# Public utilities (CPV 65000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-utilities-65000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Public utilities (CPV 65000000) covers UK public procurement for Public utilities. Tracked across 502 published procedures (127 in the last 12 months) across 277 contracting authorities, with 20 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Public utilities - **CPV Code:** `65000000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector) - **Live Open Tenders:** 20 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 127 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 502 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 106 (277 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 32 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-utilities-65000000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-utilities-65000000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 2–7) (median of 25 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £338k (median net contract award; interquartile range £86k–£1.4m) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 82 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 22% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 46% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes) 12 CPV classs active under this division: 1. [Water distribution and related services (CPV 65100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/water-distribution-and-related-services-65100000): 33 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~4 bids/lot 2. [Electricity distribution and related services (CPV 65300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electricity-distribution-and-related-services-65300000): 15 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~3 bids/lot 3. [Meter reading service (CPV 65500000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/meter-reading-service-65500000): 15 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~5 bids/lot 4. [Operation of water supplies (CPV 65130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/operation-of-water-supplies-65130000): 8 notices/12m · **1 open** 5. [Water distribution (CPV 65110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/water-distribution-65110000): 7 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~2 bids/lot 6. [Electricity distribution (CPV 65310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electricity-distribution-65310000): 4 notices/12m · **3 open** 7. [Gas distribution and related services (CPV 65200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gas-distribution-and-related-services-65200000): 4 notices/12m · **3 open** · ~10 bids/lot 8. [Operation of electrical installations (CPV 65320000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/operation-of-electrical-installations-65320000): 3 notices/12m · **1 open** 9. [Operation of a water-purification plant (CPV 65120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/operation-of-a-water-purification-plant-65120000): 3 notices/12m · ~1 bids/lot 10. [Gas distribution (CPV 65210000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/gas-distribution-65210000): 1 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Public utilities (soonest deadline first): 1. [The Education Training Collective Gas Supply Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-education-training-collective-gas-supply-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc8): £343,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · The Education Training Collective 2. [Tender for the Provision of Electricity & Gas Meter Operator Provider (MOP) Services and Data Collector/Aggregator (DCDA) Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provision-of-electricity-gas-meter-operator-provider-mop-services-and-data--ocds-h6vhtk-0788cb): £300,000 · Deadline: 20 Nov 2026 · Dundee City Council 3. [YPO - 001056 Metering and Meter Data Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ypo-001056-metering-and-meter-data-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a375): £10,000,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2028 · YPO 4. [Water and Wastewater Retail Services Dynamic Purchasing System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-and-wastewater-retail-services-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-02b381): £200,000,000 · Deadline: 23 Feb 2029 · Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 5. [CA277 2026 Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market for Flexibility Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ca277-2026-qualifying-utilities-dynamic-market-for-flexibility-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0603ce): Value not disclosed · Deadline: Deadline not published · Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Public utilities work: 1. [SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/severn-trent-water-limited-coh-02366686): 15 notices (1 in last 12m) 2. [Sellafield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sellafield-limited-gov-ot1220): 11 notices (1 in last 12m) 3. [NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-water-limited-coh-ni054463): 8 notices (4 in last 12m) 4. [Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-hydro-electric-power-distribution-plc-coh-sc213460): 8 notices (0 in last 12m) 5. [Southern Water Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southern-water-services-limited-coh-02366670): 8 notices (2 in last 12m) 6. [NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-electricity-distribution-plc-coh-09223384): 7 notices (0 in last 12m) 7. [Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328): 7 notices (1 in last 12m) 8. [The Water Services Regulation Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-water-services-regulation-authority-gov-d240): 7 notices (3 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 76 notices (23%) 2. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 74 notices (23%) 3. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 68 notices (21%) 4. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 61 notices (19%) 5. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 55 notices (17%) 6. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 54 notices (17%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Public utilities: 1. [Water Plus Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/water-plus-limited-coh-04141390): 14 procedures (15 awards) across 13 contracting authorities 2. [Anglian Water Business (National) Limited (trading as Wave Utilities)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anglian-water-business-national-limited-trading-as-wave-util-coh-03017251): 12 procedures (14 awards) across 11 contracting authorities 3. [EDF Energy Customers Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edf-energy-customers-limited-coh-02228297): 10 procedures across 10 contracting authorities 4. [Business Stream](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/business-stream-coh-sc332092): 8 procedures (12 awards) across 7 contracting authorities 5. [Scottish Water Business Stream](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scottish-water-business-stream-coh-sc294924): 7 procedures across 7 contracting authorities 6. [Stark Software International Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stark-software-international-limited-coh-02911704): 6 procedures (7 awards) across 6 contracting authorities 7. [Castle Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/castle-water-limited-coh-sc475583): 5 procedures across 5 contracting authorities 8. [hsl Compliance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hsl-compliance-ltd-coh-02425951): 5 procedures across 5 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 Public utilities intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-utilities-65000000) ## 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/public-utilities-65000000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt