CPV category
42131000: Taps, cocks and valves
CPV code 42131000 is "Taps, cocks and valves", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 32 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 26 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and Trinity House. The typical contract was worth about £62k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 42131000
- Contracts
- 32
- Buyers
- 26
- Typical value
- £62k
- Ending in 18 months
- 5
By year of award: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 1. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (28).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- VAT Vacuum Products Ltd2
- Wartsila2
- B.N.O.S. Meditech Limited2
- 3M United Kingdom PLC1
- Aquilant Limited1
- Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited1
- Central Medical Supplies Limited1
- Crest Medical Limited1
Recent contracts under 42131000
Where it sits
Codes above 42131000
- 42000000Industrial machinery
- 42100000Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
- 42130000Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
- 42131000Taps, cocks and valves
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More specific
Codes beneath 42131000
Questions
About CPV code 42131000
What is CPV code 42131000?
CPV code 42131000 is "Taps, cocks and valves", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 32 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 26 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and Trinity House. The typical contract was worth about £62k.
Which codes sit above and below 42131000?
42131000 sits under 42000000 (Industrial machinery), then 42100000 (Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power), then 42130000 (Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances). It has 4 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 42131100 (Valves defined by function).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 42131000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 42131000 since 2023 are VAT Vacuum Products Ltd (2), Wartsila (2), B.N.O.S. Meditech Limited (2). 54 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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