Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 42130000Supplies · classin Industrial machinery

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 taps, cocks, valves and similar…

7 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
  • Other public bodies 30% (38 notices)
  • Local authorities 16% (21 notices)
  • Central government 10% (13 notices)
  • Housing associations 7% (9 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (7 notices)
  • Not classified 31% (40 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritynot classified1000
United Utilities Water LimitedOther public bodies622
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies421
AWE PLCnot classified400
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)not classified410
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCentral government310
Bridgend County Borough CouncilLocal authorities330
Metropolitan Housing TrustHousing associations300
Southern Water Services LimitedOther public bodies310
Submarine Delivery AgencyCentral government320

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 85 of 128 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 England21 · 25%
Scotland18 · 21%
North West England8 · 9%
North East England8 · 9%
East of England8 · 9%
Greater London8 · 9%
Wales (Cymru)8 · 9%
East Midlands7 · 8%
Northern Ireland6 · 7%
Yorkshire and the Humber5 · 6%
South West England4 · 5%
West Midlands4 · 5%

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 62% (79 notices)
  • Framework 38% (48 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 55% (70 notices)
  • Route not published 20% (26 notices)
  • Selective 20% (26 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (6 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 58% (18 notices)
  • Below threshold 42% (13 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=43median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (48) · 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=12
  • 1 bid 17% (2)
  • 2–3 42% (5)
  • 4–6 17% (2)
  • 7 or more 25% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £70,132median £788,316p75 £3,625,000
interquartile range of 18 awards · p90 £9,723,916
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=11middle half 2–5
Competed96%robust · n=48open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs59%robust · n=32of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs71%robust · n=14single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally82%robust · n=11winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned6%robust · n=48cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=1030 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 87 awards to 63 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 50 of 128 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

EU-Supply Complete Tender Management9 notices · 18% · 3 open
Delta eSourcing8 notices · 16%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution5 notices · 10%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 8%
eTendersNI3 notices · 6%

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 4213. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 4213. 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.