Security-type printed matter: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 22450000Supplies · classin Printed matter and related products

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 security-type printed matter

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
  • Local authorities 32% (52 notices)
  • Central government 20% (32 notices)
  • Other public bodies 16% (26 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (15 notices)
  • Charities 2% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (35 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Telford and Wrekin CouncilLocal authorities1800
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government610
Ministry of DefenceCentral government510
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government500
Procurement and Logistics Servicenot classified400
Scottish Governmentnot classified400
Aberdeen City CouncilLocal authorities300
British Librarynot classified300
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies300
TranslinkOther public bodies310

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 113 of 165 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
West Midlands24 · 21%
Scotland19 · 17%
Wales (Cymru)16 · 14%
Greater London13 · 12%
East of England13 · 12%
South East England12 · 11%
East Midlands11 · 10%
Northern Ireland11 · 10%
Yorkshire and the Humber10 · 9%
North West England6 · 5%
North East England6 · 5%
South West England6 · 5%

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 59% (97 notices)
  • Framework 25% (42 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 16% (26 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 48% (79 notices)
  • Selective 26% (43 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (36 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (7 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (19 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (5 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=28median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (46) · 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=19
  • 1 bid 21% (4)
  • 2–3 37% (7)
  • 4–6 32% (6)
  • 7 or more 11% (2)
Contract value, net
p25 £170,100median £252,102p75 £711,521
interquartile range of 21 awards · p90 £22,000,000
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=19middle half 3–5
Competed93%robust · n=46open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs81%robust · n=43of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs77%robust · n=13single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally43%robust · n=14winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned4%robust · n=46cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=1624 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 370 awards to 157 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 36% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 37 of 165 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

EU-Supply Complete Tender Management7 notices · 19% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract5 notices · 14%
Delta eSourcing4 notices · 11%
myTenders4 notices · 11%
Sell2Wales3 notices · 8%

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 2245. 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 2245. 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.