CPV class

42120000: Pumps and compressors

CPV code 42120000 is "Pumps and compressors", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 152 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 76 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and UK Research & Innovation. The typical contract was worth about £40k.

UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 42120000

Contracts
152
Buyers
76
Typical value
£40k
Ending in 18 months
16

By year of award: 2023 51 · 2024 73 · 2025 21 · 2026 7. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (135).

Suppliers winning most often

  1. Edwards Limited12
  2. Leybold UK Limited7
  3. Pfeiffer Vacuum Limited4
  4. Dura Pump4
  5. ICS Cool Energy Limited3
  6. Sunbelt Rentals Limited3
  7. Instrument Technology Ltd3
  8. No contract has been awarded on this occasion.2

Where it sits

Codes above 42120000

  1. 42000000Industrial machinery
  2. 42100000Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
  3. 42120000Pumps and compressors

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Questions

About CPV code 42120000

What is CPV code 42120000?

CPV code 42120000 is "Pumps and compressors", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 152 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 76 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and UK Research & Innovation. The typical contract was worth about £40k.

Which codes sit above and below 42120000?

42120000 sits under 42000000 (Industrial machinery), then 42100000 (Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power). It has 4 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 42122000 (Pumps).

Who wins contracts under CPV code 42120000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 42120000 since 2023 are Edwards Limited (12), Leybold UK Limited (7), Pfeiffer Vacuum Limited (4). 338 different suppliers have won work under this code.

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