Before the tender

UK tender pipeline and market engagement

Pipeline, preliminary market engagement and planned procurement notices: buyers telling the market what they intend to buy before the tender opens. You can't bid on these yet, but you can often join market engagement, register interest or get ready. From Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only.
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6 Oct 2026

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  1. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    DWP Skills Bootcamps

    Shropshire Council · Tender expected 17 Dec 2026 (in 72 days) · Engagement closes 31 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Training services · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  2. Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet

    Manpower Support for High Voltage Feeder Cable Renewal

    Transport for London · Tender expected 18 Dec 2026 (in 73 days) · Est. £450k · Supply services of commercial or industrial workers · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  3. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Newham Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC 5) - Market Engagement Event

    NHS North East London Integrated Care Board · Tender expected 21 Dec 2026 (in 75 days) · Value not stated · Health services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  4. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Hot Cells integration

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 21 Dec 2026 (in 76 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Draft plans (systems and integration) · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  5. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Legal Services Case Management System - RFI

    Scottish Police Authority · Tender expected 21 Dec 2026 (in 75 days) · Value not stated · Document management services · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  6. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Aerial Reconnaissance oblique cameras and lens' replacement - UID 250

    Historic England · Tender expected 22 Dec 2026 (in 77 days) · Engagement closes 21 Dec 2026 · Est. £48k · Cameras · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  7. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Neuromodulation Devices and Associated Products

    SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · Tender expected 22 Dec 2026 (in 77 days) · Engagement closes 28 Jul 2026 · Est. £455.3m · Stimulator · Published 8 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  8. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Concession Contract for Publishing, Selling and Marketing of the British Pharmacopoeia

    MHRA · Tender expected 23 Dec 2026 (in 78 days) · Engagement closes 28 Oct 2026 · Est. £39.8m · Publishing services · Published 14 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  9. Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet

    ORT 0210 - Long-Term Contract for the Through-Life End-To-End Support of the Stopped Vehicle Detection Service.

    National Highways Limited · Tender expected 29 Dec 2026 (in 84 days) · Est. £37.8m · Traffic monitoring services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  10. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    PRN004664 Underwater Drones

    Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £100k · Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  11. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Cryogenics Partner for the STEP Programme

    UK Fusion Energy Ltd · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Engagement closes 13 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Heat-exchange units and machinery for liquefying air or other gases · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  12. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Transport for Wales and Transport for Wales Rail – Public Transport Summit 2027

    Transport for Wales (TFW) and Transport for Wales Rail (TfWRL) · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Est. £250 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  13. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Supportability Framework

    Defence Equipment and Support · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £23m · Fuses, caps, igniters and electric detonators · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  14. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    NOE CPC Total Technology Solutions II

    Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC") · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Engagement closes 3 Aug 2026 · Est. £2.2bn · Networks · Published 24 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  15. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    NOE CPC Total Technology Solutions II

    Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC") · Tender expected 31 Dec 2026 (in 86 days) · Est. £2.2bn · Networks · Published 16 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  16. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    National School of Government and Public Services

    Cabinet Office · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 86 days) · Value not stated · Information technology services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  17. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    ID 6641977 Department of Finance LPS Ordnance Survey eCommerce Procurement Project - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT

    Department of Finance · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Est. £1 · Software package and information systems · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  18. Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet

    CSM Service Management

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Value not stated · Information technology services · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  19. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Weed Control Contract

    Cardiff Council · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Est. £1.2m · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  20. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Semi-Independent Care & Support Service for Care Leavers and Adults with LDA/MH

    London Borough of Havering · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £3.3m · Health and social work services · Published 24 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  21. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Children's Community Nursing in Education Settings (CNIES)

    NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 86 days) · Value not stated · Health services · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  22. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Foil Retrieval System

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  23. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Public Health Wales SMS Reminder System

    Public Health Wales · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 28 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Postal and telecommunications services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  24. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Cashless Catering and School Meal Ordering System

    THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Catering equipment · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  25. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme

    NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 86 days) · Est. £75k · Health services · Published 9 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  26. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Role actors for specialist courses

    West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Est. £300k · Training services · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  27. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    LBH Supported Accommodation Services - Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism

    London Borough of Havering · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.8m · Health and social work services · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  28. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    In-Cab Technology for WLDC Refuse Collection Fleet

    West Lindsey District Council · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Software package and information systems · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  29. Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet

    Treatment of Bulky Waste

    Leicestershire County Council · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Value not stated · Refuse and waste related services · Published 13 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  30. Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet

    Redevelopment at Newells

    Paradigm Housing Group · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Est. £5m · Construction work · Published 13 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  31. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Canon Street Changing Places refurbishment

    Taunton Town Council · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Est. £30k · Construction work · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  32. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    NCHA202557- People System Soft Market Testing

    Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 17 Aug 2026 · Est. £100 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 29 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  33. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Market Engagement for a Telehealth Adoption Framework for NHS Wales

    NHS Wales Performance and Improvement (hosted by Public Health Wales NHS Trust) · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 87 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Software package and information systems · Published 22 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  34. Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet

    Housing Related Support in the Bradford District - Lot 2 Multiple Disadvantage: Young People

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Tender expected 2 Jan 2027 (in 88 days) · Value not stated · Social work services with accommodation · Published 15 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  35. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Provision of Waste Removal

    University of Leeds · Tender expected 3 Jan 2027 (in 88 days) · Est. £1.2m · Refuse disposal and treatment · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  36. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    260027 Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation for applications in metals

    Queen's University Belfast · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 90 days) · Engagement closes 1 Nov 2026 · Est. £750k · Lasers · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  37. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Food Waste Treatment Services Contract

    Essex County Council · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 90 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Est. £8m · Refuse and waste related services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  38. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments

    Cornwall Council · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 90 days) · Engagement closes 19 Oct 2026 · Est. £160k · Health services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  39. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Strategic Resident Safety, Call Bell and Connected Care Solution

    Anchor Hanover Group · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 90 days) · Engagement closes 26 Oct 2026 · Est. £6m · Alarm system and antenna installation work · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  40. Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet

    Water Detritiation System Permeator Vessel Replacement

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 90 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

About this data

Tenders come from the UK government's Find a Tender and Contracts Finder services (OCDS feeds), refreshed twice a day. A tender counts as open until its stated deadline. Values are as stated by the buyer and are often estimates. Always check the official notice before bidding.

Early notices are releases tagged as planning on Find a Tender (UK1 pipeline, UK2 preliminary market engagement, UK3 planned procurement) and Contracts Finder (early engagement, future opportunity) whose tender has not opened yet. “Tender expected” is the future notice date the buyer gave; notices without one are shown for 60 days after publication. Buyers can change or drop plans, so dates are indicative. See also open tenders and contracts ending soon.