Lamps and light fittings: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31520000·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 18 lots from 16 competitions run by 15 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 4) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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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 63 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 7 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbine Torches | Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £230,000 |
| Barbican Renewal Programme - Luminaires | The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | 13 Nov 2026 | 17d | £1,100,000 |
| YPO - 001087 Low Energy Lighting Systems to Include Internal, External and Emergency Lighting | YPO | 23 Feb 2029 | 850d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
31522000 Christmas tree lights35 notices · 26%31527260 Lighting systems31 notices · 23%31527210 Lanterns11 notices · 8%31527200 Exterior lights8 notices · 6%31520000 Lamps and light fittings7 notices · 5%31521320 Torches6 notices · 4%31523000 Illuminated signs and nameplates5 notices · 4%31523200 Permanent message signs5 notices · 4%- Generators 83 · 12m
- Electronic equipment 69 · 12m
- Sound or visual signalling apparatus 67 · 12m
- Electrical supplies and accessories 58 · 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.
Local authorities48%(64 notices)
64 of 133 notices are Local authorities (48%).Central government27%(36 notices)
36 of 133 notices are Central government (27%).Education & universities9%(12 notices)
12 of 133 notices are Education & universities (9%).Other public bodies5%(7 notices)
7 of 133 notices are Other public bodies (5%).Police, fire & emergency5%(6 notices)
6 of 133 notices are Police, fire & emergency (5%).Not classified6%(8 notices)
8 of 133 notices are Not classified (6%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Corporation of Trinity House | Central government | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| The Corporation of Trinity House | not classified | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) | Police, fire & emergency | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Braintree District Council | Local authorities | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Northern Lighthouse Board | Central government | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) | Education & universities | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| UKRI - British Geological Survey | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
98 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 82 of 134 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 | — | — | — | |
| East of England | 4 | — | 13% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract88%(118 notices)
118 of 134 notices are Contract (88%).Framework11%(15 notices)
15 of 134 notices are Framework (11%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(1 notice)
1 of 134 notices is 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.
Open56%(75 notices)
75 of 134 notices are Open (56%).Direct award19%(26 notices)
26 of 134 notices are Direct award (19%).Route not published13%(17 notices)
17 of 134 notices are Route not published (13%).Limited / restricted10%(13 notices)
13 of 134 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Selective2%(3 notices)
3 of 134 notices are Selective (2%).
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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 threshold41%(20 notices)
20 of 49 notices are Above threshold (41%).Below threshold59%(29 notices)
29 of 49 notices are Below threshold (59%).
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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 (94) · 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 bid6%(1)
1 of 18 lots falls in 1 bid (6%).2–328%(5)
5 of 18 lots fall in 2–3 (28%).4–656%(10)
10 of 18 lots fall in 4–6 (56%).7 or more11%(2)
2 of 18 lots fall in 7 or more (11%).
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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 18 lots from 16 competitions run by 15 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 4) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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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.
50 of 89 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 5 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.
59 SME bids out of 80, 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.
29 of 38 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.
2 of 94 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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 · 100 awards to 82 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 21% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Gala Lights LTD | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| LIGHTING & ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Adlib Audio | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Christmas Plus Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Energy Conservation Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Prolectric Services Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| SPX Aids to Navigation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SPX Aids to Navigation Oy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 · 44 of 134 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in lamps and light fittings
7 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Barbican Renewal Programme - Luminaires | The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | 13 Nov 2026 | 17d | £1,100,000 |
| Carbine Torches | Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £230,000 |
| YPO - 001087 Low Energy Lighting Systems to Include Internal, External and Emergency Lighting | YPO | 23 Feb 2029 | 850d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
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 3152. 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.