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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

    Supported Housing Cleaning and Block Cleaning

    PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED · Tender expected 8 Oct 2026 (in 2 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Cleaning services · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Frankwell Bridge: Design and Build Step-free Ramp incl. Flood Defence Works

    Shropshire Council · Tender expected 8 Oct 2026 (in 3 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Passenger walkway · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Better Care Fund VCSE Integrated Wellbeing Pathways SC, HI & W/2025/93

    Stoke on Trent City Council · Tender expected 9 Oct 2026 (in 4 days) · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Social services · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Approved Contractor Panel

    BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST · Tender expected 9 Oct 2026 (in 4 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Scaffolding work · Published 20 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    W5165 - Supply & Installation of Stage Lighting

    Walsall Council · Tender expected 13 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Est. £300k · Electricity distribution and control apparatus · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Early Help Community Connector & Locality Leads

    BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Est. £12m · Health services · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UOW999 Sports Clothing

    University of Worcester · Tender expected 15 Oct 2026 (in 10 days) · Engagement closes 5 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Framework for the Provision of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure and Managed Services

    THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Engagement closes 12 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Installation services of electrical equipment · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement Vehicle Recovery and Associated Services

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Est. £11.3m · Breakdown and recovery services for cars · Published 14 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CHIC Roofing Services (Repairs, Cyclical and Planned) 2026-30

    Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC) · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Value not stated · Roof repair and maintenance work · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Potential Procurement Opportunity for Open Framework for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services

    Herefordshire Council · Tender expected 26 Oct 2026 (in 21 days) · Value not stated · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of a Resource Augmentation Service for Technical Training

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 26 Oct 2026 (in 21 days) · Est. £10.8m · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Enhanced Assessment Nursing Beds Service (Complex and Non-Complex Dementia)

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 26 Oct 2026 (in 21 days) · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 19 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    OLE Monitoring for Class 730

    WM TRAINS LIMITED · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Railway transport services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UHB Immunology Managed Service

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Laboratory services · Published 25 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Outsourced Qualifications Delivery Services

    SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Training services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Coal Mining Risk Assessment

    SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Geology services · Published 9 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Wi-Fi Services on Trains

    WM TRAINS LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Est. £3.8m · Internet services · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  19. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    UHB Patient Companion

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 26 days) · Value not stated · Information systems or technology strategic review services · Published 13 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    COV - Housing Delivery

    Coventry City Council · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Value not stated · Real estate services · Published 17 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Supply of Precast Concrete Shaft Segments

    SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Engagement closes 10 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels · Published 8 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Digital Geo-spatial Platform

    National Highways Limited · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Est. £2m · Software package and information systems · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    SOL Housing Reviews 2027

    Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 3 Nov 2026 (in 29 days) · Engagement closes 31 Jul 2026 · Est. £100k · Health and social work services · Published 17 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Care In Your Home (CIYH) Services in Herefordshire

    Herefordshire Council · Tender expected 13 Nov 2026 (in 39 days) · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 24 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UK1 - Provision of a Successor Avionic Systems Trainer (SAvST)

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 23 Nov 2026 (in 49 days) · Est. £2.5m · Training software package · Published 25 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    C0186 - Evaluation & Impact

    The National Lottery Community Fund · Tender expected 27 Nov 2026 (in 53 days) · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Est. £1.1m · Research consultancy services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    C0185 Scotland Governance and Finance

    The National Lottery Community Fund · Tender expected 27 Nov 2026 (in 53 days) · Engagement closes 6 Oct 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Research consultancy services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    BWC Genetics LIMS Pre-Market Engagement

    Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 21 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 23 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Pre-engagement for MRI Scanning Services for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) Worcestershire Patients

    Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £2.6m · Medical imaging services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Ticket Gate Maintenance

    WM TRAINS LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Est. £5m · Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery · Published 26 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Short, medium and long term accommodation & support provision for 5 distinct cohorts of yp including 16-17 yo

    BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 7 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  32. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    SOL Provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) 2027 - PME

    Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 56 days) · Est. £180k · Health services · Published 24 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Preliminary Market Engagement for a Trade Waste Software Solution

    Birmingham City Council · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 5 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 22 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Invitation to Preliminary Market Engagement Sandwell Reablement Service

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 7 Dec 2026 (in 63 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Health and social work services · Published 2 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Invitation to a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Sandwell Navigation and Community Connections Service for Older Adults

    Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender expected 8 Dec 2026 (in 64 days) · Engagement closes 21 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Provision of services to the community · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  36. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Pilot

    Stoke on Trent City Council · Tender expected 11 Dec 2026 (in 66 days) · Est. £150k · Family-planning services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UHB Medical Devices Vulnerability Solution

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 14 Dec 2026 (in 70 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NHS Central Tenant Discovery & Pre-Migration Alignment Support

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 14 Dec 2026 (in 70 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UHB Outsourcing Clinical Coding PME

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 14 Dec 2026 (in 70 days) · Engagement closes 21 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 30 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    UHB Vulnerability Management Solution

    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Tender expected 14 Dec 2026 (in 70 days) · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Software package and information systems · Published 24 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.