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

    Alternative Education Provision Framework

    Gateshead Borough Council · Tender expected 23 Mar 2027 (in 169 days) · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Bursary services

    Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Tender expected 1 Apr 2027 (in 178 days) · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Est. £100m · Education and training services · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Tenancy Academy (Pilot Study) - Tenant Education, Skills and Tenancy Sustainment Programme

    Cornwall Council · Tender expected 1 Apr 2027 (in 178 days) · Engagement closes 29 Jul 2026 · Est. £1 · Training services · Published 13 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Multi- Neighbourhood Training Hubs for Primary Care

    NHS England · Tender expected 1 Apr 2027 (in 178 days) · Engagement closes 27 Jul 2026 · Est. £80m · Education and training services · Published 7 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Independent Specialist Education and Inclusion Framework

    Leicester City Council · Tender expected 1 Jun 2027 (in 239 days) · Est. £1m · Special education services · Published 28 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Learning and Development 2

    Government Commercial Agency · Tender expected 9 Jun 2027 (in 247 days) · Engagement closes 9 Mar 2027 · Est. £4bn · Education and training services · Published 3 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Services relating to the Police Education Qualifications Framework PEQF

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire · Tender expected 1 Mar 2028 (in 513 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Higher education services · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Online Programme Management (OPM)

    Oxford Brookes University · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Test Operations Service - Future Service Management Programme

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  10. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    SCC0179VA

    SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Vocational training services · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Est. £12m · Education and training services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Mandatory Training for students enrolled on FEHHS Healthcare programmes Framework Agreement

    London and South East University Group · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Training services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Skills for Justice - Market Engagement

    Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Training programme services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    GMCA 874.3 School Eco Refill Programme (Wave 4)

    Greater Manchester Combined Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 29 Sept 2026 · Est. £150k · Environmental training services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Market Engagement Notice: EOTIS Coordinator Services

    West Northamptonshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Special education services · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Mental Health Champions Training for Children and Young People

    Sunderland City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RBWM Bikeability Training Service

    Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Est. £374k · Training services · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Speed Awareness Courses

    Transport for London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  19. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Opportunity: UK-Wide Minibus Driver Training Services

    The Salvation Army · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Specialist training services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Provision of Skills Bootcamps in Herefordshire

    Herefordshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 4 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Adult and other education services · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    SFO/PC/LeadershipTraining/DF

    Serious Fraud Office · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £250k · Training services · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NEX26/52 NEC4 Contract Training

    Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Est. £200k · Training services · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House

    Gloucestershire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  24. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    L7 Accountancy Modules Funding

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Adult-education services at university level · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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.