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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. 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 ↗

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

    Growing Mid Wales Datgloi Project - Specialist Consultancy Services / Prosiect Datgloi Canolbarth Cymru sy'n Tyfu - Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori Arbenigol

    Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council · Tender expected 8 Oct 2026 (in 3 days) · Est. £1 · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Est. £750k · Construction-related services · Published 29 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Barbican Renewal Programme - Construction logistics services

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Est. £3.5m · Construction-related services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    QTS Consultants Framework

    Quality Trusted Solutions LLP · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Est. £150m · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    BU452026- Architectural Modelling and Immersive Digital Visualisation

    Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University · Tender expected 12 Oct 2026 (in 7 days) · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £305k · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 16 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

    West Lancashire Borough Council · Tender expected 13 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) · Engagement closes 12 Oct 2026 · Est. £340k · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  8. 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 ↗

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

    Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework

    The Crown Estate · Tender expected 17 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Est. £71m · Building surveying services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Public Sector Construction Consultancy

    NHS Shared Business Services Limited · Tender expected 16 Oct 2026 (in 11 days) · Est. £2.3bn · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    GLA Architecture and Urbanisation Framework 4

    transport for London · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Value not stated · Architectural and related services · Published 10 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales

    Natural Resources Wales · Tender expected 19 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) · Engagement closes 7 Aug 2026 · Est. £600k · Laboratory services · Published 21 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    2627-0193 Sotheby Mews GP Surgery, Healthcare Led Multi-Disciplinary Design Team

    Islington Council · Tender expected 26 Oct 2026 (in 21 days) · Engagement closes 28 Sept 2026 · Est. £937k · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services

    NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED · Tender expected 27 Oct 2026 (in 22 days) · Engagement closes 15 Oct 2026 · Est. £10 · Analysis services · Published 17 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    CEFAS26-120 Statutory shellfish E.coli monitoring service for Shetland and Orkney

    CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 19 Oct 2026 · Est. £600k · Laboratory services · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  16. 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 ↗

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

    COSHH Assessment

    Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · Tender expected 30 Oct 2026 (in 25 days) · Engagement closes 24 Aug 2026 · Est. £37k · Health and safety consultancy services · Published 3 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  18. 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 ↗

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

    Certification for Fuel and Appliance Emissions Testing

    DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Engagement closes 12 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Technical inspection and testing services · Published 18 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27

    Department of Health & Social Care · Tender expected 9 Nov 2026 (in 35 days) · Est. £1m · Laboratory services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Professional Services Framework - Engineering Consultancy Services

    Transport for London · Tender expected 12 Nov 2026 (in 38 days) · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £120m · Engineering services · Published 14 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Trafford Waters - Architect

    LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · Tender expected 13 Nov 2026 (in 39 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £800k · Architectural and related services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Property Safety and Asset Management Consultancy Services Framework

    SAXON WEALD · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 31 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Consultative engineering and construction services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  24. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Multi-disciplinary Consultancy Services Framework

    Dundee City Council · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 41 days) · Value not stated · Construction consultancy services · Published 7 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Provision of Geological Products and Services Framework

    ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Tender expected 23 Nov 2026 (in 49 days) · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Est. £5.9m · Geological consultancy services · Published 5 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    North Northamptonshire Council Professional Services & Contractor Framework

    North Northamptonshire Council · Tender expected 23 Nov 2026 (in 49 days) · Value not stated · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 4 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Prisoners Building Homes - Professional, Technical and Programme Delivery Support Services

    LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP · Tender expected 24 Nov 2026 (in 50 days) · Engagement closes 14 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Published 1 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    ESDD - High Output Surveys

    NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Est. £15m · Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works · Published 1 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Safety Case Support and Peer Review Services Framework (2027-2031)

    Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Est. £25m · Technical support services · Published 24 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

  30. Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet

    Pre-market engagement for upcoming Consultancy Services (CS2) Framework Agreement

    LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 55 days) · Est. £100m · Consultative engineering and construction services · Published 6 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    PME exercise for energy procurement and support services.

    Belfast City Council · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 23 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Energy-management services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    DfT - Scan of Streets - Request for Information

    Department for Transport · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Digital mapping services · Published 22 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    715933488 - In-Barracks Equipment Support (IBES) outputs for the Support Helicopter Force (SHF) and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF).

    Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 30 Nov 2026 · Est. £37m · Engineering support services · Published 11 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Collective purchasing scheme for domestic low-carbon technologies – Preliminary Market Engagement

    Ambition North Wales · Tender expected 3 Dec 2026 (in 59 days) · Engagement closes 7 Oct 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Energy and related services · Published 9 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Building Surveying Services Framework

    The Crown Estate · Tender expected 7 Dec 2026 (in 63 days) · Est. £84m · Building surveying services · Published 28 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Future Transport Modelling - Strategic Advice

    Transport for Wales (TFW) · Tender expected 11 Dec 2026 (in 67 days) · Engagement closes 1 Nov 2026 · Est. £75k · Transport systems consultancy services · Published 2 Oct 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Hot Cells integration

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · Tender expected 21 Dec 2026 (in 77 days) · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Draft plans (systems and integration) · Published 21 Aug 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    RD CoE Compliance and Saftey Programme

    Defence Infrastructure Organisation · Tender expected 5 Jan 2027 (in 92 days) · Est. £1m · Health and safety consultancy services · Published 4 Sept 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Wireline Geologging & Topographical surveys

    Mining Remediation Authority · Tender expected 7 Jan 2027 (in 94 days) · Engagement closes 31 Aug 2026 · Est. £1.5m · Topographical services · Published 15 Jul 2026

    CouncilIQ page · Official notice on Find a Tender ↗

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

    Capital Design Services Framework Tender

    SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED · Tender expected 11 Jan 2027 (in 98 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Est. £200m · Engineering design services · Published 25 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.