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Total contracts
541
Known spend
£32bn
480 disclosed
Average value
£67m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
BESTWAY WHOLESALE LIMITED
£401m
- 2
GLASDON (UK) LIMITED
£16m
- 3
FOAMS 4 SPORTS LTD
£8m
- 4
ST. MAJEWSKI SP. Z.O.O.
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2025£7m
- 5
DALER-ROWNEY LIMITED
£2m
- 6
DRYAD CREATIVE LIMITED (Previously DRYAD EDUCATION LIMITED)
£2m
- 7
MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITED
£2m
- 8
TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED
£400m
- 9
ARTHUR DAVID (FOOD WITH SERVICE) LIMITED
£400m
- 10
BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood)
£400m
What they buy
By CPV categoryOffice & computing equipmentCPV 30
56 contracts · £562m
Transport equipmentCPV 34
44 contracts · £882m
Food, beverage & tobaccoCPV 15
38 contracts · £715m
Furniture & furnishingsCPV 39
37 contracts · £404m
Health & social workCPV 85
35 contracts · £726m
Petroleum & energyCPV 09
28 contracts · £5bn
Music & artsCPV 37
27 contracts · £237m
Business servicesCPV 79
23 contracts · £8bn
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (541)
Call-off award - YPO 001229 network connectivity and telecommunication solutions II framework - cisco network switches (additional)
This is a direct award call‑off under the UK government's YPO 001229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions II Framework for the purchase of additional Cisco network switches and related equipment.
231_26 Asphalt, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and related materials
THIS IS A TENDER NOTIFICATION (TN) - THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE (until the Expression of interest period closes), SEE ALL OF THE BELOW DETAILS IN FULL FOR FURTHER DE
106_27 Lubricating oils, greases & antifreeze
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
628_27 Security and surveillance equipment and services
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
985_27 Occupational health services
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
319_27 Staff benefits
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
273_27 Office machines and equipment
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
79_27 Educational furniture
No description available
23_27 Cleaning chemicals and hand soaps
THIS IS A TENDER NOTIFICATION (TN) - THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE (until the Expression of interest period closes), SEE ALL OF THE BELOW DETAILS IN FULL FOR FURTHER DE
616_27 Personal safety and security equipment
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
286_27 Musical instruments
THIS IS A TENDER NOTIFICATION (TN) - THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE (until the Expression of interest period closes), SEE ALL OF THE BELOW DETAILS IN FULL FOR FURTHER DE
199_27 Design and technology materials and equipment
THIS IS A TENDER NOTIFICATION (TN) - THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE (until the Expression of interest period closes), SEE ALL OF THE BELOW DETAILS IN FULL FOR FURTHER DE
50_27 Office filing, presentation and storage products
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
235_27 Sports equipment
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
236_27 Matting
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
161_27 Artist grounds’, brushes, art pads and painting tools
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
175_27 Catering disposables
THIS IS A TENDER NOTIFICATION (TN) - THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE (until the Expression of interest period closes), SEE ALL OF THE BELOW DETAILS IN FULL FOR FURTHER DE
153_27 Drawing, measuring and geometry equipment
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) c
Outdoor bins
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board needs to buy outdoor bins for their hospitals and health facilities to meet UK waste segregation laws. This is a supply contract to provide bins that separate different types of waste (clinical, general, recycling, etc.) across their entire estate.
704FC11/25-01 further competition under ESPO framework 704_22 lot 1 (education catering) for the supply of catering services to the leicestershire schools group
Award of a PCR 2015 further competition under Lot 1 of ESPO Framework 704_22 Catering Services (see https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027079-2022 for the overriding fra