Telecommunications equipment and supplies: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32500000Supplies · classin Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

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 telecommunications equipment and…

6 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 27% (60 notices)
  • Central government 23% (51 notices)
  • Local authorities 20% (44 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (20 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 6% (13 notices)
  • Not classified 16% (35 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies1210
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government910
Ministry of DefenceCentral government730
Scottish Governmentnot classified611
SCOTTISH POWER UK PLCnot classified420
Connexus Homes LimitedOther public bodies320
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustCentral government330
Ministry of JusticeCentral government310
Northern Ireland Prison ServiceCentral government310
Satellite Applications Catapult LtdOther public bodies300

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 125 of 232 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
West Midlands25 · 20%
South East England24 · 19%
Greater London21 · 17%
East of England19 · 15%
South West England15 · 12%
East Midlands15 · 12%
Scotland15 · 12%
North East England15 · 12%
Wales (Cymru)14 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber14 · 11%
North West England13 · 10%
Northern Ireland11 · 9%

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 75% (173 notices)
  • Framework 21% (49 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (10 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 35% (82 notices)
  • Open 31% (73 notices)
  • Selective 27% (62 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (13 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 85% (41 notices)
  • Below threshold 15% (7 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=50median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (93) · 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=27
  • 1 bid 19% (5)
  • 2–3 30% (8)
  • 4–6 30% (8)
  • 7 or more 22% (6)
Contract value, net
p25 £329,670median £514,735p75 £11,901,376
interquartile range of 32 awards · p90 £33,503,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=27middle half 2–6
Competed90%robust · n=93open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs77%robust · n=83of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs44%robust · n=27single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally47%robust · n=19winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned1%robust · n=93cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=1336 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 101 awards to 87 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 24% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 59 of 232 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

JAGGAER / BravoSolution12 notices · 20% · 1 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement10 notices · 17% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract8 notices · 14%
myTenders5 notices · 8%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)5 notices · 8% · 1 open
eTendersNI4 notices · 7%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 7%

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 3250. 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 3250. 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.