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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

    Communications and Digital Data Exploitation solution

    The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · No tender date given yet · Est. £2.4m · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Human Resources, Payroll and Finance Solutions and Associated Services

    Northern Ireland Assembly Commission · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Sept 2026 · Est. £3m · Financial analysis and accounting software package · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NCHA202646 - Customer Insight/Survey Software

    Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 14 Sept 2026 · Est. £100 · Software package and information systems · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  4. 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 ↗

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

    Tove Learning Trust Financial Software

    TOVE LEARNING TRUST · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Financial analysis and accounting software package · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement for E-Procurement System

    BROMFORD FLAGSHIP LIVEWEST LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Est. £108k · Software package and information systems · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  7. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    MongoDB

    STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 25 Apr 2025 · Value not stated · Security software package · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Crematorium Audio and Visual Web Streaming System

    Cheshire West and Chester Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 3 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Anti-Social Driving Case Management System with Public Facing Website interface.

    The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Industry specific software package · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

    British Business Bank Plc · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Est. £700k · Investment management software package · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  11. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Request for Information - External Digital Experience: CMS Discovery - 2026-3565-RFI-CMS Disc-DL-PST

    UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

  12. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    Cornwall Council Market Engagement Exercise: Planning Site Analysis & Evaluation Tool

    Cornwall Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Sept 2026 · Est. £200k · Software package and information systems · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    Citizen Identity and Access Management (CIAM) - Preliminarily Market Engagement

    London Borough of Camden · No tender date given yet · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 18 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Controlled Drugs Management System including Electronic Controlled Drugs Register

    NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Medical software package · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    HR & Payroll System

    Sheffield City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 11 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Greater Manchester Care Record

    NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Energy Management Systems Solutions

    Manchester City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    002621 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for 24/7 Managed Security Operations and a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service

    Durham County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Aug 2026 · Est. £4.2m · Data security software package · Published 12 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Library Management System

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 25 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Library software package · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Building Works Specification Solution

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Industry specific software package · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Continuous Improvement Action Tracker software

    Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 24 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    2026 - Security Platform

    Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 10 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Social Value and Sustainability Management Portal

    The Riverside Group Limited · No tender date given yet · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · 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.