Pumps and compressors: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 42120000·Supplies · class·in Industrial machinery
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
42122000 Pumps80 notices · 23%42122130 Water pumps66 notices · 19%42120000 Pumps and compressors41 notices · 12%42123000 Compressors34 notices · 10%42122450 Vacuum pumps27 notices · 8%42122180 Fuel pumps25 notices · 7%42122220 Sewage pumps25 notices · 7%42123400 Air compressors18 notices · 5%- Lifting and handling equipment 216 · 12m
- Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery 153 · 12m
- Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment 115 · 12m
- Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 104 · 12m
- Boiler installations 83 · 12m
- Cooling and ventilation equipment 52 · 12m
- Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus 43 · 12m
- Ventilation equipment 42 · 12m
- Lifting and handling equipment and parts 35 · 12m
- Machinery for cleaning bottles, packing and weighing and spraying machinery 34 · 12m
- All of Industrial machinery →
Open tenders in pumps and compressors
14 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
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
- Other public bodies 32% (102 notices)
- Central government 25% (81 notices)
- Local authorities 13% (42 notices)
- Education & universities 4% (14 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 4% (12 notices)
- Not classified 22% (71 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED | Other public bodies | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Southern Water Services Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED | Other public bodies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Anglian Water Services | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
178 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 237 of 341 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | 5 | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
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
- Contract 62% (213 notices)
- Framework 34% (117 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 3% (11 notices)
- Open 48% (162 notices)
- Route not published 27% (93 notices)
- Selective 20% (68 notices)
- Limited / restricted 5% (18 notices)
- Above threshold 71% (58 notices)
- Below threshold 29% (24 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (111) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 22% (6)
- 2–3 52% (14)
- 4–6 15% (4)
- 7 or more 11% (3)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 589 awards to 349 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 32% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUWS GRAY LIMITED | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| SENATOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Pi Group Ltd | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITED | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Xylem Water Solutions UK LTD | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| STARK BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| GRAFTON MERCHANTING GB LIMITED | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Hospital Metalcraft Limited | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 107 of 341 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 4212. 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 4212. 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.