Satellite-related communications equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32530000Supplies · classin Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in satellite-related communications…

3 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

Buyer type
  • Central government 64% (41 notices)
  • Other public bodies 19% (12 notices)
  • Education & universities 8% (5 notices)
  • Local authorities 3% (2 notices)
  • Not classified 6% (4 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1540
UK Research and InnovationCentral government600
Satellite Applications Catapult LtdOther public bodies300
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government201
Defence Equipment and SupportCentral government210
FCDO ServicesCentral government200
Ministry of JusticeCentral government200
Sellafield LimitedOther public bodies220
Government Commercial AgencyCentral government111
Scottish Governmentnot classified111

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 25 of 64 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
South East England10 · 40%
South West England5 · 20%
North West England5 · 20%
Yorkshire and the Humber5 · 20%
Greater London3 · 12%
North East England3 · 12%
East Midlands3 · 12%
West Midlands3 · 12%
East of England3 · 12%
Scotland3 · 12%
Northern Ireland2 · 8%
Wales (Cymru)2 · 8%

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 88% (56 notices)
  • Framework 6% (4 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 6% (4 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 31% (20 notices)
  • Open 31% (20 notices)
  • Selective 20% (13 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 16% (10 notices)
  • Direct award 2% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 94% (16 notices)
  • Below threshold 6% (1 notices)
Typical tender window37 daysrobust · n=13median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (32) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Typical bids per lot3robust · n=8middle half 1–3
Competed88%robust · n=32open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Abandoned0%robust · n=32cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 38 awards to 30 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 15 of 64 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution6 notices · 40%
Delta eSourcing2 notices · 13%
myTenders2 notices · 13%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)2 notices · 13% · 1 open
eTendersNI1 notices · 7%
Proactis / ProContract1 notices · 7%

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 3253. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 16 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 3253. 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.