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UK tender pipeline and market engagement

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

    Co-Developing the 'Digestive Disease Centre' at University Hospital Southampton, Hybrid Procurement and Sponsorship Opportunity

    University Hospital Southampton · Tender expected 6 Oct 2026 (in 1 day) · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Endoscopy, endosurgery devices · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Army Directorate of Digital, Security and Intelligence Industry Engagement Event 2026

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 6 Oct 2026 (in 1 day) · Engagement closes 9 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Information technology services · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  3. Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet

    Port of Dover - Commercial Services Framework

    Dover Harbour Board · Tender expected 7 Oct 2026 (in 2 days) · Value not stated · Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Close Quarter Combat systems

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 9 Oct 2026 (in 4 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Modular and portable buildings · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  5. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Mental Health Community Step Down Facility

    NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board · Tender expected 10 Oct 2026 (in 4 days) · Est. £2m · Community health services · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Mid Sussex District Council Hard Facilities Management Services

    Mid Sussex District Council · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £2.4m · Repair and maintenance services · Published 8 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  7. Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet

    Laundry Equipment Repair and Maintenance 26/27

    University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Est. £1.5m · Washing equipment · Published 28 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Maintenance of Mobile Breast Screening Tailers and Mobile MRI Trailers

    Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £220k · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  9. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Ambient Voice Technology

    Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 13 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Est. £3.2m · Medical software package · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Oxfordshire County Council - Retrofit as a Service

    Oxfordshire County Council · Tender expected 14 Oct 2026 (in 9 days) · Engagement closes 13 Oct 2026 · Est. £25m · Construction-related services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    IR Camera

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 14 Oct 2026 (in 9 days) · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Est. £250k · Cameras · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  12. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Third Party NHS Health Checks Market Engagement

    Hampshire County Council · Tender expected 14 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) · Est. £600k · Health services · Published 29 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Suicide Prevention Works – Multi-Storey Car Parks

    Guildford Borough Council · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 10 days) · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Car park control equipment · Published 24 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    FCDO Services Global Works Framework

    FCDO Services · Tender expected 15 Oct 2026 (in 10 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £120m · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    AFPS Upgrade

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 15 Oct 2026 (in 10 days) · Engagement closes 8 Sept 2026 · Est. £280k · Power converters · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  16. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Laser Procedures at Centre for Sight, East Grinstead

    Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 10 days) · Est. £45k · Ophthalmologist services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  17. Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet

    Oil Heating Servicing and Maintenance for Social Housing 2026

    The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Est. £500k · Central-heating installation work · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RBWM Events Management Procurement - Market Engagement Webinar

    Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Engagement closes 9 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Event services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    The Provision of OBSIDIAN Support

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Est. £2.4m · Military defence services · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    I-4988 - Extra Care Housing 6 Schemes

    Oxfordshire County Council · Tender expected 20 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Value not stated · Health services · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  21. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    WPL06910 - Peritoneal Malignancy Outsourcing - Elective CRS and HIPEC

    HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 13 days) · Value not stated · Hospital services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement - Granville Flood Alleviation Scheme

    Slough Borough Council · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Siteworks · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Kingston Main Guildhall Refurbishment - Principal Contractor

    The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Engagement closes 24 Jul 2026 · Est. £40m · Construction work · Published 17 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  24. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty

    BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Tender expected 21 Oct 2026 (in 15 days) · Value not stated · Health services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Accommodation and Integrated Pathway for Adults Experiencing Homelessness and Multiple Disadvantage - Market Engagement

    Milton Keynes City Council · Tender expected 22 Oct 2026 (in 17 days) · Engagement closes 2 Sept 2026 · Est. £3.6m · Health and social work services · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Expression of Interest - Specialised Support for an Individual with Complex Needs

    Buckinghamshire Council · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 2 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Finance & Procurement Replacement Programme

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 29 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Information technology services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OPA/T869 Plumley - Pipeline Inspection.

    Oil and Pipelines Agency · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Est. £2m · Pipeline-inspection services · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OPA/T868 Plumley Strategy 2 - EPC

    Oil and Pipelines Agency · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Est. £6m · Engineering works and construction works · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Laundry Equipment & Services

    Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 7 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines · Published 17 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Support Service to the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Sector - Market Engagement Event

    London Borough of Bromley · Tender expected 31 Oct 2026 (in 26 days) · Engagement closes 7 Aug 2026 · Est. £700k · Health and social work services · Published 17 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  32. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Church Lane Surgery

    NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 26 days) · Est. £5m · General-practitioner services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Telecare Alarm Receiving Centre and Customer Management System

    Portsmouth City Council · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £300k · Patient-monitoring system · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    715943473Project Ubiquity FPV and Training EOI

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Est. £3.1m · Unmanned aerial vehicles · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Maintenance Building Management System (BMS) for Maidstone Hospital 2027

    Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 30 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Fully Managed Redeployable Average Speed Road Safety Intelligence Service - Expression of Interest

    Milton Keynes City Council · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £80k · Traffic-monitoring equipment · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Lift and Lifting Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Reactive Repairs including Planned Installation and Refurbishments

    Amplius Living · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OPA/T865 Gibraltar - Kings Lines Strategic Fuel Hub - EPC.

    Oil and Pipelines Agency · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Est. £90m · Engineering works and construction works · Published 20 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  39. Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet

    UK3 715874471 - British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) Safe Operating Environment (SOE)

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Est. £20.3m · Piloted aircraft · Published 11 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Market Engagement – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platform

    East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 18 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Enterprise resource planning software package · Published 23 Jul 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.