Systems and technical consultancy services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 72220000·Services · class·in IT Services & Software
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 132 lots from 126 competitions run by 98 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 70 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 62 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 832 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 73 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 41 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| PRO005166 - ORiW - Design and Integration Partner | United Utilities Water Limited | 30 Nov 2026 | 23d | £600,000,000 ceiling |
| Green Links Study, New Forest National Park | New Forest National Park Authority | 16 Nov 2026 | 9d | £100,000 |
| Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework | Dover Harbour Board | 21 Nov 2026 | 14d | £3,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
72222300 Information technology services634 notices · 34%72224000 Project management consultancy services273 notices · 15%72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services133 notices · 7%72221000 Business analysis consultancy services119 notices · 6%72227000 Software integration consultancy services51 notices · 3%72223000 Information technology requirements review services37 notices · 2%- Software-related services 841 · 12m
- Programming services of packaged software products 532 · 12m
- Data-processing services 171 · 12m
- Data services 164 · 12m
- System and support services 146 · 12m
- Software programming and consultancy services 126 · 12m
- Provider services 109 · 12m
- Database services 87 · 12m
- Internet services 44 · 12m
- Computer-related management services 43 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government39%(692 notices)
692 of 1,785 notices are Central government (39%).Local authorities24%(435 notices)
435 of 1,785 notices are Local authorities (24%).Other public bodies16%(290 notices)
290 of 1,785 notices are Other public bodies (16%).Education & universities7%(117 notices)
117 of 1,785 notices are Education & universities (7%).Police, fire & emergency3%(60 notices)
60 of 1,785 notices are Police, fire & emergency (3%).Not classified11%(191 notices)
191 of 1,785 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 48 | 16 | 0 |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | Other public bodies | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 24 | 17 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | Central government | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Central government | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | NHS & health | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| Essex County Council | Local authorities | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 19 | 8 | 0 |
701 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 1,042 of 1,874 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Greater London | 4 | 39% | 48% | |
| South East England | 3 | 46% | 21% | |
| North West England | 4 | 50% | 20% | |
| East of England | 4 | 58% | 15% | |
| West Midlands | 6 | 47% | 10% | |
| South West England | 3 | 53% | 3% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 53% | 11% | |
| North East England | 3 | 42% | 5% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 46% | 12% | |
| Scotland | 6 | 48% | 37% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 45% | 25% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract91%(1,704 notices)
1,704 of 1,874 notices are Contract (91%).Framework8%(159 notices)
159 of 1,874 notices are Framework (8%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(11 notices)
11 of 1,874 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Route not published24%(442 notices)
442 of 1,874 notices are Route not published (24%).Open23%(438 notices)
438 of 1,874 notices are Open (23%).Direct award23%(423 notices)
423 of 1,874 notices are Direct award (23%).Limited / restricted20%(366 notices)
366 of 1,874 notices are Limited / restricted (20%).Selective11%(205 notices)
205 of 1,874 notices are Selective (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold73%(266 notices)
266 of 364 notices are Above threshold (73%).Below threshold27%(98 notices)
98 of 364 notices are Below threshold (27%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,119) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid14%(18)
18 of 132 lots fall in 1 bid (14%).2–333%(44)
44 of 132 lots fall in 2–3 (33%).4–625%(33)
33 of 132 lots fall in 4–6 (25%).7 or more28%(37)
37 of 132 lots fall in 7 or more (28%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 132 lots from 126 competitions run by 98 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 70 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 62 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
280 of 955 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 164 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
489 SME bids out of 678, on 116 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
296 of 641 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 94 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
18 of 1,119 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 34 lots from 21 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,413 awards to 1,019 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 4% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Softcat Plc | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Ernst and Young LLP | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| KPMG | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Deloitte | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 390 of 1,874 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in systems and technical consultancy…
41 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services | Ayrshire College | 11 Nov 2026 | 4d | £200,000 |
| Programme Management Platform | Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council | 12 Nov 2026 | 5d | £400,000 |
| Green Links Study, New Forest National Park | New Forest National Park Authority | 16 Nov 2026 | 9d | £100,000 |
| Procurement of an HR and Payroll System | Look Ahead Care & Support Ltd | 20 Nov 2026 | 13d | £1,500,000 |
| Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework | Dover Harbour Board | 21 Nov 2026 | 14d | £3,000,000 ceiling |
| PRO005166 - ORiW - Design and Integration Partner | United Utilities Water Limited | 30 Nov 2026 | 23d | £600,000,000 ceiling |
| London and Quadrant Housing Trust – Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services (Employers Agent, Quality Monitoring and Quantity Surveying) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 7 May 2028 | 547d | — |
| Space Enabled and Geospatial Services Extension Notice | Crown Commercial Service | 10 Feb 2029 | 826d | £216,000,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7222. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.