Precious and semi-precious stones, pumice stone, emery, natural abrasives, other minerals and precious metals: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 14520000Supplies · classin Mining, basic metals and related products

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
  • Central government 43% (6 notices)
  • Education & universities 21% (3 notices)
  • Other public bodies 14% (2 notices)
  • Local authorities 7% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 14% (2 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITEDCentral government210
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustCentral government220
Royal Mintnot classified210
University of GlasgowEducation & universities200
Aberystwyth UniversityEducation & universities100
Anglian Water ServicesOther public bodies100
Crown Estate ScotlandCentral government100
Devon County CouncilLocal authorities110
Forestry and Land ScotlandCentral government100
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 8 of 14 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
Scotland4 · 50%
Wales (Cymru)3 · 38%
South West England1 · 13%

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 64% (9 notices)
  • Framework 36% (5 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 71% (10 notices)
  • Selective 14% (2 notices)
  • Route not published 14% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 60% (3 notices)
  • Below threshold 40% (2 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=6median, notice to deadline

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 19 awards to 14 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 7 of 14 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution3 notices · 43%
Sell2Wales1 notices · 14%

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 1452. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 Jun 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 1452. 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.