Engineering works and construction works: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 45220000·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 31 lots from 30 competitions run by 28 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 12 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 19 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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 168 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 16 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 35 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Structural Repairs and Planned Maintenance to Blackpool Tower Winter 2026/7 and Summer 2027 | BLACKPOOL COUNCIL | 13 Nov 2026 | 18d | £4,000,000 |
| SWAST-5147-E Newton Abbot Structural repairs (2a) | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 20 Nov 2026 | 25d | £100,000 |
| Cromer Pier - Substructure Repairs & Pile Encasement Repairs | North Norfolk District Council | 25 Nov 2026 | 30d | £1,300,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
45220000 Engineering works and construction works189 notices · 38%45223200 Structural works30 notices · 6%45221100 Construction work for bridges29 notices · 6%45223000 Structures construction work24 notices · 5%45221110 Bridge construction work21 notices · 4%45221113 Footbridge construction work17 notices · 3%45221111 Road bridge construction work15 notices · 3%- Building construction work 1,618 · 12m
- Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork 889 · 12m
- Roof works and other special trade construction works 880 · 12m
- Other building completion work 706 · 12m
- Electrical installation work 699 · 12m
- Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work 464 · 12m
- Joinery and carpentry installation work 355 · 12m
- Plumbing and sanitary works 340 · 12m
- Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work 218 · 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 authorities43%(212 notices)
212 of 492 notices are Local authorities (43%).Central government18%(88 notices)
88 of 492 notices are Central government (18%).Other public bodies17%(83 notices)
83 of 492 notices are Other public bodies (17%).Education & universities6%(28 notices)
28 of 492 notices are Education & universities (6%).Police, fire & emergency1%(6 notices)
6 of 492 notices are Police, fire & emergency (1%).Not classified15%(75 notices)
75 of 492 notices are Not classified (15%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| National Highways Limited | Central government | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Associated British Ports | not classified | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | Local authorities | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | Other public bodies | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Swindon Borough Council | Local authorities | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Local authorities | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | Local authorities | 5 | 0 | 0 |
293 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 378 of 501 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 | 4 | 47% | 41% | |
| South East England | 3 | 50% | 52% | |
| North West England | 4 | 60% | 36% | |
| South West England | — | 94% | 44% | |
| East of England | — | — | 25% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | — | 56% | |
| North East England | — | — | 28% | |
| East Midlands | — | — | 40% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | 62% | |
| West Midlands | — | — | 42% | |
| 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.
Contract84%(420 notices)
420 of 501 notices are Contract (84%).Framework12%(62 notices)
62 of 501 notices are Framework (12%).Dynamic purchasing system4%(19 notices)
19 of 501 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (4%).
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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.
Open33%(166 notices)
166 of 501 notices are Open (33%).Route not published21%(105 notices)
105 of 501 notices are Route not published (21%).Selective19%(94 notices)
94 of 501 notices are Selective (19%).Limited / restricted15%(75 notices)
75 of 501 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Direct award12%(61 notices)
61 of 501 notices are Direct award (12%).
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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 threshold34%(47 notices)
47 of 138 notices are Above threshold (34%).Below threshold66%(91 notices)
91 of 138 notices are Below threshold (66%).
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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 (269) · 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%(6)
6 of 31 lots fall in 1 bid (19%).2–348%(15)
15 of 31 lots fall in 2–3 (48%).4–629%(9)
9 of 31 lots fall in 4–6 (29%).7 or more3%(1)
1 of 31 lots fall in 7 or more (3%).
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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 31 lots from 30 competitions run by 28 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 12 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 19 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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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.
120 of 246 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 23 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.
43 SME bids out of 64, on 22 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.
71 of 120 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 26 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.
6 of 269 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 59 lots from 14 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 · 407 awards to 272 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 6% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Amalgamated Construction Ltd | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| VolkerLaser Ltd | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Beaver Bridges Ltd | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| JS ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LTD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Network Rail Infrastructure | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| BJF Group | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| S CLIFT BUILDERS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Esh Construction | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
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 · 146 of 501 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in engineering works and construction works
35 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 4522. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.