 33% (20)
  • 2–3 23% (14)
  • 4–6 32% (19)
  • 7 or more 12% (7)
Contract value, net
p25 £59,350median £222,583p75 £848,270
interquartile range of 122 awards · p90 £2,487,785
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=52middle half 1–5
Competed76%robust · n=206open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs62%robust · n=177of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs57%robust · n=104single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally68%robust · n=75winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=225 below · 6 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=206cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=43101 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 744 awards to 393 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 21% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 159 of 514 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract21 notices · 13%
Sell2Wales19 notices · 12% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)18 notices · 11% · 3 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution15 notices · 9% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing11 notices · 7%
In-tend Electronic Procurement11 notices · 7% · 1 open

Open tenders in passenger cars

13 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
715892484 - Provision of White Fleet, BahrainMinistry of Defence22 Sept 20262d£634,500
School and Special Transport Open FrameworkFramework6 lotsBedford Borough Council5 Oct 202615d£48,000,000 ceiling
Supply and Delivery of Heavy and Municipal VehiclesFramework13 lotsScotland Excel16 Oct 202626d£100,000,000 ceiling
Supply of All Terrain VehiclesMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority19 Oct 202629d£400,000
British Gurkas Nepal White Fleet Vehicle ReplacementMinistry of Defence30 Nov 202671d£1,910,833
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys on behalf of North Ayrshire CouncilDPS5 lotsNorth Ayrshire Council31 Mar 2027192d£12,580,836 ceiling
Ongoing Applications for our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Education, Social Care & Ad-Hoc Transport ServicesDPSWrexham County Borough Council14 Jun 2027267d
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport ServicesDPS6 lotsLondon Borough of Enfield23 Feb 2029887d£60,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System For Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care Children Social Care, Misc Transport 2025DPS6 lotsBuckinghamshire Council23 Feb 2029887d£315,000,000 ceiling
Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School Transport Services (Round 2)DPS4 lotsBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council31 Aug 20291076d£16,500,000 ceiling
Space Technology SolutionsDPS128 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency30 Jul 20311774d
Dynamic Purchasing System For Vehicles (includingDPS26 lotsAnglian Water Services1 Apr 20322020d£110,000,000 ceiling
DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)DPS4 lotsEast Lothian Council20 Apr 20342769d£43,717,860 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 3411. 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 3411. 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.