Wireless telecommunications system: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 32510000Supplies · 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 wireless telecommunications system

7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 22% (28 notices)
  • Central government 21% (26 notices)
  • Local authorities 21% (26 notices)
  • Education & universities 12% (15 notices)
  • NHS & health 2% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 22% (28 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Scottish Governmentnot classified1442
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government412
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies400
Digital CatapultOther public bodies310
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government300
Oxfordshire County CouncilLocal authorities300
Queen's University BelfastEducation & universities300
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)Central government211
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilLocal authorities200
Caerphilly CBCnot classified200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 88 of 130 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
Scotland21 · 24%
South East England14 · 16%
Greater London11 · 13%
East of England11 · 13%
Northern Ireland10 · 11%
North West England10 · 11%
West Midlands10 · 11%
Wales (Cymru)9 · 10%
Yorkshire and the Humber6 · 7%
North East England6 · 7%
South West England5 · 6%
East Midlands2 · 2%

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 61% (79 notices)
  • Framework 28% (37 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 11% (14 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 35% (45 notices)
  • Selective 32% (41 notices)
  • Route not published 29% (38 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (6 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 90% (19 notices)
  • Below threshold 10% (2 notices)
Typical tender window42 daysrobust · n=31median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (37) · 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=13
  • 1 bid 23% (3)
  • 2–3 38% (5)
  • 4–6 31% (4)
  • 7 or more 8% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £437,908median £1,550,000p75 £21,074,500
interquartile range of 12 awards · p90 £75,320,800
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=13middle half 2–4
Competed95%robust · n=37open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs56%robust · n=32of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs54%robust · n=13single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Abandoned3%robust · n=37cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=1232 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 96 awards to 79 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 42 of 130 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)12 notices · 29% · 2 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution6 notices · 14% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing4 notices · 10%
myTenders4 notices · 10%
Proactis / ProContract3 notices · 7%
eTendersNI2 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 3251. 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 3251. 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.