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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7 Oct 2026

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

    Weight Management and Physical Activity Service

    Bracknell Forest Borough Council · Tender expected 30 Jan 2027 (in 116 days) · Engagement closes 31 Aug 2026 · Est. £306k · Health services · Published 30 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Technology Products and Associated Services 3

    Government Commercial Agency · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Est. £20bn · Computer equipment and supplies · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Burgess Park Sports Ground Football Leagues Market Engagement Questionnaire

    London Borough of Southwark · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 22 Oct 2026 · Est. £1 · Sporting services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Bassingthorpe Farm Strategic Development Partner

    Rotherham Borough Council · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 28 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Construction work · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Commissioning Review of Supported Accommodation for 16 – 25 year olds

    Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 7 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Temperature Monitoring & Calibration Systems Market Engagement

    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 10 Sept 2026 · Est. £400k · Pathology services · Published 23 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Electronics Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA)

    COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 31 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Application service providers · Published 16 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Materials Merchant

    The Riverside Group Limited · Tender expected 31 Jan 2027 (in 117 days) · Engagement closes 11 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Building materials · Published 15 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Living Well in the Community

    Bath & North East Somerset Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 1 Jan 2027 · Est. £135m · Health and social work services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    LSL/MED/0253 The Supply of Nalaxone and Atropine

    LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 6 Nov 2026 · Est. £400k · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    North Northamptonshire Council Transport to School and Social Care Transport Framework

    North Northamptonshire Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Value not stated · Road transport services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Kitchen Management Solution & Associated Hardware

    The North Yorkshire Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £246k · Software package and information systems · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    On-Site Staffed Security Guarding Services for Devon and Cornwall Police

    Devon and Cornwall Police · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Security services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Mechanical, Electrical, Energy & Compliance Works Framework

    PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 6 Nov 2026 · Est. £500m · District heating · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supply of Fresh Raw Meats and Cooked Chilled Meats

    Leeds City Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £2.7m · Meat · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Strategic Charging Infrastructure Scheme

    National Highways Limited · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £158.3m · Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Pest Control Services

    Anchor Hanover Group · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £7.6m · Pest-control services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Framework Agreement for the provision of Child & Family Agency Staff (Social Care)

    City & County of Swansea · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 5 Oct 2026 · Est. £6m · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Reactive and planned maintenance services

    East Midlands Housing Group · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Repair and maintenance services · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supply of Wastewater Sample Systems

    United Utilities Water Limited · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Value not stated · Analysers · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Network Services Contract

    Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Est. £350m · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Building Cleaning

    Wokingham Borough Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £3m · Cleaning services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    The Supply of Rock Salt for Winter Maintenance

    Shropshire Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £3.9m · Highway materials · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    PA23 UK1 - Syria Education Programme III (SEP III) - Pipeline notice

    Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 31 Jan 2027 · Est. £16m · Foreign economic-aid-related services · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Virtual Wards/Hospital at Home: Digitally Enabled Healthcare Services

    Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC") · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £100m · Home medical treatment services · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    BLC-0348 Out of Court Resolution (OOCR)

    BlueLight Commercial Limited · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Est. £17k · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    FW130 Civil Engineering Contractors Framework

    Translink · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Integrated Core Systems (ICS)

    North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £19.3m · Software package and information systems · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Wandsworth Waste Collection and Cleansing Services

    London Borough of Wandsworth · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Est. £900m · Refuse and waste related services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CYP - EMHP, SWP, CWP, CBT and Psychological Training Programmes Second Market Engagement

    NHS England · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 4 Sept 2026 · Est. £130m · Education and training services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Travel Management, Meetings & Events Services

    Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 20 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Travel management services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supply & Maintenance of Platelet Agitator and Incubator equipment

    NHS Blood and Transplant · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Medical equipments · Published 27 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    BLC0348-Out of Court Resolution (OOCR)

    BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Value not stated · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OPA/T872 Gosport Jetty AMP - Fire System

    Oil and Pipelines Agency · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Est. £3,800 · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Specialist Vehicles (1347)

    Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Est. £1bn · Motor vehicles · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Ground Stabilisation Works by Drilling and Grouting Framework Renewal

    Mining Remediation Authority · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Ground investigation work · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Critical Care Education & Training

    Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 14 Sept 2026 · Est. £3.2m · Education and training services · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Light and Heavy Catering Equipment and Associated Services

    THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Value not stated · Catering equipment · Published 12 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DITU Translation Services

    City of Doncaster Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 20 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Translation services · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    SCE0050 - Fostering Medical Assessments (AH1/AH2) and Medical Advisor Services

    Leicester City Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 118 days) · Engagement closes 4 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Health and social work services · Published 7 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.