Network equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 32420000·Supplies · class·in Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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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 7 lots from 7 competitions run by 7 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 4 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 59 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
1 of 4 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| University Hospitals Birmingham Data Cabling and Passive Infrastructure Services | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £8,750,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
32424000 Network infrastructure35 notices · 26%32420000 Network equipment28 notices · 21%32421000 Network cabling26 notices · 19%32422000 Network components8 notices · 6%32427000 Network system8 notices · 6%32428000 Network upgrade5 notices · 4%32423000 Network hubs3 notices · 2%32429000 Telephone network equipment3 notices · 2%- Television and audio-visual equipment 108 · 12m
- Local area network 61 · 12m
- Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus 43 · 12m
- Microphones and loudspeakers 37 · 12m
- Mobile telephones 28 · 12m
- Networks 25 · 12m
- Telecommunications equipment and supplies 20 · 12m
- Parts of sound and video equipment 16 · 12m
- Telecommunications cable and equipment 14 · 12m
- Telemetry and terminal equipment 12 · 12m
- All of Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment →
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 authorities27%(36 notices)
36 of 134 notices are Local authorities (27%).Education & universities24%(32 notices)
32 of 134 notices are Education & universities (24%).Central government22%(30 notices)
30 of 134 notices are Central government (22%).Other public bodies15%(20 notices)
20 of 134 notices are Other public bodies (15%).Police, fire & emergency5%(7 notices)
7 of 134 notices are Police, fire & emergency (5%).Not classified7%(9 notices)
9 of 134 notices are Not classified (7%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Jisc Services Limited | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MSE Group | not classified | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff University | Education & universities | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED | Other public bodies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Local authorities | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rutland County Council | Local authorities | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent | Police, fire & emergency | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Central government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
95 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 78 of 135 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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| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract79%(107 notices)
107 of 135 notices are Contract (79%).Framework19%(26 notices)
26 of 135 notices are Framework (19%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(2 notices)
2 of 135 notices are 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.
Open34%(46 notices)
46 of 135 notices are Open (34%).Limited / restricted24%(33 notices)
33 of 135 notices are Limited / restricted (24%).Route not published19%(26 notices)
26 of 135 notices are Route not published (19%).Direct award14%(19 notices)
19 of 135 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective8%(11 notices)
11 of 135 notices are Selective (8%).
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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 threshold73%(22 notices)
22 of 30 notices are Above threshold (73%).Below threshold27%(8 notices)
8 of 30 notices are Below threshold (27%).
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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 (75) · 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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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 7 lots from 7 competitions run by 7 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 4 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.
19 of 69 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 6 more give no procedure and are left out.
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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.
13 of 44 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.
3 of 75 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 11 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 · 139 awards to 84 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 26% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Softcat Plc | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| CAE Technology Services Limited | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Logicalis UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| ATN CONSULTANCY LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| CDW Limited | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| ACI Integrated Solutions Ltd | 2 | 3 | 2 | 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 · 36 of 135 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in network equipment
4 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| University Hospitals Birmingham Data Cabling and Passive Infrastructure Services | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £8,750,000 |
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 3242. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 13 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.