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UK tender pipeline and market engagement
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- Tender expected within 90 days
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- 5 Oct 2026
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Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet
Provision of Car, Commercial Vehicle, 4x4 and Heavy Goods Vehicle Rental ServicesNATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC · Tender expected 7 Oct 2026 (in 2 days) · Value not stated · Passenger cars · Published 27 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Frankwell Bridge: Design and Build Step-free Ramp incl. Flood Defence WorksShropshire Council · Tender expected 8 Oct 2026 (in 3 days) · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Passenger walkway · Published 22 Sept 2026
Planned procurement notice · not open for bids yet
ScotRail Track Depot MaintenanceScotRail Trains Limited · Tender expected 8 Oct 2026 (in 2 days) · Est. £3.5m · Railway-track construction materials and supplies · Published 16 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Suicide Prevention Works – Multi-Storey Car ParksGuildford 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
Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet
IPDR - Turbostar - Onboard ETCS Fleet Fitment FrameworkNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Tender expected 23 Oct 2026 (in 18 days) · Est. £165.8m · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Published 15 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Vessel Management SystemTHE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND · Tender expected 29 Oct 2026 (in 24 days) · Engagement closes 20 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Ships and boats · Published 20 Jul 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Fortwilliam and York Road Train Wash ReplacementsTranslink · Tender expected 1 Nov 2026 (in 27 days) · Engagement closes 1 Oct 2026 · Est. £3.5m · Railway equipment · Published 14 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Fully Managed Redeployable Average Speed Road Safety Intelligence Service - Expression of InterestMilton 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
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
Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet
HMC Valiant - MCA Load Line docking and inspectionHome Office · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Est. £140k · Marine patrol vessels · Published 10 Aug 2026
Planned procurement notice (UK3) · not open for bids yet
UK3 715851479 - British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 2 Nov 2026 (in 28 days) · Est. £110.8m · Piloted aircraft · Published 14 Jul 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Provision of Rescue Pumps & Type B AppliancesAvon Fire Authority · Tender expected 6 Nov 2026 (in 32 days) · Engagement closes 17 Oct 2026 · Est. £4.4m · Firefighting vehicles · Published 24 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Bus ServiceBournemouth University · Tender expected 16 Nov 2026 (in 42 days) · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Buses and coaches · Published 2 Oct 2026
Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet
Class 397 Light Maintenance Services at Preston Croft Street SidingsTranspennine Trains Limited · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Est. £640k · Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Published 3 Sept 2026
Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet
DCTO Medium Uncrewed Surface Vessel (MUSV)Ministry of Defence · Tender expected 30 Nov 2026 (in 56 days) · Est. £8.3m · Ships and boats · Published 5 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
CEFAS26-130 Cefas Research VesselCENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Est. £115m · Ships and boats · Published 1 Oct 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Market Engagement for a GNSS SimulatorORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Tender expected 1 Dec 2026 (in 57 days) · Engagement closes 10 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Simulators · Published 29 Jul 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Fast Boats and Road TransportHome Office · Tender expected 4 Jan 2027 (in 91 days) · Engagement closes 17 Sept 2026 · Est. £1.2m · Marine patrol vessels · Published 7 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) Replacement ProgrammeWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · Tender expected 11 Jan 2027 (in 98 days) · Engagement closes 2 Nov 2026 · Est. £1.4m · Aircraft equipment · Published 21 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Marine Research Vessel Refit, Maintenance, Equipment and Support Services FrameworkNational Oceanography Centre · Tender expected 15 Jan 2027 (in 102 days) · Engagement closes 1 Dec 2026 · Value not stated · Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods · Published 18 Sept 2026
Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet
The Supply of Rock Salt for Winter MaintenanceShropshire Council · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 119 days) · Est. £3.9m · Highway materials · Published 15 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Specialist Vehicles (1347)Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Tender expected 1 Feb 2027 (in 119 days) · Engagement closes 9 Oct 2026 · Est. £1bn · Motor vehicles · Published 20 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Remote Sensed Data - Aircraft, Sensors & Software - RFI2ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Tender expected 9 Feb 2027 (in 127 days) · Engagement closes 28 Aug 2026 · Value not stated · Aircraft and spacecraft · Published 11 Aug 2026
Pipeline notice (UK1) · not open for bids yet
Insulated Rail Joints & Rail AncillariesNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Tender expected 16 Feb 2027 (in 134 days) · Est. £20m · Rails and accessories · Published 19 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Request for information: In-Orbit Demonstration Payloads / TechnologiesDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology · Tender expected 31 Mar 2027 (in 177 days) · Engagement closes 23 Sept 2026 · Est. £1 · Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles · Published 26 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
GTR1298 - Provision of Remote Condition Monitoring SystemThameslink 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
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
UK2 - Deployable Maritime Secure Analysis Capability – Preliminary Market EngagementMinistry of Defence · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 16 Oct 2026 · Est. £1 · Special-purpose mobile containers · Published 28 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Hire of Vehicles and Plant/MachineryUbico Ltd · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 20 Oct 2026 · Est. £3.5m · Motor vehicles · Published 24 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Lightweight Step Free PlatformsTransport for London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 8 Oct 2026 · Est. £120k · Access platforms · Published 23 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Surface Intelligent Transport System (SITS) – Video AnalyticsTransport for London · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Oct 2026 · Value not stated · Road traffic-control equipment · Published 22 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Bollard Maintenance ContractLiverpool City Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Oct 2026 · Est. £1.2m · Road traffic-control equipment · Published 14 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Project VENTUREMinistry of Defence · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 25 Sept 2026 · Est. £50m · Gliders · Published 9 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
TPPL & HCC Vehicle Purchase Framework 2027Hertfordshire County Council · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 21 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Motor vehicles · Published 8 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
High Volume Pumps and Transportation SledsMerseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 29 Sept 2026 · Est. £10m · Chassis · Published 2 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box WagonsDirect Rail Services Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 28 Sept 2026 · Est. £1m · Railway freight wagons · Published 1 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
PME for 115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)Direct Rail Services Limited · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 8 Sept 2026 · Est. £5m · Railway freight wagons · Published 1 Sept 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Pre-market engagement notice - Concrete BearersNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 8 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Parts of sleepers · Published 26 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
Salary Sacrifice Vehicle ServicesHEART ACADEMIES TRUST · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 30 Sept 2026 · Est. £250m · Motor vehicles · Published 20 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
One Demountable Water Bowser (Market Engagement)West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 1 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Bowsers · Published 20 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · not open for bids yet
357 Fleet Refurbishment and Systems UpgradeC2C RAILWAY LIMITED · No tender date given yet · Engagement closes 18 Sept 2026 · Value not stated · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Published 19 Aug 2026
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.