Administrative services of agencies: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 75120000·Services · class·in Administration, defence and social security services
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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 40 lots from 28 competitions run by 23 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 23 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 17 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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 98 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 17 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
2 of 15 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Health Related Services | NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | 23 Nov 2026 | 28d | £32,398,000 ceiling |
| Flexible Lifelong Learning | Cardiff University | 17 Nov 2026 | 22d | £5,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
75122000 Administrative healthcare services97 notices · 36%75121000 Administrative educational services50 notices · 19%75125000 Administrative services related to tourism affairs29 notices · 11%75123000 Administrative housing services24 notices · 9%75120000 Administrative services of agencies18 notices · 7%- Justice services 78 · 12m
- Provision of services to the community 78 · 12m
- Fire-brigade and rescue services 65 · 12m
- Public security, law and order services 52 · 12m
- Administration services 40 · 12m
- Foreign affairs and other services 36 · 12m
- General public services 31 · 12m
- Benefit services 30 · 12m
- Supporting services for the government 13 · 12m
- Defence services 7 · 12m
- All of Administration, defence and social security services →
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.
Central government40%(105 notices)
105 of 264 notices are Central government (40%).Local authorities31%(81 notices)
81 of 264 notices are Local authorities (31%).Education & universities11%(29 notices)
29 of 264 notices are Education & universities (11%).NHS & health6%(16 notices)
16 of 264 notices are NHS & health (6%).Other public bodies4%(11 notices)
11 of 264 notices are Other public bodies (4%).Not classified8%(22 notices)
22 of 264 notices are Not classified (8%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Department of Health & Social Care | Central government | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS England | Central government | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Department for Education | Central government | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| VisitBritain/VisitEngland | not classified | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Public Health England | not classified | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | Central government | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| The North Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Welsh Government | not classified | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 5 | 2 | 0 |
137 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 176 of 268 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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| Greater London | — | 43% | 67% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | 62% | 19% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract91%(244 notices)
244 of 268 notices are Contract (91%).Framework8%(22 notices)
22 of 268 notices are Framework (8%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(2 notices)
2 of 268 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.
Open43%(116 notices)
116 of 268 notices are Open (43%).Route not published24%(63 notices)
63 of 268 notices are Route not published (24%).Direct award15%(40 notices)
40 of 268 notices are Direct award (15%).Limited / restricted13%(36 notices)
36 of 268 notices are Limited / restricted (13%).Selective5%(13 notices)
13 of 268 notices are Selective (5%).
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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 threshold53%(26 notices)
26 of 49 notices are Above threshold (53%).Below threshold47%(23 notices)
23 of 49 notices are Below threshold (47%).
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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 (138) · 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 bid38%(15)
15 of 40 lots fall in 1 bid (38%).2–328%(11)
11 of 40 lots fall in 2–3 (28%).4–628%(11)
11 of 40 lots fall in 4–6 (28%).7 or more8%(3)
3 of 40 lots fall in 7 or more (8%).
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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 40 lots from 28 competitions run by 23 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 23 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 17 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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.
60 of 129 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 9 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.
93 SME bids out of 111, on 39 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.
32 of 65 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 28 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.
7 of 138 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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 · 202 awards to 148 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 10% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Link Group | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| LGC LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bupa Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| HEALTH PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| LONDON GRID FOR LEARNING TRUST | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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 · 91 of 268 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in administrative services of agencies
15 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Flexible Lifelong Learning | Cardiff University | 17 Nov 2026 | 22d | £5,000,000 ceiling |
| Work and Health Related Services | NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | 23 Nov 2026 | 28d | £32,398,000 ceiling |
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 7512. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.