Pumps and compressors: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 42120000·Supplies · class·in Industrial machinery
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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 6 competitions run by 6 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 3) 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 76 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
3 of 16 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| The Provision of Servicing, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air Compressors | Cleveland Fire Authority | 27 Nov 2026 | 31d | £210,000 |
| BA Compressor Maintenance 2026-2030 | West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority | 27 Nov 2026 | 31d | £90,000 |
| Vacuum Pump Tritium Testing | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £400,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
42122450 Vacuum pumps17 notices · 10%42122000 Pumps14 notices · 8%42122130 Water pumps14 notices · 8%42122180 Fuel pumps14 notices · 8%42124211 Parts of fuel pumps9 notices · 5%42123000 Compressors6 notices · 3%42123400 Air compressors6 notices · 3%42124000 Parts of pumps, compressors, engines or motors6 notices · 3%- Lifting and handling equipment 130 · 12m
- Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery 80 · 12m
- Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 66 · 12m
- Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment 46 · 12m
- Boiler installations 38 · 12m
- Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus 37 · 12m
- Machinery for textiles 32 · 12m
- Machinery for cleaning bottles, packing and weighing and spraying machinery 28 · 12m
- Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines 22 · 12m
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances 22 · 12m
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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 government50%(85 notices)
85 of 171 notices are Central government (50%).Other public bodies26%(44 notices)
44 of 171 notices are Other public bodies (26%).Local authorities9%(15 notices)
15 of 171 notices are Local authorities (9%).Police, fire & emergency5%(8 notices)
8 of 171 notices are Police, fire & emergency (5%).Education & universities1%(2 notices)
2 of 171 notices are Education & universities (1%).Not classified10%(17 notices)
17 of 171 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 50 | 24 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Anglian Water Services | Other public bodies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) | not classified | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
79 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 95 of 173 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 | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | 17% | 38% | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
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.
Contract91%(157 notices)
157 of 173 notices are Contract (91%).Framework9%(16 notices)
16 of 173 notices are Framework (9%).
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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.
Direct award35%(61 notices)
61 of 173 notices are Direct award (35%).Open23%(40 notices)
40 of 173 notices are Open (23%).Limited / restricted20%(34 notices)
34 of 173 notices are Limited / restricted (20%).Route not published12%(21 notices)
21 of 173 notices are Route not published (12%).Selective10%(17 notices)
17 of 173 notices are Selective (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 threshold50%(15 notices)
15 of 30 notices are Above threshold (50%).Below threshold50%(15 notices)
15 of 30 notices are Below threshold (50%).
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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 (117) · 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 6 competitions run by 6 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 3) 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.
27 of 115 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 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.
22 of 50 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 117 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 · 138 awards to 111 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 13% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Xylem Water Solutions UK LTD | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Leybold UK Ltd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov Process & Flow Technologies UK Ltd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| GRUNDFOS PUMPS LIMITED | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Godiva Limited | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Atlas Copco Rental UK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| BUSCH (UK) LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MB air systems ltd | 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 · 35 of 173 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in pumps and compressors
16 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| FIF027-26 Laundry Dosing System | NHS Fife | 2 Nov 2026 | 6d | £1,180,000 |
| Testing, Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Air Compressors and Ancillary Compressed Air Equipment | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 9 Nov 2026 | 13d | £75,000 |
| Vacuum Pump Tritium Testing | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 16 Nov 2026 | 20d | £400,000 |
| The Provision of Servicing, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air Compressors | Cleveland Fire Authority | 27 Nov 2026 | 31d | £210,000 |
| BA Compressor Maintenance 2026-2030 | West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority | 27 Nov 2026 | 31d | £90,000 |
| Group Plant & Tool Hire Tender | MAG AIRPORT LIMITED | 30 Nov 2026 | 34d | £1,000,000 |
| 25/027 Qualification System for the Provision Of Electric Drive Compressor Packages | Gas Networks Ireland | 30 Oct 2035 | 3,290d | — |
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 4212. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 22 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.