CPV code 31600000-2Electrical equipment and apparatus
Public sector buyers use this code when a contract is for electrical equipment and apparatus. It sits under 31000000, electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting.
What it covers
The code above it
Codes beneath this one
More specific codes inside this one. Buyers pick one of these when a contract is narrower.
- 31610000Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles
- 31620000Sound or visual signalling apparatus
- 31630000Magnets
- 31640000Machines and apparatus with individual functions
- 31650000Insulating fittings
- 31660000Carbon electrodes
- 31670000Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus
- 31680000Electrical supplies and accessories
Codes at the same level
Codes that share this one's parent. Buyers often file a contract under a neighbour instead of the code you'd expect.
- 31100000Electric motors, generators and transformers
- 31200000Electricity distribution and control apparatus
- 31300000Insulated wire and cable
- 31400000Accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries
- 31500000Lighting equipment and electric lamps
- 31700000Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies
Codes buyers use instead
Codes that appear on the same notices as this one. If you watch this code alone, this is where the work you miss tends to go.
Working out which codes to watch? Read the Jonty blog for how buyers really label contracts.
Questions people ask
What is CPV code 31600000?
31600000-2 is the CPV code for electrical equipment and apparatus. It sits under 31000000, electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting. 8 more specific codes sit beneath it.
Do buyers always use 31600000 for this work?
Not always. Buyers often pick a broader code, reuse last year's code, or file a mixed contract under its largest part. So searching by 31600000 alone misses work. Jonty reads each notice in full and matches it to what you do, whatever code the buyer chose.
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