Support services for land transport: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 63710000Services · classin Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

Open now12open for bids now · see them in the search
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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.

Notices, last 12 months165107 contracting authorities · 447 in the catalogue
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Notices published in the last 12 months.

Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.

Typical bids per lot321% single-bid · 31 procedures, 36 months
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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 33 lots from 31 competitions run by 27 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 18 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2.5) and 15 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).

Last 36 months.

Typical contract value£80,000middle value of 165 contract awards, net · not frameworks
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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 165 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.

Published values, not actual spend.

Last 36 months.

Deadline to award55 daysmiddle value · 17 awarded procedures
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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 17 decided competitions, last 36 months.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Newest open tenders

3 of 12 open for bids now · newest first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Highways Traffic Signals FrameworkFrameworkNottingham City Council3 Dec 202636d£2,000,000 ceiling
British Sign Language Customer Information ServiceRail Delivery Group8 Dec 202641d£1,000,000
Traffic Data CollectionDurham County Council30 Oct 20262d£200,000

See all 12 open tenders →

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys
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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

Buyer type
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.

Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.

  • Local authorities59%(264 notices)
    264 of 444 notices are Local authorities (59%).
  • Other public bodies18%(80 notices)
    80 of 444 notices are Other public bodies (18%).
  • Central government14%(64 notices)
    64 of 444 notices are Central government (14%).
  • Police, fire & emergency2%(10 notices)
    10 of 444 notices are Police, fire & emergency (2%).
  • Education & universities1%(6 notices)
    6 of 444 notices are Education & universities (1%).
  • Not classified5%(20 notices)
    20 of 444 notices are Not classified (5%).
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Transport for LondonOther public bodies2130
London Borough of EnfieldLocal authorities1250
Rail Delivery GroupOther public bodies1081
National Highways LimitedCentral government1070
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government900
Tees Valley Combined AuthorityLocal authorities960
Home OfficeCentral government810
Bristol City CouncilLocal authorities740
Sheffield City CouncilLocal authorities750
Transport Scotlandnot classified700

221 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered
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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 324 of 447 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London81 · 25%361%53%
East of England46 · 14%—44%6%
North West England45 · 14%—58%5%
South East England42 · 13%—42%29%
Yorkshire and the Humber41 · 13%—44%30%
South West England37 · 11%573%27%
North East England34 · 10%———
West Midlands34 · 10%———
East Midlands27 · 8%———
Scotland27 · 8%———
Wales (Cymru)15 · 5%———
Northern Ireland13 · 4%———

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought
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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

Commercial tool
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How work here is packaged.

Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.

  • Contract85%(382 notices)
    382 of 447 notices are Contract (85%).
  • Framework15%(65 notices)
    65 of 447 notices are Framework (15%).
Procedure route
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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%(158 notices)
    158 of 447 notices are Open (35%).
  • Route not published24%(108 notices)
    108 of 447 notices are Route not published (24%).
  • Direct award17%(77 notices)
    77 of 447 notices are Direct award (17%).
  • Limited / restricted15%(69 notices)
    69 of 447 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).
  • Selective8%(35 notices)
    35 of 447 notices are Selective (8%).
Threshold
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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 threshold72%(65 notices)
    65 of 90 notices are Above threshold (72%).
  • Below threshold28%(25 notices)
    25 of 90 notices are Below threshold (28%).
Typical tender window
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How long bidders get to respond.

Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.

All notices we hold, not just recent ones.

31 daysrobust · n=67middle value, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (231) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=33
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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.

Last 36 months.

  • 1 bid21%(7)
    7 of 33 lots fall in 1 bid (21%).
  • 2–345%(15)
    15 of 33 lots fall in 2–3 (45%).
  • 4–615%(5)
    5 of 33 lots fall in 4–6 (15%).
  • 7 or more18%(6)
    6 of 33 lots fall in 7 or more (18%).
Contract value, net
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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.

p25 £31,026middle value £80,000p75 £420,000
interquartile range of 165 awards · p90 £2,000,000
Typical bids per lot
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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 33 lots from 31 competitions run by 27 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 18 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2.5) and 15 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).

Last 36 months.

3robust · n=31middle half 2–4
Competed
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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.

72 of 206 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 25 more give no procedure and are left out.

Last 36 months.

35%robust · n=206
Bids from SMEs
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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.

62 SME bids out of 90, on 25 lots where the buyer published the split.

Last 36 months.

69%robust · n=90
Awards won by SMEs
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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.

55 of 116 awards where the winner declared its size.

Last 36 months.

47%robust · n=116
Won locally
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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.

Last 36 months.

39%robust · n=125winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate
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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 20 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

Last 36 months.

at the estimaterobust · n=208 below · 1 above
Abandoned
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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 231 notices, last 36 months.

Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.

Last 36 months.

0%robust · n=231
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot
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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 11 lots from 11 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.

Last 36 months.

11robust · n=1123 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins
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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 · 307 awards to 189 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 20% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit
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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 · 126 of 447 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract32 notices · 25%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution19 notices · 15% · 1 open
Sell2Wales8 notices · 6%
Delta eSourcing7 notices · 6%
eTendersNI5 notices · 4%

Open tenders in support services for land transport

12 open for bids now · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Traffic Data CollectionDurham County Council30 Oct 20262d£200,000
Highways Traffic Signals FrameworkFrameworkNottingham City Council3 Dec 202636d£2,000,000 ceiling
British Sign Language Customer Information ServiceRail Delivery Group8 Dec 202641d£1,000,000

All 12 open notices with CPV 6371… →

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 6371. 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.