Electrical supplies and accessories: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31680000·Supplies · class·in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
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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 16 competitions run by 16 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 17 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 2 from older notices (bids received, middle 3.5).
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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 54 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 12 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 47 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Learning Academy Partnership (South West) - Dynamic Market for Electricity | Learning Academy Partnership (South West) | not published | — | — |
| Voyage Education Partnership - Energy - Dynamic Market | Voyage Education Partnership | not published | — | — |
| Orion Education - Dynamic Market | Education for the 21st Century | not published | — | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
31680000 Electrical supplies and accessories29 notices · 18%31682000 Electricity supplies28 notices · 17%31682210 Instrumentation and control equipment26 notices · 16%31681410 Electrical materials25 notices · 15%31681400 Electrical components14 notices · 9%31681000 Electrical accessories9 notices · 6%31682540 Substation equipment6 notices · 4%31681500 Rechargers3 notices · 2%- Generators 83 · 12m
- Electronic equipment 69 · 12m
- Sound or visual signalling apparatus 67 · 12m
- Lamps and light fittings 60 · 12m
- Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes 50 · 12m
- Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits 30 · 12m
- Lighting equipment and electric lamps 23 · 12m
- Electrical equipment and apparatus 15 · 12m
- Power distribution cables 15 · 12m
- Transformers 14 · 12m
- All of Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting →
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.
Other public bodies31%(49 notices)
49 of 157 notices are Other public bodies (31%).Central government27%(43 notices)
43 of 157 notices are Central government (27%).Local authorities18%(28 notices)
28 of 157 notices are Local authorities (18%).Education & universities10%(15 notices)
15 of 157 notices are Education & universities (10%).Police, fire & emergency4%(7 notices)
7 of 157 notices are Police, fire & emergency (4%).Not classified10%(15 notices)
15 of 157 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| Environment Agency | Central government | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Bristol City Council | Local authorities | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anglian Water Services | Other public bodies | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | Police, fire & emergency | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
107 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 95 of 163 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 | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| 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%(121 notices)
121 of 163 notices are Contract (74%).Framework18%(29 notices)
29 of 163 notices are Framework (18%).Dynamic purchasing system8%(13 notices)
13 of 163 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (8%).
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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.
Open38%(62 notices)
62 of 163 notices are Open (38%).Limited / restricted19%(31 notices)
31 of 163 notices are Limited / restricted (19%).Direct award15%(25 notices)
25 of 163 notices are Direct award (15%).Route not published15%(24 notices)
24 of 163 notices are Route not published (15%).Selective13%(21 notices)
21 of 163 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 threshold74%(28 notices)
28 of 38 notices are Above threshold (74%).Below threshold26%(10 notices)
10 of 38 notices are Below threshold (26%).
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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 (82) · 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 bid16%(3)
3 of 19 lots fall in 1 bid (16%).2–342%(8)
8 of 19 lots fall in 2–3 (42%).4–626%(5)
5 of 19 lots fall in 4–6 (26%).7 or more16%(3)
3 of 19 lots fall in 7 or more (16%).
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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 16 competitions run by 16 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 17 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 2 from older notices (bids received, middle 3.5).
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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.
31 of 75 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 7 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.
12 SME bids out of 67, on 18 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 45 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.
0 of 82 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 5 lots from 5 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 · 138 awards to 94 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 23% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Edmundson Electrical Limited | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Rexel UK Limited | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Npower Commercial Gas Limited | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| City Electrical Factors Limited | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| SSE Energy Supply Limited | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| ABB Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alter Technology Tuv Nord S.A.U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mosdorfer CCL Systems Ltd | 2 | 2 | 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 · 58 of 163 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in electrical supplies and accessories
47 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UKRI-6064 ISP-1157 Replacement of Large ISIS Power Supply System | UK Research and Innovation | 23 Nov 2026 | 27d | £3,000,000 |
| Impact Multi Academy Trust - Dynamic Market 2026 | Impact Multi Academy Trust | 15 Jun 2031 | 1,692d | — |
| Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust | Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust | not published | — | — |
| Learning Academy Partnership (South West) - Dynamic Market for Electricity | Learning Academy Partnership (South West) | not published | — | — |
| Orion Education - Dynamic Market | Education for the 21st Century | not published | — | — |
| Voyage Education Partnership - Energy - Dynamic Market | Voyage Education Partnership | not published | — | — |
| Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi-Academy Trust - Electricity 2026 | Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | not published | — | — |
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 3168. 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.