What kinds of work count as metalworking?

Metalworking covers structural steelwork, metal fabrication and welding, and the metalwork repairs, gates, railings and ironmongery let inside estates and maintenance contracts.

Where are metalworking contracts advertised?

Stotles brings together metalworking tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland. If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Metalworking is often a lot inside wider repairs, refurbishment or estate maintenance frameworks, and rail operators let fabrication and welding frameworks split into lots.

What do you need to bid for metalworking contracts?

Structural steelwork is expected to be CE or UKCA marked to BS EN 1090, welders usually need coded welding qualifications, and site work brings duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

Who buys metalworking work in the public sector?

Councils, housing associations and rail operators buy metalworking. Estates and maintenance teams buy it for repairs to existing stock, and capital programme teams buy it for new structures and installations.

How do I find metalworking contracts before they are formally tendered?

Read planned maintenance programmes, estate condition surveys, railway fleet maintenance plans and framework renewal dates, which show metalworking work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

What CPV codes cover metalworking tenders?

Metalworking notices carry 45262670 (Metalworking), and fabrication inside rail and vehicle maintenance carries repair and maintenance codes.

Metalworking Tenders and Contracts

See open metalworking tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector. Over 150 metalworking tenders and contracts were published in the last 12 months.

1,339 results

Awarded contractPublished 2 February 2018
Mild steel
Education Authority Northern IrelandSupplier(s) Kennedy Morrison Ltd, ALLGO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LTD, WF Education Group LimitedIron, lead, zinc, tin and copperAwarded 2 February 2018
£70,000
Awarded contractPublished 30 January 2018
Metal Fabrication Engineering Equipment
Cork Institute of Technology
Supplier(s)
8 suppliers
Aquajet Holdings Ltd
BMC Equipment & Tools Ltd
Engineering Machinery and Services Ltd
Gas-Weld Ltd
Hennessy Welding Supplies Ltd
Lister Machine Tools Ltd.
Metron Welding Services
walsh engineering supplies ltd
Machine tools for drilling, boring or milling metal
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 30 January 2018
Workshop equipment
Cork Institute of Technology
Supplier(s)
8 suppliers
Aquajet Holdings
BMC Equipment & Tools Ltd
Engineering Machinery and Services Ltd
Gas-Weld Ltd
Hennessy Welding Supplies Ltd
Lister Machine Tools Ltd.
Metron Welding Services
walsh engineering supplies ltd
Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machinesAwarded 6 December 2017
€514,653
Closed tender, closed 9 March 2018Published 24 January 2018
Repairs, Refurbishment and Decoration Works to Spencer House and Norton House, Redcliffe, Bristol
Bristol City CouncilConstruction work
£2,800,000
Expired contract, expired 5 February 2018Published 22 January 2018
National Museums Liverpool Terracotta Warriors Object Mounts and Heavy Object Installation
National Museums LiverpoolSupplier(s) Museum Exhibition Services UK Ltd,Library, archives, museums and other cultural servicesAwarded 19 December 2017
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2022Published 10 January 2018
Steel Works framework - Manufacture & Installation
Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Meltt Mett Infinity, R J Fabrication, READMAN FABRICATIONS LTD.Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingAwarded 10 January 2018
£650,000
Expired contract, expired 1 August 2018Published 10 January 2018
Bow Road
London & Quadrant Housing TrustSupplier(s) Optimum Contractors LtdConsultative engineering and construction servicesAwarded 1 August 2017
£205,504
Closed tender, closed 24 January 2018Published 9 January 2018
Supply of aluminium window, roof and greenhouse profiles
Ministry of JusticeAluminium
£2,450,000
Expired contract, expired 25 December 2019Published 5 January 2018
Welding materials
South West CollegeSupplier(s) Fyfes Vehicle And Engineering Supplies Ltd, Toolbox.Net Ltd, E BOYLE ENGINEERING LTDElectric welding equipmentAwarded 4 January 2018
£106,000
Closed tender, closed 19 January 2018Published 20 December 2017
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Department of Culture, Heritagel & the GaeltachtRecreational, cultural and sporting services
€500,000
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Closed tender, closed 31 January 2018Published 18 December 2017
Construction work
Dublin City CouncilConstruction work
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 March 2018Published 13 December 2017
Steelwork fabrication/installation
Bath and North East Somerset CouncilSupplier(s) Nigel Ferguson Fabricators LtdStructural steelworksAwarded 11 December 2017
£21,300
Closed tender, closed 15 January 2018Published 12 December 2017
Aluminium
Ministry of JusticeConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 March 2018Published 12 December 2017
The Restoration of the King Edward VII Memorial Gates and Entrance At Valley Gardens, Valley Drive, Harrogate
Harrogate Borough CouncilSupplier(s) TWS Construction UK LtdWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering workAwarded 12 December 2017
£63,000
Expired contract, expired 15 January 2018Published 7 December 2017
Tender for minor building works to refurbish the University's Workshop
Arts University BournemouthSupplier(s) Ink Associates LtdConstruction work for university buildingsAwarded 4 December 2017
£214,133
Closed tender, closed 12 January 2018Published 7 December 2017
Construction work
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilIndustrial carpeting
£165,000,000
Closed tender, closed 11 January 2018Published 30 November 2017
Parks maintenance services
Perth & Kinross CouncilLandscaping work for playgrounds
£6,500,000
Closed tender, closed 22 December 2017Published 29 November 2017
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITEDElectrical installation work of filtration equipment
£44,000,000
Closed tender, closed 4 January 2018Published 22 November 2017
Education and training services
Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETBComputer courses
€550,000
Closed tender, closed 7 December 2017Published 16 November 2017
Steel Works framework - Manufacture & Installation
Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Value not stated

