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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

    Energy Broker Procurement

    The Community Housing Group Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 13 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Commodity brokerage services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Financial Planning Solution

    CADENT GAS LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Financial analysis and accounting software package · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CWC26100MW - Education Management Information System (EMIS)

    Wolverhampton City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 24 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supported Living and Day Opportunities Services

    Coventry City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Streetlighting Services - Maintenance & Capital programme

    Stoke on Trent City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Welding and Fabrication (Blacksmith) Services

    Walsall Housing Group Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 5 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Blacksmith services · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Clean and Foul Water Repairs Contract

    Walsall Housing Group Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Ground-drainage work · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Technology Services

    SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    WCC - Creative and Content services Framework

    Warwickshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £560k · Designs · Published 21 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    WCC Mobile Plant Waste Handling

    Warwickshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Loading or handling machinery · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Residential and Nursing Care Home Partnership Framework in Herefordshire – Meet the Buyer / Market Engagement Event

    Herefordshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CWC26108 - Youth Engagement and Intervention Framework

    Wolverhampton City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Est. £520k · Community action programme · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Highways Asset Management System

    Shropshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Property Asset Management Solution

    Shropshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 15 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Digester Cleansing & Refurbishment

    SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Sewage digesters · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Asset Management System

    The Community Housing Group Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Database and operating software package · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Gambling Related Harms

    Worcestershire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Research services · Published 9 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    AMCV 355 - Digital Solutions to Support Unpaid Carers

    Shropshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Digitalisation of CWC Internal Provision Services

    Wolverhampton City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    ServiceNow Development & Managed Services Delivery Partner

    Government Property Agency · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Sept 2026 · Est. £2.5m · Software support services · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RIIO-GT3 Control System Replacement MWC Framework Expression of Interest

    NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Engineering works and construction works · Published 3 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Independent Accountant's Reports (IARs) & Grant Assurance Services

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Accounting services · Published 2 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UK2 Notice - South Atlantic Islands FM

    Defence Infrastructure Organisation · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Dec 2026 · Est. £500m · Facilities management services · Published 2 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Market Testing for Access to immigration support and advice for individuals on eligible schemes in Warwickshire

    Warwickshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Legal advisory and information services · Published 2 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Solar PV Removal and Reinstallation Services

    Citizen Housing Group Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Installation services of electrical equipment · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  26. 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 ↗

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

    Design, Supply and Delivery of Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) systems

    SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Machinery for the treatment of sewage · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Framework Agreement for the Provision of Construction and Management Services

    THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Construction work · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Appointment of External Auditor

    PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 14 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Auditing services · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Pre-Market Engagement - Provision of 24/7 Emergency Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Response and Repair Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML)

    West Midlands Combined Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £600k · Overhead line construction · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of 24/7 Emergency Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Response and Repair Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML)

    West Midlands Combined Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £600k · Overhead line construction · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  32. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Provide and Support a Next-Generation Employment Services Platform

    Ingeus · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

  33. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Digital CYPMH

    Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 4 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health services · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Communal Spaces Site Surveys

    MIDLAND HEART LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £50k · Grounds maintenance services · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  35. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Digital Pharmacy Solutions

    Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

  36. 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 ↗

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

    One Demountable Water Bowser (Market Engagement)

    West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Bowsers · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  38. 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 ↗

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

    Executive Recruitment Framework

    Stoke on Trent City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Sept 2026 · Est. £168k · Recruitment services · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of UK & International Training

    COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Personnel-training services · Published 14 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.