Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 44160000Supplies · classin Construction Materials & Prefab

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
  • Other public bodies 32% (115 notices)
  • Local authorities 21% (74 notices)
  • Central government 14% (50 notices)
  • Housing associations 4% (14 notices)
  • Education & universities 2% (8 notices)
  • Not classified 27% (95 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Karbon HomesOther public bodies1410
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified1200
United Utilities Water LimitedOther public bodies860
Health and Safety ExecutiveCentral government770
Scotland Excelnot classified720
CADENT GAS LIMITEDOther public bodies610
Dwr Cymru CyfyngedigOther public bodies610
Ministry of DefenceCentral government620
GNI (UK) LIMITEDOther public bodies522
Gas Networks Irelandnot classified502

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 265 of 369 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
Scotland61 · 23%
South East England58 · 22%
Wales (Cymru)43 · 16%
North West England40 · 15%
East of England39 · 15%
Greater London36 · 14%
South West England35 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber31 · 12%
West Midlands31 · 12%
East Midlands30 · 11%
North East England27 · 10%
Northern Ireland18 · 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 54% (201 notices)
  • Framework 39% (143 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 7% (25 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 52% (193 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (83 notices)
  • Selective 22% (81 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (12 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 63% (61 notices)
  • Below threshold 37% (36 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=111median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (116) · 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=26
  • 1 bid 23% (6)
  • 2–3 38% (10)
  • 4–6 23% (6)
  • 7 or more 15% (4)
Contract value, net
p25 £25,854median £96,132p75 £304,912
interquartile range of 62 awards · p90 £766,621
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=23middle half 2–4
Competed97%robust · n=116open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs77%robust · n=95of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs78%robust · n=23single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally55%robust · n=40winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned8%robust · n=116cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=45111 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,004 awards to 531 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 30% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 137 of 369 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement22 notices · 16% · 5 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution15 notices · 11%
Proactis / ProContract15 notices · 11% · 3 open
Sell2Wales9 notices · 7%
myTenders8 notices · 6%
Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP)6 notices · 4% · 1 open

Open tenders in pipeline, piping, pipes, casing

16 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Property Maintenance & Construction MaterialsFramework11 lotsGreat Places Housing Group2 Oct 202612d£32,000,000 ceiling
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkFramework8 lotsLake District National Park Authority2 Oct 202612d£4,000,000 ceiling
PfH Materials Supply FrameworkFramework16 lotsProcurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland)9 Oct 202619d£1,538,000,000 ceiling
PfH Materials Supply FrameworkFramework16 lotsProcurement for Housing9 Oct 202619d£1,538,000,000 ceiling
Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation FrameworkFrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED21 Oct 202631d£1,060,972,300 ceiling
714068450 - DM/00180 - Replacement Piping DM Beith PMEDefence Equipment and Support30 Oct 202640d£500,000
Ductile Iron Pipe and Associated FittingsFrameworkSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED27 Nov 202668d£71,350,000 ceiling
Repairs and Maintenance DPSDPS14 lotsLHC Procurement Group18 Feb 2029882d£55,000,000 ceiling
Repairs and Maintenance DPSDPS14 lotsLHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)19 Feb 2029883d£60,000,000 ceiling
Repairs and Maintenance DPSDPS14 lotsLHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)19 Feb 2029883d£4,000,000 ceiling
Repairs and Maintenance DPSDPS14 lotsLHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)19 Feb 2029883d£4,000,000 ceiling
YPO - 001110 Emergency Response and Rescue EquipmentDPS10 lotsYPO13 Jun 20322093d£40,000,000 ceiling
23/031 - The Provision for the Design and Construct or Construction of High-Pressure (up to and including 85barg) Gas Transportation Infrastructure ServicesGas Networks Irelandnot published
22/026 - Gate Valves Qualification SystemGNI (UK) LIMITEDnot published
23/020 - Seamless (SMLS) Pipe Qualification SystemGas Networks Irelandnot published
22/025 - High Pressure (HP) Fittings Qualification SystemGNI (UK) LIMITEDnot published

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 4416. 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 4416. 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.