Photocopying and offset printing equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 30120000Supplies · classin Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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 photocopying and offset printing…

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
  • Other public bodies 27% (42 notices)
  • Central government 21% (32 notices)
  • Local authorities 19% (30 notices)
  • Education & universities 11% (17 notices)
  • Charities 3% (5 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (30 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scottish Governmentnot classified810
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies600
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government501
Northern Trains LimitedCentral government510
Post Office LimitedOther public bodies421
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITEDCharities400
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)Other public bodies410
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Local authorities330
Education Buying Group LtdOther public bodies200
Government Commercial AgencyCentral government220

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 97 of 162 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
South West England20 · 21%
North West England18 · 19%
Yorkshire and the Humber18 · 19%
Scotland18 · 19%
Greater London15 · 15%
North East England14 · 14%
West Midlands14 · 14%
Wales (Cymru)12 · 12%
East Midlands12 · 12%
South East England11 · 11%
East of England7 · 7%
Northern Ireland3 · 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 68% (110 notices)
  • Framework 31% (50 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 45% (73 notices)
  • Route not published 26% (42 notices)
  • Selective 15% (25 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 13% (21 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 86% (31 notices)
  • Below threshold 14% (5 notices)
Typical tender window33 daysrobust · n=33median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (73) · 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=17
  • 1 bid 18% (3)
  • 2–3 18% (3)
  • 4–6 35% (6)
  • 7 or more 29% (5)
Contract value, net
p25 £367,933median £584,363p75 £1,709,000
interquartile range of 31 awards · p90 £5,000,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=17middle half 3–7
Competed77%robust · n=73open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs51%robust · n=59of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs40%robust · n=35single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally60%robust · n=30winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned3%robust · n=73cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot3robust · n=1526 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 127 awards to 85 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 · 32 of 162 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution7 notices · 22%
myTenders5 notices · 16%
Proactis / ProContract4 notices · 13% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing2 notices · 6%

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 3012. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 3012. 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.