Wire products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 44310000·Supplies · class·in Construction Materials & Prefab
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
44316400 Hardware154 notices · 56%44316000 Ironmongery61 notices · 22%44313100 Wire-mesh fencing26 notices · 9%44312000 Fencing wire21 notices · 8%44315100 Welding accessories12 notices · 4%44310000 Wire products8 notices · 3%44315200 Welding materials4 notices · 1%44318000 Conductors4 notices · 1%- Construction materials 448 · 12m
- Builders' joinery 248 · 12m
- Structures and parts of structures 210 · 12m
- Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels 143 · 12m
- Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts 112 · 12m
- Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items 109 · 12m
- Goods used in construction 69 · 12m
- Construction materials and associated items 59 · 12m
- Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment 54 · 12m
- Tools 43 · 12m
- All of Construction Materials & Prefab →
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
- Local authorities 29% (75 notices)
- Central government 20% (52 notices)
- Other public bodies 20% (52 notices)
- Education & universities 8% (21 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 7% (19 notices)
- Not classified 16% (41 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | Housing associations | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Procurement for Housing | Other public bodies | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | Local authorities | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial Conduct Authority | Other public bodies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
180 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 206 of 276 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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
- Contract 61% (167 notices)
- Framework 36% (99 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 4% (10 notices)
- Open 51% (142 notices)
- Route not published 22% (60 notices)
- Limited / restricted 15% (41 notices)
- Selective 12% (33 notices)
- Above threshold 67% (28 notices)
- Below threshold 33% (14 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (100) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 25% (6)
- 2–3 21% (5)
- 4–6 33% (8)
- 7 or more 21% (5)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 323 awards to 181 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 27% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| DELL CORPORATION LIMITED | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| STARK BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| XMA Ltd | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| CDW LIMITED | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| TRAVIS PERKINS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Trapeze ITS Switzerland GmBH Limited | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 70 of 276 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in wire products
7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Maintenance & Construction Materials | Great Places Housing Group | 2 Oct 2026 | 12d | £32,000,000 ceiling |
| Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance Framework | Lake District National Park Authority | 2 Oct 2026 | 12d | £4,000,000 ceiling |
| PfH Materials Supply Framework | Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland) | 9 Oct 2026 | 19d | £1,538,000,000 ceiling |
| PfH Materials Supply Framework | Procurement for Housing | 9 Oct 2026 | 19d | £1,538,000,000 ceiling |
| Materials Framework | Orbit Group Limited | 19 Oct 2026 | 29d | £85,700,000 ceiling |
| London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Supply/Distribution of Ironmongery Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 19 May 2027 | 241d | — |
| London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Small Tools Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 19 Feb 2029 | 883d | — |
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 4431. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 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 4431. 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.