Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31000000·Supplies · division·37 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 168 lots from 143 competitions run by 104 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 3) and 57 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 574 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 106 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 119 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Cotham School - Invitation to Tender School Management Information System (MIS) | Cotham School | 20 Nov 2026 | 24d | £75,000 |
| Servicing and Maintenance of Fire, Security and Alarm System | Lancashire County Council | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £2,800,000 |
| Carbine Torches | Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £230,000 |
Sub-sectors of electrical machinery, apparatus
37 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 1,562 of 1,839 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Show 10 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Electric motors31110000 | 0 | 6 | — | — | |
Mains connections31310000 | 0 | 3 | — | — | |
Actuators31130000 | 0 | 7 | — | — | |
Insulated cable accessories31340000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Electromechanical equipment31720000 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | |
Parts of electricity distribution or control apparatus31230000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus31670000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Electric conductors for data and control purposes31350000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Primary cells31410000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Insulating fittings31650000 | 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 government36%(642 notices)
642 of 1,799 notices are Central government (36%).Other public bodies20%(365 notices)
365 of 1,799 notices are Other public bodies (20%).Local authorities20%(360 notices)
360 of 1,799 notices are Local authorities (20%).Education & universities11%(191 notices)
191 of 1,799 notices are Education & universities (11%).Police, fire & emergency2%(41 notices)
41 of 1,799 notices are Police, fire & emergency (2%).Not classified11%(200 notices)
200 of 1,799 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 235 | 111 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 43 | 8 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| Gov Facility Services Ltd | Other public bodies | 39 | 36 | 0 |
| DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED | Central government | 29 | 6 | 1 |
| NPL Management Limited | Other public bodies | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Newcastle University | Education & universities | 19 | 0 | 0 |
618 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 1,140 of 1,839 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 | 3 | 51% | 34% | |
| East of England | 3 | 49% | 15% | |
| North West England | 3 | 57% | 29% | |
| South West England | 3 | 52% | 20% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 68% | 23% | |
| North East England | 3 | 64% | 13% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 70% | 11% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 67% | 15% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 55% | 19% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 47% | — | |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 50% | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 53% | 38% |
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.
Contract85%(1,572 notices)
1,572 of 1,839 notices are Contract (85%).Framework12%(215 notices)
215 of 1,839 notices are Framework (12%).Dynamic purchasing system3%(52 notices)
52 of 1,839 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (3%).
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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.
Open35%(642 notices)
642 of 1,839 notices are Open (35%).Direct award20%(360 notices)
360 of 1,839 notices are Direct award (20%).Route not published19%(349 notices)
349 of 1,839 notices are Route not published (19%).Limited / restricted16%(300 notices)
300 of 1,839 notices are Limited / restricted (16%).Selective10%(188 notices)
188 of 1,839 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 threshold65%(254 notices)
254 of 393 notices are Above threshold (65%).Below threshold35%(139 notices)
139 of 393 notices are Below threshold (35%).
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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 (1,036) · 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 bid19%(32)
32 of 168 lots fall in 1 bid (19%).2–339%(66)
66 of 168 lots fall in 2–3 (39%).4–629%(48)
48 of 168 lots fall in 4–6 (29%).7 or more13%(22)
22 of 168 lots fall in 7 or more (13%).
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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 168 lots from 143 competitions run by 104 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 3) and 57 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.
367 of 929 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 107 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.
381 SME bids out of 555, on 150 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.
205 of 398 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 122 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.
20 of 1,036 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 41 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 · 1,383 awards to 965 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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| Edmundson Electrical Limited | 15 | 16 | 2 | 15 |
| Sunbelt Rentals Ltd | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Rexel UK Limited | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| ABB Limited | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Danfysik A/S | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| City Electrical Factors Limited | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Adlib Audio | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Gala Lights LTD | 6 | 8 | 4 | 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 · 491 of 1,839 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in electrical machinery, apparatus
119 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 31, 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.