Introduction

This section of the site allows you to search the spend pipeline. Currently a search spans the following fields:

• Organisation Name
• Notice Title
• First listed Common Procurement Vocabulary category (known CPV codes)

Just type a search term in as you would in Google and click search. To test the system, try NHS .

You can also browse through the data. Click on one of the following buttons to browse:

Browse by  : Pipeline type  Organisation name  Primary CPV code  

Current total of all records in the spend pipeline

Explaining CPV

CPV stands for Common Procurement Vocabulary. It is a classification mechanism for procurement opportunities that is intended to make it easier for suppliers to find public sector supply opportunities that relate to their products and services.

The classification involves an 8 digit code which works as a hierarchy. For example,

• 72212214 - Network operating system software development services

Breaking this code into it's component parts we have:

• 72------ - First two digits identify the division. In this example 72000000 = IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 722----- - First three digits identify the group - 72200000 = Software programming and consultancy services
• 7221---- - First four digits identify the class - 72210000 = Programming services of packaged software products
• 72212--- - First five digits identify the category - 7221200 = Programming services of application software
• 72212214 - The final three digits are the identifier within a specific category

So in theory, if you want to find all opportunities relating to IT, you would search for opportunities within CPV Division 72. For programming opportunities, search within CPV Group 722 etc. To make it easy, this system allows you to search the description of each CPV code. Hence, rather than searching for opportunities with code 722, you can just type in programming. This system is not case sensitive (i.e. searching for programming will find Programming, PROGRAMMING, PROgramming etc. Worth noting that an opportunity may be listed under several CPV codes.

Full details on CPV codes can be found on the EU simap website at: CPV Codes master list

Notes

Figures are in £m (£1m = £1,000,000).