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about metalworking, metal fabrication, welding services, fabrication and welding, metalwork repairs, blacksmith, steelwork fabrication, welding and fabrication, fabrication services, bespoke metalwork, welding repairs, fabricated metalwork, architectural metalwork, metal railings fabrication in the UK public sector.

What kinds of work count as metalworking?
Metalworking covers structural steelwork, metal fabrication and welding, and the metalwork repairs, gates, railings and ironmongery let inside estates and maintenance contracts.
Where are metalworking contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together metalworking tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Metalworking is often a lot inside wider repairs, refurbishment or estate maintenance frameworks, and rail operators let fabrication and welding frameworks split into lots.
What do you need to bid for metalworking contracts?
Structural steelwork is expected to be CE or UKCA marked to BS EN 1090, welders usually need coded welding qualifications, and site work brings duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
Who buys metalworking work in the public sector?
Councils, housing associations and rail operators buy metalworking. Estates and maintenance teams buy it for repairs to existing stock, and capital programme teams buy it for new structures and installations.
How do I find metalworking contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read planned maintenance programmes, estate condition surveys, railway fleet maintenance plans and framework renewal dates, which show metalworking work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover metalworking tenders?
Metalworking notices carry 45262670 (Metalworking), and fabrication inside rail and vehicle maintenance carries repair and maintenance codes.

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Mild steel

Metal Fabrication Engineering Equipment

Workshop equipment

Repairs, Refurbishment and Decoration Works to Spencer House and Norton House, Redcliffe, Bristol

National Museums Liverpool Terracotta Warriors Object Mounts and Heavy Object Installation

Steel Works framework - Manufacture & Installation

Bow Road

Supply of aluminium window, roof and greenhouse profiles

Welding materials

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Construction work

Steelwork fabrication/installation

Aluminium

The Restoration of the King Edward VII Memorial Gates and Entrance At Valley Gardens, Valley Drive, Harrogate

Tender for minor building works to refurbish the University's Workshop

Construction work

Parks maintenance services

Repair and maintenance services of building installations

Education and training services

Steel Works framework - Manufacture & Installation

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