Communications equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 32570000·Supplies · class·in Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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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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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 16 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
32571000 Communications infrastructure10 notices · 32%32570000 Communications equipment9 notices · 29%32573000 Communications control system4 notices · 13%- Television and audio-visual equipment 108 · 12m
- Network equipment 62 · 12m
- Local area network 61 · 12m
- Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus 43 · 12m
- Microphones and loudspeakers 37 · 12m
- Mobile telephones 28 · 12m
- Networks 25 · 12m
- Telecommunications equipment and supplies 20 · 12m
- Parts of sound and video equipment 16 · 12m
- Telecommunications cable and equipment 14 · 12m
- All of Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment →
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 government45%(14 notices)
14 of 31 notices are Central government (45%).Police, fire & emergency13%(4 notices)
4 of 31 notices are Police, fire & emergency (13%).Local authorities10%(3 notices)
3 of 31 notices are Local authorities (10%).Other public bodies10%(3 notices)
3 of 31 notices are Other public bodies (10%).NHS & health3%(1 notices)
1 of 31 notices are NHS & health (3%).Not classified19%(6 notices)
6 of 31 notices are Not classified (19%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | Central government | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Accent Group Ltd | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bath & North East Somerset Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence Equipment and Support | not classified | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | not classified | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 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 16 of 31 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 | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract94%(29 notices)
29 of 31 notices are Contract (94%).Framework6%(2 notices)
2 of 31 notices are Framework (6%).
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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.
Direct award32%(10 notices)
10 of 31 notices are Direct award (32%).Limited / restricted29%(9 notices)
9 of 31 notices are Limited / restricted (29%).Route not published16%(5 notices)
5 of 31 notices are Route not published (16%).Open13%(4 notices)
4 of 31 notices are Open (13%).Selective10%(3 notices)
3 of 31 notices are Selective (10%).
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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 threshold100%(4 notices)
4 of 4 notices are Above threshold (100%).
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (16) · 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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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 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.
2 of 16 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months.
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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.
6 of 14 awards where the winner declared its size.
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 · 20 awards to 15 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Knowledge Transfer Network | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Thales UK Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| ONNEC GROUP UK LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Copperchase Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DSIS Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gee Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlborough Communications ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 · 6 of 31 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 3257. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 22 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.