Stone for construction: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 44910000Supplies · classin Construction Materials & Prefab

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 56% (20 notices)
  • Other public bodies 17% (6 notices)
  • Education & universities 3% (1 notices)
  • Housing associations 3% (1 notices)
  • Central government 3% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (7 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scotland Excelnot classified510
ESPOnot classified200
East Suffolk CouncilLocal authorities220
Newcastle City CouncilLocal authorities200
The City of Edinburgh CouncilLocal authorities210
Lake District National Park AuthorityOther public bodies111
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOLocal authorities111
Anglian Water ServicesOther public bodies100
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilLocal authorities100
City & County of SwanseaLocal authorities100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 32 of 36 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
Scotland11 · 34%
East Midlands5 · 16%
North East England3 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber3 · 9%
East of England2 · 6%
North West England2 · 6%
South West England2 · 6%
Wales (Cymru)2 · 6%
Northern Ireland1 · 3%
Greater London1 · 3%
West Midlands1 · 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 50% (18 notices)
  • Framework 47% (17 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 75% (27 notices)
  • Route not published 17% (6 notices)
  • Selective 6% (2 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 63% (5 notices)
  • Below threshold 38% (3 notices)
Typical tender window24 daysrobust · n=5median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (12) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Contract value, net
p25 £140,000median £320,000p75 £2,120,000
interquartile range of 13 awards · p90 £5,287,044
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=6middle half 2–4
Competed100%robust · n=12open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs80%robust · n=30of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot3robust · n=912 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 66 awards to 32 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 8 of 36 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract2 notices · 25% · 1 open
eTendersNI1 notices · 13%

Open tenders in stone for construction

2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related MaterialsFramework4 lotsLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO23 Sept 20263d£16,666,667 ceiling
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkFramework8 lotsLake District National Park Authority2 Oct 202612d£4,000,000 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 4491. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 8 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 4491. 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.