Transport Equipment & Vehicles: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34000000·Supplies · division·42 classes with notices·Official label: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
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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 356 lots from 283 competitions run by 169 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 178 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 178 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 1,383 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 175 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 108 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Vehicle Livery and Associated Services | Devon and Cornwall Police | 18 Nov 2026 | 17d | £1,200,000 |
| Supply & Fit of Tyres and Associated Services | St Helens Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 19d | £170,000 |
| Supply of Five x New Full Electric Small Vans | NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL | 26 Nov 2026 | 25d | £125,000 |
What transport equipment & vehicles covers
Official CPV label: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · editorial summary
Acquisition and leasing of emergency response vehicles (ambulances, fire appliances, police vehicles), zero-emission electric buses, and specialised municipal utility vehicles.
Typical requirements: Emergency Response Vehicles · Electric & Hydrogen Buses · Refuse Collection Vehicles · Railway Rolling Stock & Parts · Commercial Vans & Fleet Leasing.
Sub-sectors of transport equipment & vehicles
42 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 3,466 of 3,798 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Show 8 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Gliders34720000 | 0 | 3 | — | — | |
Spare parts for goods vehicles, vans and cars34330000 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | |
Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters34730000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Motorcycles34410000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Automotive elements34640000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Tractor accessories34390000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Vehicle bodies34210000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | — | |
Motorcycles, bicycles and sidecars34400000 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
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.
Local authorities41%(1,529 notices)
1,529 of 3,765 notices are Local authorities (41%).Central government22%(841 notices)
841 of 3,765 notices are Central government (22%).Other public bodies20%(752 notices)
752 of 3,765 notices are Other public bodies (20%).Police, fire & emergency5%(188 notices)
188 of 3,765 notices are Police, fire & emergency (5%).Education & universities4%(138 notices)
138 of 3,765 notices are Education & universities (4%).Not classified8%(317 notices)
317 of 3,765 notices are Not classified (8%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 201 | 33 | 1 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 140 | 47 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Other public bodies | 93 | 25 | 1 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 79 | 43 | 0 |
| Translink | Other public bodies | 59 | 16 | 2 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 59 | 40 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 58 | 23 | 1 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 49 | 14 | 1 |
| Home Office | Central government | 40 | 20 | 1 |
| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 38 | 11 | 0 |
845 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 2,558 of 3,798 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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| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 48% | 18% | |
| North West England | 3 | 37% | 20% | |
| South East England | 2 | 45% | 26% | |
| South West England | 2 | 53% | 21% | |
| East Midlands | 2 | 43% | 21% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 46% | 13% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 44% | 20% | |
| East of England | 3 | 55% | 16% | |
| North East England | 3 | 52% | 13% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 83% | 78% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 73% | 40% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 87% | 57% |
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.
Contract85%(3,220 notices)
3,220 of 3,798 notices are Contract (85%).Framework14%(535 notices)
535 of 3,798 notices are Framework (14%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(43 notices)
43 of 3,798 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.
Open36%(1,382 notices)
1,382 of 3,798 notices are Open (36%).Route not published20%(778 notices)
778 of 3,798 notices are Route not published (20%).Limited / restricted17%(659 notices)
659 of 3,798 notices are Limited / restricted (17%).Direct award14%(538 notices)
538 of 3,798 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective12%(441 notices)
441 of 3,798 notices are Selective (12%).
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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 threshold66%(502 notices)
502 of 762 notices are Above threshold (66%).Below threshold34%(260 notices)
260 of 762 notices are Below threshold (34%).
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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 (1,900) · 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 bid24%(86)
86 of 356 lots fall in 1 bid (24%).2–345%(159)
159 of 356 lots fall in 2–3 (45%).4–625%(89)
89 of 356 lots fall in 4–6 (25%).7 or more6%(22)
22 of 356 lots fall in 7 or more (6%).
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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 356 lots from 283 competitions run by 169 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 178 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 178 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.
746 of 1,770 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 130 more 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.
656 SME bids out of 904, on 299 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.
612 of 1,044 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 234 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.
52 of 1,900 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 342 lots from 106 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 · 3,249 awards to 1,670 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 6% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Dennis Eagle Ltd | 45 | 49 | 14 | 33 |
| Econ Engineering Ltd | 33 | 33 | 14 | 25 |
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED | 30 | 30 | 8 | 24 |
| fleet factors limited | 21 | 32 | 5 | 20 |
| Storm Environmental Limited | 18 | 19 | 8 | 17 |
| Terberg DTS (UK) Ltd | 15 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited | 14 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| LOOKERS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
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 · 1,157 of 3,798 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in transport equipment & vehicles
108 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
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.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 34, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 30 Oct 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.