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

    Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire for the Housing Systems Project

    Bracknell Forest Borough Council · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 7 Aug 2026 · Est. £300k · Software package and information systems · Published 17 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Contract for the Provision of Closed Landfill Management, Monitoring and Maintenance

    Oxfordshire County Council · Tender expected 6 Nov 2026 (in 32 days) · Engagement closes 24 Oct 2026 · Est. £750k · Landfill management services · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Electric Theatre - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

    Guildford Borough Council · Tender expected 9 Nov 2026 (in 35 days) · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RW10080 - Radiology Order Communications Solution

    Hampshire and isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 9 Nov 2026 (in 35 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Highway Weed Control

    Kent County Council · Tender expected 9 Nov 2026 (in 35 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £3m · Weed-clearance services · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    SIAM and End User Compute

    Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) · Tender expected 10 Nov 2026 (in 36 days) · Engagement closes 7 Sept 2026 · Est. £10m · Information technology services · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Residential and Nursing Care Framework

    Southampton City Council · Tender expected 11 Nov 2026 (in 37 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 28 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    715886482 Land Training Assurance Capability (LTAC)

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 12 Nov 2026 (in 38 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £6.8m · Systems testing services · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  9. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Provision of 'Experts at Hand' Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy Support - Market Engagement

    Milton Keynes City Council · Tender expected 12 Nov 2026 (in 37 days) · Est. £4.5m · Health services · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  10. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    8-bed female-only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 13 Nov 2026 (in 38 days) · Est. £5.3m · Health services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Property Safety and Asset Management Consultancy Services Framework

    SAXON WEALD · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Consultative engineering and construction services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Control Software

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Est. £20k · Custom software development services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    LIBRTI Integrated Information Management and Digital Thread Platform

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Database and operating software package · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Repairs and Maintenance for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

    Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £15m · Building construction work · Published 7 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    AWC - RS - Public Space Pressure Washing

    Worthing Borough Council · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Est. £60k · Street-cleaning services · Published 7 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    South East Consortium Lifts Framework

    SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 22 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Lift-maintenance services · Published 7 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  17. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Sussex Recovery College VCSE Support - 27/29

    Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 20 Nov 2026 (in 45 days) · Est. £840k · Health services · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Community Wellbeing Workers Service (CWWS)

    Hampshire County Council · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £2.5m · Other community, social and personal services · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Home Safety and Security Installation Service

    Kent County Council · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DCTO Medium Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MUSV)

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Est. £8.3m · Ships and boats · Published 5 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    PST/05904 - Ground Training Aids at RNSFDO - F-35 Full Scale Replicas

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Est. £1.6m · Training aids and devices · Published 5 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Home Safety and Security Installation Service

    Kent County Council · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Surveillance and security systems and devices · Published 16 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Home Care Framework Procurement 2027-3035

    Bracknell Forest Borough Council · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 27 Jul 2026 · Est. £66.7m · Health and social work services · Published 15 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Corporate Laptop Refresh Programme - Market Engagement

    Milton Keynes City Council · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Personal computers · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    715933488 - In-Barracks Equipment Support (IBES) outputs for the Support Helicopter Force (SHF) and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF).

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Est. £37m · Engineering support services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Heavy Roadside Recovery

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Est. £17.5m · Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OPA/T866 Plumley - Brine & Oil Haulage.

    Oil and Pipelines Agency · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Est. £20m · Services incidental to oil extraction · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Market Engagement for a GNSS Simulator

    ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 10 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Simulators · Published 29 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    SEC Heating & Water Hygiene Framework

    SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM · Tender expected 7 Dec 2026 (in 63 days) · Engagement closes 5 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Boiler installations · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Shared Lives Services within Buckinghamshire

    Buckinghamshire Council · Tender expected 7 Dec 2026 (in 63 days) · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 7 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Request for Information - Buckinghamshire Integrated Sensory Service

    Buckinghamshire Council · Tender expected 14 Dec 2026 (in 70 days) · Engagement closes 9 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Social services · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Hot Cells integration

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 21 Dec 2026 (in 77 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 ↗

  33. 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 87 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 ↗

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

    Foil Retrieval System

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 88 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 ↗

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

    Redevelopment at Newells

    Paradigm Housing Group · Tender expected 1 Jan 2027 (in 88 days) · Est. £5m · Construction work · Published 13 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  36. 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 91 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 ↗

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

    Whole Energy Absorption Spectrometer (WEAS)

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 91 days) · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Spectrometers · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Curriculum Management & Timetabling Software Solutions & Associated Services

    SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES · Tender expected 11 Jan 2027 (in 98 days) · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Marine Research Vessel Refit, Maintenance, Equipment and Support Services Framework

    National Oceanography Centre · Tender expected 15 Jan 2027 (in 102 days) · Engagement closes 1 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults

    Buckinghamshire Council · Tender expected 18 Jan 2027 (in 105 days) · Value not stated · Social work and related services · Published 3 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.