Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 18000000·Supplies · division·30 classes with notices
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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 105 lots from 74 competitions run by 67 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 39 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 66 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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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 216 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 30 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 21 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UK4 - Tender Notice | Ministry of Defence | 30 Oct 2026 | 2d | £177,005 |
| UOW999 Sports Clothing Tender | University of Worcester | 13 Nov 2026 | 16d | £165,000 |
| Group Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender | MAG AIRPORT LIMITED | 20 Nov 2026 | 24d | £7,000,000 |
Sub-sectors of clothing, footwear
30 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 574 of 725 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
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Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories18100000 | 7 open → | 132 | 10 | 68% | |
Workwear accessories18140000 | 8 open → | 34 | 3 | 86% | |
Special clothing18410000 | 3 open → | 37 | 4 | 91% | |
Sacks and bags18930000 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 83% | |
Footwear18800000 | 3 open → | 16 | — | — | |
Presents and rewards18530000 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | |
Weatherproof clothing18220000 | 4 open → | 23 | 4 | — | |
Protective footwear18830000 | 3 open → | 13 | 11 | — | |
Hats and headgear18440000 | 1 open → | 13 | — | — | |
Occupational clothing18110000 | 3 open → | 19 | 7 | — | |
Footwear other than sports and protective footwear18810000 | 1 open → | 2 | — | — | |
Special clothing and accessories18400000 | 2 open → | 14 | 25 | — | |
Miscellaneous outerwear18230000 | 3 open → | 5 | — | — | |
Garments18300000 | 1 open → | 5 | 4 | — | |
T-shirts and shirts18330000 | 2 open → | 1 | — | — | |
Clothing accessories18420000 | 1 open → | 12 | — | — | |
Special workwear18130000 | 2 open → | 2 | — | — | |
Coats18210000 | 1 open → | 1 | — | — | |
Sports footwear18820000 | 1 open → | 1 | — | — |
Show 11 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Medals18510000 | 0 | 6 | — | — | |
Pouches and wallets18920000 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Stopwatches18520000 | 0 | 3 | — | — | |
Underwear18310000 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Brassieres18320000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Outerwear18200000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Saddlery18910000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Fasteners (clothing)18450000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Jewellery, watches and related articles18500000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Parts of footwear18840000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Luggage, saddlery, sacks and bags18900000 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
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 government32%(224 notices)
224 of 693 notices are Central government (32%).Local authorities18%(123 notices)
123 of 693 notices are Local authorities (18%).Education & universities15%(105 notices)
105 of 693 notices are Education & universities (15%).Other public bodies14%(99 notices)
99 of 693 notices are Other public bodies (14%).Police, fire & emergency10%(66 notices)
66 of 693 notices are Police, fire & emergency (10%).Not classified11%(76 notices)
76 of 693 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | Central government | 70 | 4 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED | Other public bodies | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Scottish Police Authority | Central government | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority | Police, fire & emergency | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | NHS & health | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Procurement and Logistics Service | not classified | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Local authorities | 7 | 1 | 0 |
370 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 447 of 725 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 | — | — | — | |
| North West England | 6 | 64% | 27% | |
| South East England | 7 | 64% | 18% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 63% | 25% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 74% | 17% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | 70% | 6% | |
| South West England | — | 67% | 18% | |
| West Midlands | 6 | 69% | 9% | |
| North East England | — | 67% | 6% | |
| Greater London | — | 76% | 0% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
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.
Contract74%(539 notices)
539 of 725 notices are Contract (74%).Framework25%(179 notices)
179 of 725 notices are Framework (25%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(7 notices)
7 of 725 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.
Open47%(344 notices)
344 of 725 notices are Open (47%).Route not published18%(133 notices)
133 of 725 notices are Route not published (18%).Selective15%(106 notices)
106 of 725 notices are Selective (15%).Limited / restricted11%(82 notices)
82 of 725 notices are Limited / restricted (11%).Direct award8%(60 notices)
60 of 725 notices are Direct award (8%).
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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 threshold76%(112 notices)
112 of 148 notices are Above threshold (76%).Below threshold24%(36 notices)
36 of 148 notices are Below threshold (24%).
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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 (288) · 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 bid10%(10)
10 of 105 lots fall in 1 bid (10%).2–323%(24)
24 of 105 lots fall in 2–3 (23%).4–628%(29)
29 of 105 lots fall in 4–6 (28%).7 or more40%(42)
42 of 105 lots fall in 7 or more (40%).
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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 105 lots from 74 competitions run by 67 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 39 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 66 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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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.
160 of 269 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 19 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.
384 SME bids out of 611, on 89 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.
150 of 197 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 60 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 288 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 92 lots from 40 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
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 · 686 awards to 361 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 12% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Tailored Image Ltd | 12 | 15 | 2 | 12 |
| Healthy Bean Ltd | 10 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| Protective Wear Supplies | 10 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| Arco Limited | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Cooneen Defence Ltd | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| PJD Safety Supplies Ltd | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
| ALT BERG LIMITED | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 · 322 of 725 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in clothing, footwear
21 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UK4 - Tender Notice | Ministry of Defence | 30 Oct 2026 | 2d | £177,005 |
| UOW999 Sports Clothing Tender | University of Worcester | 13 Nov 2026 | 16d | £165,000 |
| Group Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender | MAG AIRPORT LIMITED | 20 Nov 2026 | 24d | £7,000,000 |
| SOL - LDC Stores Procurement DPS | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 Aug 2028 | 643d | £1,400,000 ceiling |
| YPO - 001021 School Uniform | YPO | 23 Feb 2029 | 850d | £15,000,000 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 18, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 26 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.