Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 22460000Supplies · classin Printed matter and related products

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 53% (30 notices)
  • Central government 14% (8 notices)
  • Other public bodies 12% (7 notices)
  • Education & universities 12% (7 notices)
  • Charities 2% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 7% (4 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
British CouncilLocal authorities320
Birmingham City CouncilLocal authorities220
Hertfordshire County CouncilLocal authorities210
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government210
Newport City CouncilLocal authorities220
Plymouth City CouncilLocal authorities200
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies200
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government200
YPOnot classified200
ACCENT HOUSING LIMITEDOther public bodies100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 34 of 58 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 Midlands6 · 18%
Northern Ireland5 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)5 · 15%
South East England4 · 12%
Scotland3 · 9%
South West England3 · 9%
East of England2 · 6%
Greater London2 · 6%
Yorkshire and the Humber1 · 3%
North East England1 · 3%
North West England1 · 3%
East 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 72% (42 notices)
  • Framework 28% (16 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 55% (32 notices)
  • Route not published 31% (18 notices)
  • Selective 10% (6 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 67% (12 notices)
  • Below threshold 33% (6 notices)
Typical tender window29 daysrobust · n=10median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (29) · 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=17
  • 1 bid 18% (3)
  • 2–3 35% (6)
  • 4–6 35% (6)
  • 7 or more 12% (2)
Contract value, net
p25 £321,875median £550,000p75 £1,077,880
interquartile range of 14 awards · p90 £18,220,000
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=13middle half 2–5
Competed97%robust · n=29open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs79%robust · n=63of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs83%robust · n=12single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally55%robust · n=11winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned3%robust · n=29cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot27robust · n=69 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 34 awards to 28 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 21 of 58 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

eTendersNI3 notices · 14%
myTenders2 notices · 10%
Proactis / ProContract2 notices · 10%
Sell2Wales2 notices · 10%
Delta eSourcing1 notices · 5%

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 2246. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 25 Aug 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 2246. 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.