Test drilling and boring work: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 45120000·Works · class·in Construction & Civil 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.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
45120000 Test drilling and boring work14 notices · 82%45121000 Test drilling work1 notices · 6%- Building construction work 1,618 · 12m
- Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork 889 · 12m
- Roof works and other special trade construction works 880 · 12m
- Other building completion work 706 · 12m
- Electrical installation work 699 · 12m
- Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work 464 · 12m
- Joinery and carpentry installation work 355 · 12m
- Plumbing and sanitary works 340 · 12m
- Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work 218 · 12m
- Engineering works and construction works 185 · 12m
- All of Construction & Civil Engineering →
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 government47%(8 notices)
8 of 17 notices are Central government (47%).Local authorities47%(8 notices)
8 of 17 notices are Local authorities (47%).Education & universities6%(1 notices)
1 of 17 notices are Education & universities (6%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Remediation Authority | Central government | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Wiltshire Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampshire County Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle City Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stoke on Trent City Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland City Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon Borough Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Worcester | Education & universities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 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 17 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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| North East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract71%(12 notices)
12 of 17 notices are Contract (71%).Framework29%(5 notices)
5 of 17 notices are Framework (29%).
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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.
Open53%(9 notices)
9 of 17 notices are Open (53%).Route not published29%(5 notices)
5 of 17 notices are Route not published (29%).Direct award12%(2 notices)
2 of 17 notices are Direct award (12%).Limited / restricted6%(1 notices)
1 of 17 notices are Limited / restricted (6%).
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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 threshold25%(1 notices)
1 of 4 notices are Above threshold (25%).Below threshold75%(3 notices)
3 of 4 notices are Below threshold (75%).
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 · 12 awards to 12 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| A2 Site Investigation Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ACTIVE PUMP SERVICES LTD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DEMON DRILLERS LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GROUNDSOLVE LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Farmer Associates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Land Science Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RPS Consulting Services 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 · 6 of 17 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 4512. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 19 Aug 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.