Wide area network: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32430000Supplies · 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 wide area network

2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Network Services 4Framework11 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency2 Oct 202614d£8,000,000,000
Telephony and Communication Services Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS2 lotsScottish Government27 Mar 2028556d£48,000,000

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 35% (35 notices)
  • Local authorities 27% (27 notices)
  • Central government 10% (10 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (6 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 5% (5 notices)
  • Not classified 18% (18 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities710
Scottish Governmentnot classified421
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies400
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilLocal authorities300
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDOther public bodies310
Essex County CouncilLocal authorities310
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITEDOther public bodies300
Corporate Officer of the House of CommonsCentral government220
MSE Groupnot classified200
Ministry of JusticeCentral government210

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 71 of 103 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
East of England19 · 27%
South East England16 · 23%
Yorkshire and the Humber15 · 21%
North East England15 · 21%
West Midlands15 · 21%
Greater London13 · 18%
Wales (Cymru)13 · 18%
South West England12 · 17%
North West England12 · 17%
Scotland10 · 14%
East Midlands9 · 13%
Northern Ireland4 · 6%

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 70% (72 notices)
  • Framework 20% (21 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 10% (10 notices)
Procedure route
  • Selective 47% (48 notices)
  • Route not published 23% (24 notices)
  • Open 20% (21 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 10% (10 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 100% (15 notices)
Typical tender window34 daysrobust · n=24median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (38) · 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=15
  • 1 bid 7% (1)
  • 2–3 20% (3)
  • 4–6 33% (5)
  • 7 or more 40% (6)
Contract value, net
p25 £621,400median £2,000,000p75 £8,100,000
interquartile range of 17 awards · p90 £32,524,800
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=15middle half 4–8
Competed89%robust · n=38open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs53%robust · n=64of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs36%robust · n=14single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally50%robust · n=12winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned8%robust · n=38cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot4robust · n=1020 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 66 awards to 48 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 29 of 103 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract6 notices · 21%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution4 notices · 14% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)4 notices · 14% · 1 open
SAP Ariba3 notices · 10%
myTenders3 notices · 10%
Delta eSourcing2 notices · 7%
eTendersNI1 notices · 3%

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 3243. 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 3243. 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.