Technical inspection and testing services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 71630000·Services · class·in Architecture & Engineering
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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 68 lots from 62 competitions run by 58 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 35 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 33 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 165 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 36 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 29 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027) | West Sussex County Council | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £60,000 |
| Confined Spaces Principal Inspections | Via East Midlands LTD | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £60,000 |
| OPA T899 OFTD Finnart Tanks 707, 709,711 Inspection works | Oil and Pipelines Agency | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £300,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
71630000 Technical inspection and testing services169 notices · 37%71631000 Technical inspection services76 notices · 17%71632000 Technical testing services44 notices · 10%71632200 Non-destructive testing services23 notices · 5%71631100 Machinery-inspection services22 notices · 5%71631450 Bridge-inspection services17 notices · 4%71631300 Technical building-inspection services16 notices · 4%- Consultative engineering and construction services 1,569 · 12m
- Engineering-related scientific and technical services 328 · 12m
- Engineering design services 208 · 12m
- Construction consultancy services 165 · 12m
- Architectural, engineering and planning services 132 · 12m
- Construction management services 113 · 12m
- Architectural design services 112 · 12m
- Miscellaneous engineering services 106 · 12m
- Engineering services 106 · 12m
- Architectural and related services 104 · 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.
Local authorities32%(137 notices)
137 of 433 notices are Local authorities (32%).Central government28%(120 notices)
120 of 433 notices are Central government (28%).Other public bodies23%(99 notices)
99 of 433 notices are Other public bodies (23%).Education & universities5%(20 notices)
20 of 433 notices are Education & universities (5%).NHS & health3%(13 notices)
13 of 433 notices are NHS & health (3%).Not classified10%(44 notices)
44 of 433 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| UK Fusion Energy Ltd | Other public bodies | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| NHS Highland | NHS & health | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Local authorities | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Lancashire County Council | Local authorities | 6 | 2 | 1 |
255 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 284 of 452 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 | 5 | 77% | 45% | |
| South East England | 6 | 55% | 35% | |
| Greater London | 5 | 67% | 32% | |
| North West England | 6 | 38% | 7% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | 68% | 23% | |
| South West England | 6 | 60% | 20% | |
| West Midlands | 5 | 59% | 20% | |
| East of England | 6 | 63% | 16% | |
| East Midlands | 6 | 64% | 13% | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract87%(392 notices)
392 of 452 notices are Contract (87%).Framework13%(58 notices)
58 of 452 notices are Framework (13%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(2 notices)
2 of 452 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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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.
Open49%(223 notices)
223 of 452 notices are Open (49%).Route not published17%(75 notices)
75 of 452 notices are Route not published (17%).Direct award15%(67 notices)
67 of 452 notices are Direct award (15%).Selective11%(48 notices)
48 of 452 notices are Selective (11%).Limited / restricted9%(39 notices)
39 of 452 notices are Limited / restricted (9%).
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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 threshold63%(71 notices)
71 of 113 notices are Above threshold (63%).Below threshold37%(42 notices)
42 of 113 notices are Below threshold (37%).
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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 (253) · 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 bid9%(6)
6 of 68 lots fall in 1 bid (9%).2–322%(15)
15 of 68 lots fall in 2–3 (22%).4–634%(23)
23 of 68 lots fall in 4–6 (34%).7 or more35%(24)
24 of 68 lots fall in 7 or more (35%).
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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 68 lots from 62 competitions run by 58 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 35 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 33 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.
151 of 241 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 12 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.
275 SME bids out of 359, on 60 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.
77 of 120 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 43 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.
8 of 253 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 8 lots from 7 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 · 535 awards to 300 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 8% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Bureau Veritas | 9 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Norwood Electrical (UK) Ltd | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| WSP UK Limited | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| XAIS-PTS Limited | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Pennington Choices Limited | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| MAND (PLS) LTD | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| JR PAT TESTING LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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 · 194 of 452 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in technical inspection and testing…
29 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Lift and Plant Inspection | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service | 28 Oct 2026 | 2d | £120,000 |
| Confined Spaces Principal Inspections | Via East Midlands LTD | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £60,000 |
| TfL Vegetation Inspection Services | Transport for London | 2 Nov 2026 | 8d | £690,000 |
| OPA T899 OFTD Finnart Tanks 707, 709,711 Inspection works | Oil and Pipelines Agency | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £300,000 |
| Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027) | West Sussex County Council | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £60,000 |
| UK4 Tender Notice - 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032 | Ministry of Defence | 12 Nov 2026 | 17d | £80,595 |
| UKRI-6032 Registered Building Inspector Services | UK Research and Innovation | 27 Nov 2026 | 32d | £2,500,000 |
| PRO005033-Services-Framework-Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Testing | United Utilities Water Limited | 5 Jan 2027 | 71d | £1,083,333 ceiling |
| Dynamic Market for Legionella Services | Lancashire County Council | 31 May 2036 | 3506d | £4,800,000 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 7163. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.