Road equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34920000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34928480 Waste and rubbish containers and bins240 notices · 17%34928470 Signage218 notices · 15%34923000 Road traffic-control equipment154 notices · 11%34928500 Street-lighting equipment145 notices · 10%34928300 Safety barriers117 notices · 8%34928510 Street-lighting columns116 notices · 8%34926000 Car park control equipment94 notices · 6%34928110 Road barriers82 notices · 6%- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 197 · 12m
- Passenger cars 148 · 12m
- Motor vehicles 141 · 12m
- Control, safety, signalling and light equipment 91 · 12m
- Ships 70 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 67 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 66 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 50 · 12m
- Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers 46 · 12m
- Rolling stock 46 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
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
- Local authorities 54% (760 notices)
- Central government 13% (187 notices)
- Other public bodies 12% (168 notices)
- Education & universities 5% (76 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 2% (23 notices)
- Not classified 14% (199 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 99 | 3 | 2 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 29 | 9 | 3 |
| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk Council | Local authorities | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Durham County Council | Local authorities | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 11 | 4 | 0 |
604 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 1,082 of 1,449 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 86% | 73% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 77% | 65% | |
| South East England | 4 | 71% | 66% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 57% | 45% | |
| East of England | 5 | 74% | 65% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 92% | 24% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 63% | 71% | |
| North West England | 5 | 71% | 73% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 72% | 59% | |
| South West England | 5 | 55% | 71% | |
| North East England | 5 | 76% | 75% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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 59% (856 notices)
- Framework 37% (539 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 4% (54 notices)
- Open 57% (833 notices)
- Selective 18% (267 notices)
- Route not published 16% (227 notices)
- Limited / restricted 8% (121 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 63% (220 notices)
- Below threshold 37% (130 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (534) · 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 17% (37)
- 2–3 37% (81)
- 4–6 25% (56)
- 7 or more 21% (46)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 2,180 awards to 1,182 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 9% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED | 19 | 21 | 8 | 16 |
| Wybone Limited | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| WJ North LTD | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| J MCCANN & CO LIMITED | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Storm Environmental Ltd | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| CROWN HIGHWAYS LIMITED | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Street Furniture Ltd | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Mway Communications Limited | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 456 of 1,449 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in road equipment
40 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 3492. 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 3492. 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.