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

    Refuse Recycling Agreement

    London Borough of Lewisham · Tender expected 1 Jul 2027 (in 269 days) · Value not stated · Refuse recycling services · Published 10 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Waste Collection and Recycling Services

    Somerset Council · Tender expected 30 Sept 2027 (in 360 days) · Est. £570m · Refuse and waste related services · Published 14 Apr 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement - Food Waste Solution

    Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC · Tender expected 1 Jan 2028 (in 453 days) · Engagement closes 7 May 2026 · Est. £6.1m · Refuse and waste related services · Published 14 Apr 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Food and Green Waste Treatment

    Oxfordshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 12 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NEX26/32 Waste Management

    Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Est. £421k · Refuse and waste related services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UK nature-based carbon removal credits

    Met Office · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 19 Oct 2026 · Est. £500k · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement for Residential, Commercial, Voids and Fleet Cleaning

    Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Cleaning services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Soft Services for NIFRS

    Business Services Organisation Procurment and Logistics Service · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Est. £6.5m · Cleaning services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Collection and Disposal of Used Cooking Oil

    the Education Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Est. £0 · Refuse and waste related services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Cleaning Service for Corporate Sites, Council Housing, Traded Services, Multi Storey Parking

    Wokingham Borough Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    003761 - Seasonal Waste Composition Analysis of Durham County Council Municipal Waste

    Durham County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Refuse and waste related services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement for provision of waste & recycling collection services by joint venture or single supplier

    Derbyshire Dales District Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Refuse and waste related services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Weapon Disposal

    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Weapons and ammunition disposal services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Pre Market Engagement – STEP Academy Waste Contract

    STEP Academy · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £750k · Refuse and waste related services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Occupational Hygiene Services

    Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Est. £1m · Environmental services · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Cirrus Consortium Waste Framework 2026

    Cirrus Purchasing c/o Halton Housing · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Refuse and waste related services · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    PRJ_31046 - SuDS and Weather Monitoring Stations

    Westminster City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Surface water pollution drainage services · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Management Services: Energy from Waste (EfW) Plant

    Wolverhampton City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Refuse and waste related services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Materials Marketing

    Essex County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 2 Sept 2026 · Est. £4m · Refuse and waste related services · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    ID754 - Waste - Cesspit Services

    SHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 17 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Cesspool or septic tank emptying services · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement for Healthcare Waste

    Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste · Published 18 Aug 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.