# Prepared explosives (CPV 24610000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Prepared explosives (CPV 24610000) covers UK public procurement for Prepared explosives. Tracked across 15 published procedures (6 in the last 12 months) across 9 contracting authorities, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Prepared explosives

- **CPV Code:** `24610000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Chemical products (CPV 24000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/chemical-products-24000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 1

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 6

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 15

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 5 (9 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 32 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 2–2) (median of 1 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £55k (median net contract award; interquartile range £48k–£141k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 6 days (median)

## Other Classes in Chemical products

1. [Industrial gases (CPV 24110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-gases-24110000): 38 notices/12m

2. [Specialised chemical products (CPV 24950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/specialised-chemical-products-24950000): 12 notices/12m

3. [Various chemical products (CPV 24960000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/various-chemical-products-24960000): 10 notices/12m

4. [Gases (CPV 24100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gases-24100000): 10 notices/12m

5. [Basic inorganic chemicals (CPV 24310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-inorganic-chemicals-24310000): 7 notices/12m

6. [Basic organic chemicals (CPV 24320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/basic-organic-chemicals-24320000): 7 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Prepared explosives work:

1. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 5 notices (1 in last 12m)

2. [National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM): 3 notices (2 in last 12m)

3. [BLACKPOOL COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackpool-council-ons-e06000009): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council-ons-e06000058): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Erewash Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/erewash-borough-council-ons-e07000036): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council-ons-e06000001): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [Health and Safety Executive](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/health-and-safety-executive-gov-pb207): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northampton-general-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rns): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 3 notices (38%)

2. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 2 notices (25%)

3. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 2 notices (25%)

4. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 1 notices (13%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Prepared explosives:

1. [Reaction Fireworks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reaction-fireworks-limited-coh-05917897): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

2. [C.T. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/c-t-construction-limited-coh-02790904): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [FTF WORLDWIDE EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ftf-worldwide-event-management-ltd-coh-03294098): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

4. [PAINS FIREWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pains-fireworks-limited-coh-01467177): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Titanium Firewworks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/titanium-firewworks-limited-GB-FTS-53465): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [Wescom Signal and Rescue](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wescom-signal-and-rescue-coh-02937952): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Prepared explosives intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/prepared-explosives-24610000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt