Mining, basic metals and related products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 14000000·Supplies · division·23 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 32 lots from 18 competitions run by 18 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 16 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2.5) and 16 from older notices (bids received, middle 1).
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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 106 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 13 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
2 of 15 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubidium Generator and Delivery System | University College London Hospitals NHS FT | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £1,200,000 |
| Dynamic Market (DM) for the provision of goods and services to drive economical, social and governance impact and improvement | THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION | 31 Mar 2036 | 3445d | — |
Sub-sectors of mining, basic metals and related…
23 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 203 of 230 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
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Alloys14620000 | 1 open → | 18 | 3 | — | |
Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates14210000 | 5 open → | 32 | 3 | — | |
Rock salt14410000 | 2 open → | 23 | 1 | 90% | |
Glass14820000 | 0 | 17 | 6 | — | |
Slag, dross, ferrous waste and scrap14630000 | 1 open → | 4 | 1 | 100% | |
Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium14770000 | 1 open → | 2 | — | — | |
Salt and pure sodium chloride14400000 | 1 open → | 3 | — | — |
Show 16 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Aluminium, nickel, scandium, titanium and vanadium14720000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Metal ores and alloys14600000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten14750000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Gallium14760000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Precious and semi-precious stones, pumice stone, emery, natural abrasives, other minerals and precious metals14520000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Sand and clay14200000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Basic metals14700000 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Iron, lead, zinc, tin and copper14710000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Metal ores14610000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Potassium, magnesium, sodium and lithium14780000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Related mining and quarrying products14500000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Niobium14790000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Clay14220000 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
Miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products14800000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Artificial graphite14810000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Recovered secondary metal raw materials14910000 | 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 government35%(81 notices)
81 of 230 notices are Central government (35%).Local authorities26%(59 notices)
59 of 230 notices are Local authorities (26%).Other public bodies18%(41 notices)
41 of 230 notices are Other public bodies (18%).Education & universities4%(10 notices)
10 of 230 notices are Education & universities (4%).Police, fire & emergency3%(8 notices)
8 of 230 notices are Police, fire & emergency (3%).Not classified13%(31 notices)
31 of 230 notices are Not classified (13%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| Mining Remediation Authority | Central government | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | Central government | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| UK Fusion Energy Ltd | Other public bodies | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| The Royal Mint | Central government | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Water | not classified | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| YPO | Other public bodies | 4 | 1 | 0 |
112 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 155 of 230 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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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | 79% | 10% | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract70%(162 notices)
162 of 230 notices are Contract (70%).Framework27%(62 notices)
62 of 230 notices are Framework (27%).Dynamic purchasing system3%(6 notices)
6 of 230 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.
Open44%(102 notices)
102 of 230 notices are Open (44%).Route not published19%(43 notices)
43 of 230 notices are Route not published (19%).Selective14%(33 notices)
33 of 230 notices are Selective (14%).Limited / restricted13%(30 notices)
30 of 230 notices are Limited / restricted (13%).Direct award10%(22 notices)
22 of 230 notices are Direct award (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 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 (99) · 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 bid53%(17)
17 of 32 lots fall in 1 bid (53%).2–322%(7)
7 of 32 lots fall in 2–3 (22%).4–625%(8)
8 of 32 lots fall in 4–6 (25%).7 or more0%(0)
0 of 32 lots fall in 7 or more (0%).
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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 32 lots from 18 competitions run by 18 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 16 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2.5) and 16 from older notices (bids received, middle 1).
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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.
48 of 92 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.
49 SME bids out of 71, on 31 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.
72 of 87 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.
4 of 99 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 39 lots from 12 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 · 277 awards to 147 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 25% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| COMPASS MINERALS UK LIMITED | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| J.C. Peacock & Co., Ltd | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| ICL UK (SALES) LIMITED | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| IRISH SALT MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED-THE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Tarmac Trading Limited | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Davies Civil Engineering Ltd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Llettyshenkin Construction Company Ltd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| NAL Plant Ltd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 · 76 of 230 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in mining, basic metals and related…
15 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubidium Generator and Delivery System | University College London Hospitals NHS FT | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £1,200,000 |
| Dynamic Market (DM) for the provision of goods and services to drive economical, social and governance impact and improvement | THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION | 31 Mar 2036 | 3445d | — |
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 14, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 20 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.