Photocopying and offset printing equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 30120000·Supplies · class·in Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
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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 10 lots from 10 competitions run by 10 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 5 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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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 40 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
30121100 Photocopiers21 notices · 18%30120000 Photocopying and offset printing equipment19 notices · 17%30123100 Ticket-validation machines10 notices · 9%30121200 Photocopying equipment7 notices · 6%30125100 Toner cartridges7 notices · 6%30125120 Toner for photocopiers6 notices · 5%30123200 Automatic cash dispensers5 notices · 4%30121000 Photocopying and thermocopying equipment4 notices · 3%- Computer equipment and supplies 135 · 12m
- Data-processing machines (hardware) 105 · 12m
- Various office equipment and supplies 96 · 12m
- Computer-related equipment 94 · 12m
- Magnetic cards 37 · 12m
- Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture 16 · 12m
- Calculating and accounting machines 15 · 12m
- Post-office equipment 6 · 12m
- Labelling machines 1 · 12m
- All of Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages →
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 authorities32%(37 notices)
37 of 115 notices are Local authorities (32%).Other public bodies25%(29 notices)
29 of 115 notices are Other public bodies (25%).Central government24%(28 notices)
28 of 115 notices are Central government (24%).Education & universities10%(12 notices)
12 of 115 notices are Education & universities (10%).Police, fire & emergency3%(3 notices)
3 of 115 notices are Police, fire & emergency (3%).Not classified5%(6 notices)
6 of 115 notices are Not classified (5%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Kent County Council | Local authorities | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Northern Trains Ltd | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Office Limited | Other public bodies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| University of the West of England | Education & universities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
74 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 63 of 115 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 West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | 18% | 42% | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of 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.
Contract90%(103 notices)
103 of 115 notices are Contract (90%).Framework10%(12 notices)
12 of 115 notices are Framework (10%).
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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.
Selective30%(34 notices)
34 of 115 notices are Selective (30%).Open27%(31 notices)
31 of 115 notices are Open (27%).Limited / restricted17%(20 notices)
20 of 115 notices are Limited / restricted (17%).Route not published14%(16 notices)
16 of 115 notices are Route not published (14%).Direct award12%(14 notices)
14 of 115 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 threshold81%(17 notices)
17 of 21 notices are Above threshold (81%).Below threshold19%(4 notices)
4 of 21 notices are Below threshold (19%).
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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 (81) · 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 bid10%(1)
1 of 10 lots falls in 1 bid (10%).2–310%(1)
1 of 10 lots falls in 2–3 (10%).4–650%(5)
5 of 10 lots fall in 4–6 (50%).7 or more30%(3)
3 of 10 lots fall in 7 or more (30%).
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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 10 lots from 10 competitions run by 10 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 5 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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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 79 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 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.
26 SME bids out of 49, on 9 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.
13 of 42 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.
1 of 81 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 · 84 awards to 36 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 51% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Sharp Business UK PLC | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Glendale Presentation Solutions Ltd | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Cubic Transportation Systems Limited, | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Kyocera Document Solutions (UK) Limited | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| BAYtek Office Solutions Ltd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Canon UK Ltd | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Vix Technology UK Ltd | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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 · 18 of 115 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 3012. 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.