Specialised chemical products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 24950000Supplies · classin Chemical 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 specialised chemical products

5 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 27% (46 notices)
  • Other public bodies 25% (43 notices)
  • Central government 19% (33 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (8 notices)
  • Housing associations 2% (4 notices)
  • Not classified 23% (39 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITEDCentral government850
Scotland Excelnot classified600
UK Research and InnovationCentral government500
ESPOnot classified400
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltdnot classified400
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies311
Lisburn and Castlereagh City councilLocal authorities310
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government - Commercial Deliverynot classified300
Metropolitan Police ServicePolice, fire & emergency300
Ministry of DefenceCentral government300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 114 of 179 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
Scotland23 · 20%
Northern Ireland20 · 18%
Wales (Cymru)19 · 17%
North West England16 · 14%
South West England15 · 13%
East of England15 · 13%
West Midlands14 · 12%
South East England14 · 12%
Yorkshire and the Humber12 · 11%
Greater London12 · 11%
East Midlands11 · 10%
North East England11 · 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 55% (98 notices)
  • Framework 45% (80 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 62% (111 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (33 notices)
  • Selective 16% (29 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (6 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 69% (29 notices)
  • Below threshold 31% (13 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=42median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (50) · 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 5% (1)
  • 2–3 37% (7)
  • 4–6 37% (7)
  • 7 or more 21% (4)
Contract value, net
p25 £85,625median £180,000p75 £463,894
interquartile range of 34 awards · p90 £1,502,500
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=15middle half 3–5
Competed96%robust · n=50open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs76%robust · n=75of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs57%robust · n=21single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally36%robust · n=25winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned6%robust · n=50cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=2552 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 333 awards to 238 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 33% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 54 of 179 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

eTendersNI8 notices · 15%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)8 notices · 15% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing6 notices · 11%
Proactis / ProContract5 notices · 9%
Sell2Wales5 notices · 9%
Atamis Health Family Portal4 notices · 7% · 1 open

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 2495. 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 2495. 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.