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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Tender expected within 90 days
719
Last updated
7 Oct 2026

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

    The Supply of Commercial Refrigeration and Freezer Equipment

    Lancashire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 13 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Refrigerators and freezers · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Wiltshire Parent Carer Forum

    Wiltshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 6 Nov 2026 · Est. £160k · Health and social work services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice: London Borough of Newham Planning Service Digital Transformation

    Newham Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  4. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    RFI_2992 | CRML0025 Lincolnshire - Street Lighting Expression of Interest

    BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Street-lighting maintenance services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Dry dilution refrigerator with anti-vibration system for mK scanning probe microscopy

    NPL Management Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supply and Maintenance of Urban Traffic Management and Control Systems (software)

    Bristol City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £900k · Installation of traffic monitoring equipment · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Removal & Storage of illegally Parked Vehicles

    Bristol City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Towing services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Qualitative Research in Land-Based Premises

    Gambling Commission · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Research services · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Rough Sleeping Assertive Outreach and Support Service

    Liverpool City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · 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

    Statutory and non-statutory Advocacy: future service planning

    Manchester City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Social services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Independent Integrated Advocacy Service

    Newcastle City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Social work and related services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  12. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Market Engagement Opportunity - STI Self-Test Kits

    BSOL Procurement Collaborate · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 19 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Diagnostic kits · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Household Waste Recycling Centre Garden Waste

    Warwickshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 26 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Containers for waste material · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services

    Trafford Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 22 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Welfare services for children and young people · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC)

    Ashfield District Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 6 Nov 2026 · Est. £1m · Commercial property management services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Senior Leadership Development Programme

    Greater Manchester Combined Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Administration, defence and social security services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Transport for London (TfL) Digital Traffic Enforcement System (DTES) Replacement

    Transport for London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Delivery Management Team (DMT)

    Post Office Limited · No tender date given yet · Est. £12m · Construction project management services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Northfleet Pathway Principal Contractor Procurement

    Ebbsfleet Development Corporation · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Oct 2026 · Est. £4.3m · Construction work · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    C150 (2027) Preliminary Market Engagement for the Supply of 110/33 kV Power and 275/110/22 kV Auto Transformers.

    Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Est. £63m · Distribution transformers · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  21. 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 ↗

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

    W5125 The Supply and Installation of Domestic Furniture for Crisis Support Residents

    Walsall Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Est. £240k · Domestic furniture · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    W5124 The Supply and Installation of White Goods for Crisis Support Residents

    Walsall Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Est. £204k · Domestic appliances · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Residential and Nursing Care Services for Older People

    North Northamptonshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Plastic oversuits

    Atomic Weapons Establishment · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 19 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Coveralls · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RAF Museum Replacement 4D Theatre Attraction

    ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Audio-visual equipment · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Links for Life Community Partner Programme 2026/ 2029

    Sunderland City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Est. £300k · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Fuel Cards

    Livv Housing Group · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Diesel fuel · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Systems Integrator Services

    UK Hydrographic Office · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software implementation services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  30. 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 ↗

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

    Data Governance & Management Support

    Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Business analysis consultancy services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Competency Management System

    SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Compliance software package · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Accommodation and Conferencing Software

    UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £660k · Software package and information systems · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    16+ Supported Accommodation Light Touch Framework and Block Contract

    Plymouth City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £8.4m · Social work and related services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Market Engagement Event - North Northamptonshire Council - Holiday Activities & Food Programme

    North Northamptonshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    2026-2029 Season Weekend Football Attendant Staffing

    Liverpool City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Sports facilities operation services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  37. 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 ↗

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

    Mathewsgreen Community Centre

    Wokingham Borough Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Palm House Conservation Package

    royal kew Gardens · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 26 Oct 2026 · Est. £25m · Refurbishment work · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Planned Investment Works, Major Repairs, Responsive Repairs and Voids

    First Choice Homes Oldham · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 22 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Construction work · Published 2 Oct 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.