Site-investigation services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 71510000Services · classin Architecture & Engineering

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 35% (47 notices)
  • Other public bodies 22% (29 notices)
  • Central government 17% (23 notices)
  • NHS & health 3% (4 notices)
  • Housing associations 2% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (28 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Portsmouth City CouncilLocal authorities1120
DIGITAL MOBILE SPECTRUM LIMITEDnot classified600
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government400
Scape Procure Limited (trading as SCAPE)Other public bodies410
Highways Englandnot classified300
Scape Procure Scotland Ltdnot classified310
Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilLocal authorities220
CADENT GAS LIMITEDOther public bodies200
Carmarthenshire County CouncilLocal authorities220
Department for InfrastructureCentral government200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 105 of 137 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 England37 · 35%
Greater London32 · 30%
South West England23 · 22%
East of England21 · 20%
East Midlands20 · 19%
North West England18 · 17%
North East England16 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)15 · 14%
Yorkshire and the Humber14 · 13%
West Midlands13 · 12%
Scotland12 · 11%
Northern Ireland11 · 10%

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 45% (61 notices)
  • Framework 54% (74 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Selective 40% (55 notices)
  • Open 32% (44 notices)
  • Route not published 24% (33 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (5 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 68% (19 notices)
  • Below threshold 32% (9 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=34median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (38) · 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=11
  • 1 bid 9% (1)
  • 2–3 18% (2)
  • 4–6 36% (4)
  • 7 or more 36% (4)
Contract value, net
p25 £2,569,000median £30,000,000p75 £150,000,000
interquartile range of 19 awards · p90 £253,580,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=9middle half 3–7
Competed95%robust · n=38open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs48%robust · n=58of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs43%robust · n=14single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally54%robust · n=13winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned3%robust · n=38cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=1741 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 237 awards to 143 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 42 of 137 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution8 notices · 19%
Proactis / ProContract5 notices · 12%
SAP Ariba3 notices · 7%
Delta eSourcing3 notices · 7%
Sell2Wales3 notices · 7%

Open tenders in site-investigation services

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Construction Professional Services DPSDPS2 lotsThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service23 Feb 2029887d£800,000,000 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 7151. 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 7151. 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.