Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 45230000·Works · class·in Construction & Civil Engineering
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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 184 lots from 168 competitions run by 126 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 111 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 73 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 760 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 110 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 85 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Yorkshire Highway Alliance Road Markings Framework 2026-28 | Leeds City Council | 19 Nov 2026 | 22d | £7,200,000 ceiling |
| Construction of the Chiropractic Car Park, Treforest Campus | University of South Wales | 27 Nov 2026 | 30d | £500,000 |
| Boiler chemical and Softener Services | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 16 Nov 2026 | 19d | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
45233100 Construction work for highways, roads190 notices · 10%45233251 Resurfacing works123 notices · 6%45233139 Highway maintenance work117 notices · 6%45233210 Surface work for highways105 notices · 5%45232452 Drainage works98 notices · 5%45233220 Surface work for roads90 notices · 5%45233223 Carriageway resurfacing works86 notices · 4%- Building construction work 1,627 · 12m
- Roof works and other special trade construction works 884 · 12m
- Other building completion work 708 · 12m
- Electrical installation work 701 · 12m
- Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work 465 · 12m
- Joinery and carpentry installation work 355 · 12m
- Plumbing and sanitary works 341 · 12m
- Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work 220 · 12m
- Engineering works and construction works 186 · 12m
- Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 175 · 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.
Local authorities59%(1,144 notices)
1,144 of 1,942 notices are Local authorities (59%).Other public bodies18%(354 notices)
354 of 1,942 notices are Other public bodies (18%).Central government13%(243 notices)
243 of 1,942 notices are Central government (13%).Education & universities1%(26 notices)
26 of 1,942 notices are Education & universities (1%).NHS & health1%(23 notices)
23 of 1,942 notices are NHS & health (1%).Not classified8%(152 notices)
152 of 1,942 notices are Not classified (8%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 47 | 14 | 0 |
| Wakefield Council | Local authorities | 39 | 35 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 34 | 14 | 0 |
| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 33 | 18 | 1 |
| Housing 21 | Other public bodies | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| NY HIGHWAYS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 26 | 22 | 1 |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | Local authorities | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| NHS Property Services Limited | NHS & health | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Local authorities | 16 | 7 | 0 |
604 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 1,567 of 1,973 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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| South East England | 5 | 75% | 46% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 70% | 42% | |
| North West England | 3 | 79% | 45% | |
| South West England | 3 | 67% | 39% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 74% | 28% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 55% | 27% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 54% | 26% | |
| North East England | 4 | 49% | 19% | |
| East of England | 4 | 63% | 37% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | 79% | 77% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract81%(1,595 notices)
1,595 of 1,973 notices are Contract (81%).Framework18%(358 notices)
358 of 1,973 notices are Framework (18%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(20 notices)
20 of 1,973 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.
Open36%(714 notices)
714 of 1,973 notices are Open (36%).Route not published21%(406 notices)
406 of 1,973 notices are Route not published (21%).Limited / restricted16%(317 notices)
317 of 1,973 notices are Limited / restricted (16%).Direct award14%(270 notices)
270 of 1,973 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective13%(266 notices)
266 of 1,973 notices are Selective (13%).
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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 threshold43%(256 notices)
256 of 590 notices are Above threshold (43%).Below threshold57%(334 notices)
334 of 590 notices are Below threshold (57%).
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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 (1,157) · 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 bid12%(22)
22 of 184 lots fall in 1 bid (12%).2–336%(67)
67 of 184 lots fall in 2–3 (36%).4–630%(56)
56 of 184 lots fall in 4–6 (30%).7 or more21%(39)
39 of 184 lots fall in 7 or more (21%).
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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 184 lots from 168 competitions run by 126 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 111 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 73 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.
500 of 1,048 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 109 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.
499 SME bids out of 706, on 141 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.
391 of 591 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 164 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.
31 of 1,157 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 184 lots from 65 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 · 1,848 awards to 981 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 5% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| KIELY BROS LTD | 18 | 23 | 6 | 12 |
| Tarmac Trading Limited | 18 | 21 | 4 | 14 |
| Derek Lewis Ltd | 17 | 18 | 16 | 4 |
| Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | 15 | 20 | 6 | 10 |
| Colas Limited | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 |
| FM Conway Ltd | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| Kier Highways Limited | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| DSD Construction Ltd | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
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 · 584 of 1,973 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in construction work for pipelines
85 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
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 4523. 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.