Primary batteries: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 31420000·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.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
31422000 Battery packs12 notices · 46%31421000 Lead batteries5 notices · 19%31420000 Primary batteries3 notices · 12%- Generators 82 · 12m
- Electronic equipment 69 · 12m
- Sound or visual signalling apparatus 66 · 12m
- Lamps and light fittings 60 · 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
- 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.
Central government54%(14 notices)
14 of 26 notices are Central government (54%).Other public bodies12%(3 notices)
3 of 26 notices are Other public bodies (12%).NHS & health8%(2 notices)
2 of 26 notices are NHS & health (8%).Education & universities4%(1 notices)
1 of 26 notices are Education & universities (4%).Local authorities4%(1 notices)
1 of 26 notices are Local authorities (4%).Not classified19%(5 notices)
5 of 26 notices are Not classified (19%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust | Central government | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SSE PLC | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| United Utilities Water Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Active Building Centre Ltd | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Associated British Ports | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 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 15 of 26 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 | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South 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.
Contract77%(20 notices)
20 of 26 notices are Contract (77%).Framework23%(6 notices)
6 of 26 notices are Framework (23%).
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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.
Limited / restricted27%(7 notices)
7 of 26 notices are Limited / restricted (27%).Open27%(7 notices)
7 of 26 notices are Open (27%).Direct award19%(5 notices)
5 of 26 notices are Direct award (19%).Selective15%(4 notices)
4 of 26 notices are Selective (15%).Route not published12%(3 notices)
3 of 26 notices are Route not published (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 threshold75%(3 notices)
3 of 4 notices are Above threshold (75%).Below threshold25%(1 notices)
1 of 4 notices are Below threshold (25%).
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 · 23 awards to 17 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Breas Medical Ltd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Upergy Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| VARTA Microbattery GmbH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Baruch Enterprises Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chemring Technology Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtiss Wright INDAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Power Solutions Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 · 5 of 26 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 3142. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 7 Jul 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.