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

    NHS Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 17a

    NHS England · Tender expected 1 May 2028 (in 574 days) · Est. £520m · Pharmaceutical products · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    LAS Financial Records Services and System

    London Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Tender expected 1 Jun 2028 (in 605 days) · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DHSC: ARP: Service Partner

    Department of Health & Social Care · Tender expected 1 Oct 2028 (in 727 days) · Value not stated · Technical computer support services · Published 15 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Participatory Content Capabilities

    British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    BACS Bureau Support for NWL Trusts

    Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £500k · Software package and information systems · Published 6 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  6. 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 ↗

  7. 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 ↗

  8. 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 ↗

  9. 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 ↗

  10. 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 ↗

  11. 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 ↗

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

    GTR1298 - Provision of Remote Condition Monitoring System

    Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Test Operations Service - Future Service Management Programme

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Education and training services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Living with Cancer Employer Collaborative - Roundtable Events

    Department of Health & Social Care · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Vocational rehabilitation services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Wildland PPE

    BlueLight Commercial Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £3.2m · Protective and safety clothing · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RFI - National Asset Survey Programme

    NHS England · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £25m · Surveying services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  17. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    RFI: Digital Technologies for Contact Tracing, Infection Surveillance & Response

    UK Health Security Agency · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    RFI: Digital Technologies for Contact Tracing, Infection Surveillance & Response

    Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £1 · Software programming and consultancy services · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NHSR_485 NHS Resolution Pega Cloud Support, Maintenance and Development Services

    NHS Litigation Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Operational PPE Pilot and Future PPE Procurement Strategy Development

    London Fire Commissioner · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 31 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Protective and safety clothing · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Network Rail/Great British Railways Facilities Management Preliminary Market Engagement

    NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Oct 2026 · Est. £2.4bn · Building and facilities management services · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Sound Exposure Monitoring and Management

    BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 29 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Coffee, Equipment and Maintenance

    Corporate Officer of the House of Commons · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 13 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Coffee · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Secondary Care Medicines Data Pre-Market Engagement

    NHS England · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Nov 2026 · Est. £6.8m · Software package and information systems · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Est. £12m · Education and training services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  26. Early engagement notice · not open for bids yet

    CA18507 - HRUC Outsourced Data Protection & Information Governance Services

    Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 29 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · General management consultancy services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Contracts Finder ↗

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

    UK2 - Deployable Maritime Secure Analysis Capability – Preliminary Market Engagement

    Ministry of Defence · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £1 · Special-purpose mobile containers · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Babies, Children and Young People Modern Service Framework

    NHS England · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 29 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    prj_1235 - Health Access Worker service

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Est. £40k · Social work and related services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RFI: AISI - Post-Award Research Grant Administration

    Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 10 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Administration services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    HMCTS Legacy Archive Recovery and Digitisation

    Ministry of Justice · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Scanning services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)_ Market Engagement Event

    Department for Education · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Est. £800k · Health and social work services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    FDIR Document Checker

    HM Revenue & Customs · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 24 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Mandatory Training for students enrolled on FEHHS Healthcare programmes Framework Agreement

    London and South East University Group · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Training services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Lightweight Step Free Platforms

    Transport for London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Est. £120k · Access platforms · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Next Generation Technology Reseller Arrangements

    BANK OF ENGLAND · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 13 Oct 2026 · Est. £90m · Computer equipment and supplies · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    2425-0692 Supported Housing and Floating Support Framework

    Islington Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Microsoft Support Services

    BANK OF ENGLAND · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 5 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Information technology services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Maintenance of High-Speed Roller Doors

    Home Office · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Est. £275k · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Holiday Short Breaks For Children and Young People

    London Borough of Bromley · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 3 Oct 2026 · Est. £905k · Social work and related services · Published 22 Sept 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.