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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.

Live early notices: 128; matching your filters
With an expected tender date: 66
Tender expected within 90 days: 45
Last updated: 6 Oct 2026

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Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Integrated Robotics and Autonomous Systems platform (comprising of various capabilities)
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Industrial robots · Published 14 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Fatigue Management and Wellbeing Services
CADENT GAS LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Company health services · Published 14 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Health Visiting Services 0-19 years Cohort Study
Staffordshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Research consultancy services · Published 12 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Housing 21 - Seeking ‘Expressions of Interest’ ( EOI) - Developing an Extra Care Value Narrative
Housing 21 · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Published 12 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Landscape and Public Realm Framework
Stoke on Trent City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 2 Sept 2026 · Est. £5.6m · Landscaping work · Published 12 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION For Housing Market Needs Assessment For Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Research consultancy services · Published 11 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗
Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet
Construction of Perimeter Walking and Running Path
Bilbrook Parish Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 26 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Footpath construction work · Published 11 Aug 2026
CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Heat Decarbonisation Network Study
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · General management consultancy services · Published 10 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.