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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT · CPV 42

Industrial machinery — UK government contracts

According to ENKII, UK public bodies have awarded 4,859 industrial machinery contracts worth £9.6bn to 3,049 suppliers across 1,321 buyers, with 237 tenders open now, and the top five suppliers holding 31% of spend.

Contracts awarded
4,859
Total spend
£9.6bn
Buyers
1,321
Suppliers
3,049
Open tenders
237

Top buyers

Who buys industrial machinery

BuyerAwardsValue
NHS Shared Business Services Limited5£2.0bn
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation15£916.0M
Southern Water Services Ltd.61£534.4M
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)11£495.6M
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency11£473.8M
The Association of North East Councils Limited2£400.0M
Great British Energy - Nuclear1£359.0M
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED9£337.1M
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO11£270.1M
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)34£211.9M

Top suppliers

Who wins industrial machinery contracts

The top five suppliers hold 31% of contract value.

SupplierAwardsValue
AIRCO REFRIGERATION AND AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED8£1.2bn
CARETECH UK LIMITED8£490.0M
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LTD1£471.7M
Life Technologies Limited3£401.9M
DURA PUMP LTD1£400.0M
ARCUS FM LIMITED1£400.0M
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited1£359.0M
POLLOCK LIFTS LIMITED6£280.8M
AJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED1£200.0M
F.R. SHARROCK LIMITED1£200.0M

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Live industrial machinery tenders

Detergent Dosing System

NHS Tayside · closes 2026-11-09

Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply Framework

Cirrus Consortium c/o Coastline Housing Limited · closes 2026-11-09

Two Cremators and Installation Works for Vinters Park Crematorium

Maidstone Borough Council · closes 2026-11-09

£3.6M

Tender to Establish a Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Various Containers at Household Recycling Centres

Ards and North Down Borough Council · closes 2026-11-09

£220K

Pump Optimisation and Aeration Efficiency Analysis

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED · closes 2026-11-09

PURCHASE OF VARIOUS PLANT

Scottish Canals · closes 2026-11-09

£187K

PURCHASE OF VARIOUS PLANT

Scottish Canals · closes 2026-11-09

£187K

Detergent Dosing System

NHS Tayside · closes 2026-11-09

Sub-categories

What's inside industrial machinery

Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery1,347
Lifting and handling equipment and parts903
Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power882
Cooling and ventilation equipment504
Machine tools485
CPV 420404
Machinery for textile, apparel and leather production164
Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens142
Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts26
Machinery for paper or paperboard production2

Frequently asked

Common questions about industrial machinery procurement

How big is the UK public-sector market for industrial machinery?
UK public bodies have awarded 4,859 industrial machinery contracts worth £9.6bn across 1,321 buyers and 3,049 suppliers (CPV division 42). There are currently 237 live tenders.
Who are the biggest buyers of industrial machinery in UK government?
The largest buyers by award value are NHS Shared Business Services Limited, Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, Southern Water Services Ltd.. See the full list below.
What certifications do industrial machinery tenders usually require?
Requirement data for this category is still aggregating.
How can my business win industrial machinery contracts?
Public bodies publish these tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII scores your business against live industrial machinery tenders, identifies the certifications you need, and surfaces the frameworks worth joining. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Aggregated by ENKII from public-record UK procurement data (Find a Tender + Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0), grouped by CPV division 42. We fetch, deduplicate and aggregate source records — we don't edit the underlying facts. find-tender.service.gov.uk