Various school services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 80410000Services · classin Education & Training

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 35% (23 notices)
  • Central government 29% (19 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (6 notices)
  • NHS & health 9% (6 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 6% (4 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (7 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government920
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilLocal authorities441
Driver and Vehicle Standards AgencyCentral government410
Jobs and Business Glasgownot classified300
Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth FormEducation & universities300
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustNHS & health300
London Ambulance Service NHS TrustCentral government200
YPOnot classified210
Yorkshire Ambulance Authority NHS TrustNHS & health200
Aberdeen City CouncilLocal authorities100

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 40 of 70 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
Scotland8 · 20%
Yorkshire and the Humber7 · 18%
Greater London7 · 18%
Northern Ireland4 · 10%
West Midlands4 · 10%
North West England3 · 8%
East of England3 · 8%
South West England2 · 5%
Wales (Cymru)2 · 5%
South East England2 · 5%
North East England1 · 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 79% (55 notices)
  • Framework 14% (10 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 7% (5 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 66% (46 notices)
  • Route not published 19% (13 notices)
  • Selective 10% (7 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (3 notices)
  • Direct award 1% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 53% (10 notices)
  • Below threshold 47% (9 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=23median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (32) · 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=29
  • 1 bid 10% (3)
  • 2–3 17% (5)
  • 4–6 38% (11)
  • 7 or more 34% (10)
Contract value, net
p25 £162,500median £625,000p75 £42,500,000
interquartile range of 26 awards · p90 £42,500,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=11middle half 3–7
Competed88%robust · n=32open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs63%robust · n=135of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs86%robust · n=21single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally100%robust · n=10winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned6%robust · n=32cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=610 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 269 awards to 129 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 30% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 29 of 70 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Open tenders in various school services

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 8041. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 8 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 8041. 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.