Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 42930000·Supplies · class·in Industrial machinery
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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 19 lots from 8 competitions run by 8 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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 30 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
2 of 5 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and Services | NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 2 Nov 2026 | 7d | — |
| Vending Machine Services, and Vending Machine Concepts and Innovation DPS (2025 - 2029) | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | 19 Dec 2028 | 785d | £24,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
42933000 Vending machines31 notices · 48%42933300 Automatic goods-vending machines10 notices · 16%42931100 Laboratory centrifuges and accessories8 notices · 13%42931000 Centrifuges6 notices · 9%42930000 Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines3 notices · 5%42931110 Floor-model centrifuges1 notices · 2%42931140 Rotary equipment for centrifuges1 notices · 2%42932000 Calendering machines1 notices · 2%- Lifting and handling equipment 130 · 12m
- Pumps and compressors 84 · 12m
- Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery 80 · 12m
- Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 65 · 12m
- Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment 45 · 12m
- Boiler installations 38 · 12m
- Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus 37 · 12m
- Machinery for textiles 32 · 12m
- Machinery for cleaning bottles, packing and weighing and spraying machinery 28 · 12m
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances 22 · 12m
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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 government34%(21 notices)
21 of 62 notices are Central government (34%).Education & universities18%(11 notices)
11 of 62 notices are Education & universities (18%).Other public bodies16%(10 notices)
10 of 62 notices are Other public bodies (16%).Local authorities16%(10 notices)
10 of 62 notices are Local authorities (16%).NHS & health5%(3 notices)
3 of 62 notices are NHS & health (5%).Not classified11%(7 notices)
7 of 62 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | Central government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampshire County Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| United Utilities Water Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| University Of Edinburgh | Education & universities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Glasgow | Education & universities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Leeds | Education & universities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zero Waste Scotland Ltd | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | NHS & health | 1 | 1 | 1 |
54 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 49 of 64 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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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract84%(54 notices)
54 of 64 notices are Contract (84%).Framework14%(9 notices)
9 of 64 notices are Framework (14%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notices)
1 of 64 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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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.
Open44%(28 notices)
28 of 64 notices are Open (44%).Direct award17%(11 notices)
11 of 64 notices are Direct award (17%).Route not published16%(10 notices)
10 of 64 notices are Route not published (16%).Selective14%(9 notices)
9 of 64 notices are Selective (14%).Limited / restricted9%(6 notices)
6 of 64 notices are Limited / restricted (9%).
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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 threshold57%(8 notices)
8 of 14 notices are Above threshold (57%).Below threshold43%(6 notices)
6 of 14 notices are Below threshold (43%).
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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 (36) · 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 bid58%(11)
11 of 19 lots fall in 1 bid (58%).2–321%(4)
4 of 19 lots fall in 2–3 (21%).4–621%(4)
4 of 19 lots fall in 4–6 (21%).7 or more0%(0)
0 of 19 lots fall in 7 or more (0%).
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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 19 lots from 8 competitions run by 8 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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.
19 of 36 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months.
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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.
19 SME bids out of 30, on 14 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.
10 of 18 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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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
1 of 36 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 · 54 awards to 34 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 53% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2468 LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| J.D.J. VENDING SERVICES LTD. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilkes Vending Services Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| RHAMES LTD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| F X Simulation (Scotland) Ltd | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Fisher Scientific UK | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| ALFA LAVAL LIMITED | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 · 29 of 64 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in centrifuges, calendering or vending…
5 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and Services | NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 2 Nov 2026 | 7d | — |
| Vending Machine Services, and Vending Machine Concepts and Innovation DPS (2025 - 2029) | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | 19 Dec 2028 | 785d | £24,000,000 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 4293. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 30 Sept 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.