Services of commercial and industrial workers: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 98510000Services · classin Community & Cultural Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

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

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 55% (54 notices)
  • Central government 24% (24 notices)
  • NHS & health 4% (4 notices)
  • Other public bodies 3% (3 notices)
  • Housing associations 3% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (11 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Medway CouncilLocal authorities660
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilLocal authorities530
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardCentral government500
Torfaen County Borough CouncilLocal authorities400
Northern Trains LimitedCentral government300
The Brandon Trustnot classified300
Western Health & Social Care TrustCentral government300
Birmingham City CouncilLocal authorities200
Central Bedfordshire CouncilLocal authorities200
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities210

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 78 of 103 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
East of England14 · 18%
Yorkshire and the Humber14 · 18%
Scotland11 · 14%
Wales (Cymru)10 · 13%
South East England8 · 10%
Northern Ireland6 · 8%
South West England6 · 8%
Greater London5 · 6%
North East England4 · 5%
West Midlands3 · 4%
North West England3 · 4%
East Midlands2 · 3%

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 77% (79 notices)
  • Framework 21% (22 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 2% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (60 notices)
  • Route not published 21% (22 notices)
  • Selective 14% (14 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (7 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 54% (15 notices)
  • Below threshold 46% (13 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=34median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (53) · 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=16
  • 1 bid 63% (10)
  • 2–3 19% (3)
  • 4–6 13% (2)
  • 7 or more 6% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £270,000median £468,748p75 £4,268,649
interquartile range of 23 awards · p90 £5,666,886
Typical bids per lot1robust · n=14middle half 1–3
Competed87%robust · n=53open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs47%robust · n=30of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs73%robust · n=22single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally79%robust · n=14winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned2%robust · n=53cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot30robust · n=515 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 58 awards to 47 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 28% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 39 of 103 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Delta eSourcing11 notices · 28%
Proactis / ProContract8 notices · 21%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 10%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)2 notices · 5% · 1 open
eTendersNI1 notices · 3%

Open tenders in services of commercial and industrial…

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework AgreementFramework3 lotsScotland Excel20 Oct 202629d£100,000,000 ceiling

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 9851. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 9851. 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.