Road equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34920000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
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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 70 lots from 54 competitions run by 45 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 45 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 25 from older notices (bids received, middle 5).
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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 238 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 39 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 32 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| T26-135BUS Supply and Installation of Corporate Signage Services | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 24d | £72,000 |
| RUG - Implementation of the Rugby Town Centre Wayfinding Strategy | Rugby Borough Council | 23 Nov 2026 | 27d | £530,000 |
| Partneriaeth Addasiadau Bychain (PAB) / Minor Adaptation Partnership (MAP) | Denbighshire County Council | 6 Nov 2026 | 10d | £350,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34928480 Waste and rubbish containers and bins117 notices · 19%34928470 Signage98 notices · 16%34928510 Street-lighting columns46 notices · 8%34928500 Street-lighting equipment45 notices · 7%34929000 Highway materials28 notices · 5%34923000 Road traffic-control equipment26 notices · 4%34928450 Bollards21 notices · 3%34928472 Sign posts19 notices · 3%- Motor vehicles 168 · 12m
- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 150 · 12m
- Passenger cars 105 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 47 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 46 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 40 · 12m
- Ships 36 · 12m
- Traffic-monitoring equipment 34 · 12m
- Horse or hand-drawn carts, other non-mechanically-propelled vehicles, baggage carts and miscellaneous spare parts 34 · 12m
- Marine equipment 33 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
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 authorities71%(425 notices)
425 of 600 notices are Local authorities (71%).Central government9%(52 notices)
52 of 600 notices are Central government (9%).Other public bodies9%(51 notices)
51 of 600 notices are Other public bodies (9%).Education & universities3%(16 notices)
16 of 600 notices are Education & universities (3%).NHS & health1%(6 notices)
6 of 600 notices are NHS & health (1%).Not classified8%(50 notices)
50 of 600 notices are Not classified (8%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Derbyshire County Council | Local authorities | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| Durham County Council | Local authorities | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirklees Council | Local authorities | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| The North Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent County Council | Local authorities | 7 | 3 | 0 |
302 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 488 of 608 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 | 5 | 73% | 21% | |
| East Midlands | 5 | 70% | 11% | |
| North West England | 6 | 68% | 27% | |
| East of England | — | 62% | 18% | |
| North East England | 5 | 81% | 13% | |
| South East England | 5 | 70% | 16% | |
| West Midlands | 7 | 75% | 26% | |
| South West England | 8 | 68% | 14% | |
| Greater London | 2 | 62% | 11% | |
| 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%(479 notices)
479 of 608 notices are Contract (79%).Framework20%(121 notices)
121 of 608 notices are Framework (20%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(8 notices)
8 of 608 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.
Open50%(307 notices)
307 of 608 notices are Open (50%).Route not published17%(105 notices)
105 of 608 notices are Route not published (17%).Limited / restricted13%(77 notices)
77 of 608 notices are Limited / restricted (13%).Direct award10%(61 notices)
61 of 608 notices are Direct award (10%).Selective10%(58 notices)
58 of 608 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 threshold53%(86 notices)
86 of 161 notices are Above threshold (53%).Below threshold47%(75 notices)
75 of 161 notices are Below threshold (47%).
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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 (316) · 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 bid14%(10)
10 of 70 lots fall in 1 bid (14%).2–339%(27)
27 of 70 lots fall in 2–3 (39%).4–636%(25)
25 of 70 lots fall in 4–6 (36%).7 or more11%(8)
8 of 70 lots fall in 7 or more (11%).
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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 70 lots from 54 competitions run by 45 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 45 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 25 from older notices (bids received, middle 5).
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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.
165 of 285 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 31 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.
201 SME bids out of 227, on 56 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.
124 of 162 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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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 64 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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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.
10 of 316 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 102 lots from 30 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 · 546 awards to 301 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 19% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED | 29 | 29 | 8 | 23 |
| Storm Environmental Limited | 15 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
| Wybone Limited | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| Contenur UK Limited | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| CRAEMER UK LIMITED | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| The Compost Bag Company Ltd | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| SWARCO UK & Ireland | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Mallatite Limited | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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 · 229 of 608 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in road equipment
32 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Partneriaeth Addasiadau Bychain (PAB) / Minor Adaptation Partnership (MAP) | Denbighshire County Council | 6 Nov 2026 | 10d | £350,000 |
| ROG First Light Wayfinding Signage Contractor | ROG First Light Exhibitions Scenic Engineering Model Contractor | 12 Nov 2026 | 16d | £220,000 |
| Signage - National Framework | Forestry Commission | 19 Nov 2026 | 23d | £2,000,000 ceiling |
| T26-135BUS Supply and Installation of Corporate Signage Services | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 24d | £72,000 |
| RUG - Implementation of the Rugby Town Centre Wayfinding Strategy | Rugby Borough Council | 23 Nov 2026 | 27d | £530,000 |
| Term Extension of the National Highways Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System (SEDPS) | National Highways Limited | 14 Aug 2028 | 657d | £65,000,000 ceiling |
| YPO - 000772 Road Marking and Surfacing | YPO | 24 Feb 2029 | 851d | £15,000,000 ceiling |
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 3492. 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.