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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

    Blood Donor eligibility and risk assessment support

    Welsh Blood Service (Velindre University NHS Trust) · Tender expected 1 Mar 2027 (in 147 days) · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Administration services · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Welsh Government Energy Service (WGES) Interim Framework

    Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Tender expected 1 Apr 2027 (in 178 days) · Est. £30m · Energy and related services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    The Provision of Property Valuation Services

    Development Bank of Wales · Tender expected 1 Apr 2027 (in 178 days) · Engagement closes 7 Aug 2026 · Est. £333k · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis · Published 10 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Contact Centre and Telephony Services

    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Tender expected 5 Apr 2027 (in 182 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £35m · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · Published 31 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency

    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Tender expected 10 May 2027 (in 217 days) · Est. £7.9m · Laboratory services · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CBRN RET and BSCS ISS 2028 - UK1 - Pipeline Notice

    Defence Equipment and Support · Tender expected 15 Jun 2027 (in 253 days) · Est. £38.7m · Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Residential and Domiciliary Care Management – Rostering and Scheduling System

    Carmarthenshire County Council · Tender expected 1 Sept 2027 (in 331 days) · Engagement closes 22 Sept 2026 · Est. £600k · Industry specific software package · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Soft Services

    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Tender expected 6 Dec 2027 (in 427 days) · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Est. £8m · Catering services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  9. 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 ↗

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

    Request for Information: SharePoint Digital Workplace Transformation Programme

    ClwydAlyn Housing · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Est. £1 · Networking, Internet and intranet software package · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DCWW2117 Live and Final Debt

    Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Collection agency services · Published 9 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UK2 notice - Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Banking and investment services · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Future Catering and Canteen Provision at Gwent Police Headquarters

    Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Canteen and catering services · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Haematology Analyser for the Welsh Blood Service

    Velindre University NHS Trust · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 8 Sept 2026 · Est. £380k · Haematology analysers · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CLI-FTS-63874 Ophthalmology & Vision Care Consumables

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Est. £50m · Ophthalmology equipment · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Telematching Services

    Office for National Statistics · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 4 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Short Message Service (SMS) services · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Blood Gas Managed Service for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

    Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.3m · Analysers · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    MED-FTS-60087 SYRINGES AND NEEDLES

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 25 Aug 2026 · Est. £2.9m · Syringes · Published 12 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.