Provider services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 72410000Services · classin IT Services & Software

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 26% (90 notices)
  • Local authorities 21% (72 notices)
  • Education & universities 20% (71 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (51 notices)
  • Housing associations 2% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 17% (61 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1750
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education CorporationEducation & universities400
London Borough of NewhamLocal authorities440
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies400
Scottish Governmentnot classified400
British CouncilLocal authorities320
CITY,UNIVERSITY OF LONDONEducation & universities300
JiscOther public bodies310
NHS Blood and TransplantCentral government310
NHS Business Services AuthorityCentral government310

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 228 of 363 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
Scotland55 · 24%562%
Greater London39 · 17%8
East of England28 · 12%
South West England27 · 12%
Northern Ireland25 · 11%
West Midlands23 · 10%
North East England21 · 9%
South East England21 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber20 · 9%
Wales (Cymru)15 · 7%
North West England15 · 7%
East Midlands9 · 4%

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 84% (305 notices)
  • Framework 15% (55 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (3 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 52% (189 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (81 notices)
  • Selective 17% (62 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (31 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 58% (59 notices)
  • Below threshold 42% (43 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=86median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (182) · 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=63
  • 1 bid 13% (8)
  • 2–3 22% (14)
  • 4–6 25% (16)
  • 7 or more 40% (25)
Contract value, net
p25 £125,000median £270,353p75 £897,948
interquartile range of 92 awards · p90 £3,672,932
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=61middle half 3–8
Competed89%robust · n=182open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs72%robust · n=454of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs49%robust · n=68single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally45%robust · n=38winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate6% below the estimaterobust · n=4828 below · 8 above
Abandoned8%robust · n=182cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=1533 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 274 awards to 214 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 13% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 114 of 363 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution19 notices · 17% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing11 notices · 10% · 1 open
MultiQuote Sourcing Portal10 notices · 9% · 1 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management7 notices · 6% · 1 open
myTenders7 notices · 6%

Open tenders in provider services

5 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 7241. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 19 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 7241. 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.