Sacks and bags: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 18930000·Supplies · class·in Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
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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 5 lots from 5 competitions run by 5 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. All 5 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.
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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 17 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
18930000 Sacks and bags11 notices · 30%18933000 Mail or parcel bags4 notices · 11%18934000 Kitbags3 notices · 8%18935000 Laundry bags3 notices · 8%18936000 Textile bags3 notices · 8%18937100 Goods-packing bags3 notices · 8%18931100 Rucksacks2 notices · 5%18938000 Padded bags2 notices · 5%- Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories 47 · 12m
- Workwear accessories 15 · 12m
- Special clothing 14 · 12m
- Footwear 11 · 12m
- Presents and rewards 8 · 12m
- Weatherproof clothing 7 · 12m
- Protective footwear 6 · 12m
- Hats and headgear 5 · 12m
- Occupational clothing 5 · 12m
- Medals 4 · 12m
- All of Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories →
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 government46%(17 notices)
17 of 37 notices are Central government (46%).NHS & health14%(5 notices)
5 of 37 notices are NHS & health (14%).Other public bodies14%(5 notices)
5 of 37 notices are Other public bodies (14%).Local authorities11%(4 notices)
4 of 37 notices are Local authorities (11%).Not classified16%(6 notices)
6 of 37 notices are Not classified (16%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | Central government | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | NHS & health | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Prison Service | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Gether Support Solutions Limited | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
26 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 17 of 37 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 | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
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.
Contract78%(29 notices)
29 of 37 notices are Contract (78%).Framework22%(8 notices)
8 of 37 notices are Framework (22%).
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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.
Open35%(13 notices)
13 of 37 notices are Open (35%).Route not published24%(9 notices)
9 of 37 notices are Route not published (24%).Direct award16%(6 notices)
6 of 37 notices are Direct award (16%).Limited / restricted14%(5 notices)
5 of 37 notices are Limited / restricted (14%).Selective11%(4 notices)
4 of 37 notices are Selective (11%).
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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%).
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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 (18) · 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 5 lots from 5 competitions run by 5 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. All 5 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.
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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.
6 of 16 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.
10 of 12 awards where the winner declared its size.
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 · 25 awards to 21 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Imperial Polythene Products Ltd | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Openhouse Products Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Valley Northern Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| speedings ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Antalis Digital Sales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ark -H | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coveris Speciality Bags Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DS Smith Corrugated Packaging 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 · 11 of 37 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 1893. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 8 Sept 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.