UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Prae Wood Primary School in St Albans is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st January 2027.

Establish a multi-supplier framework for the supply of lockable mobile phone pouches, unlocking bases, and associated support services. The framework will support Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) and their equivalents across the Country as well as schools, in enabling schools to create phone-free learning environments, while still allowing students access to their devices before and after the school day.

The Council is seeking to procure a short-term tree maintenance service based on a set list of locations located in the south of the borough. Bidders must be an Arboricultural Association approved contractor.

The Contracting Authority seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to provide a Legal Case Management system and a Committee Services Management System . For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Planning-systems./25QFS5EVPS To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/25QFS5EVPS

Durham County Council are seeking to procure an IT system to assist in the management of its portfolio of 170 allotment sites and the 2,200 tenants who occupy the plots on those sites. The system will be used by 5 allotment management staff, 4 allotment maintenance staff, and 4 support staff. This notice forms part of our preliminary market engagement, offering you the opportunity to share feedback and comments before the opportunity is released for formal tender submissions. Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org The deadline for completed responses is Friday 24th April 2026 at 12 noon.

Title: Market Engagement - Learning Disability Provision in the Residential, Nursing and Supported Living Sector - South Eastern Trust in Northern Ireland Recent changes regarding capacity provision for Learning Disability placements in residential, nursing and supported living environments in the South Eastern Trust has resulted in pressures being placed on Trust services. As a result the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust are developing plans for the future of this provision across our Trust area and would like to talk to Learning Disability providers within the Northern Ireland market and potential new providers to the Northern Ireland market, to assist the Trust in developing future service provision. The purpose of this Market Engagement is to gauge market interest, invite discussion on how best to develop these services including innovative approaches that could be taken. If your organisation is interested, please email your expression of interest to domcare.contracts@setrust.hscni.net before 3pm on Friday 24th April 2026 and include the following: 1. Organisation Name; 2. Organisation Web address; 3. Brief description of services you currently provide including where these services are delivered; 4. Name, title and contact details for Organisation representatives that will attend discussions with the Trust (max 2 representatives). Please include above title in your response. Meetings with interested providers will be arranged for 30th April 2026 in the Trust area, alternatively conference calls can be arranged. Please indicate whether a meeting or conference call is preferable. Details of the venue, time of the meeting or call will be confirmed by return email. See www.southeasterntrust.hscni.net for further details regarding the Trust. Note - this is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee a procurement process will be run. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise.

Disgrifiad o’r Prosiect: I ddarparu gwasanaeth gwaith wedi’i gefnogi sy’n cynnig profiadau dylunio graffeg ac sy’n seiliedig ar brint i bobl yn Sir y Fflint sydd yn byw â diagnosis iechyd meddwl. Fe fydd y gwasanaeth yn darparu cyfleoedd wedi’u personoleiddio i gael profiad mewn gweithle go iawn, magu hyder ac annibyniaeth, a gwneud cynnydd tuag at addysg bellach, cymwysterau, llwybrau galwedigaethol, neu gyflogaeth â thâl. Fe hoffai’r Cyngor wahodd Darparwyr sydd â phrofiad o ddarparu gwasanaethau cefnogi o safon i drafod y gwasanaeth ymhellach. Fe fydd partneriaid ar gyfer y contract yma’n dangos gweledigaeth glir ar gyfer y gwasanaethau, gyda ffocws ar ganlyniadau unigol gan ddefnyddio cynlluniau sy’n canolbwyntio ar yr unigolyn a modelau dilyniant. Bydd partneriaid yn rhannu’r weledigaeth o gynnal gwerthoedd gofal cymdeithasol, cynyddu integreiddio a rhyngweithio rhwng gwasanaethau a chymunedau lleol drwy ddefnyddio partneriaethau masnachol, ymrwymiadau cymdeithasol a chytundebau gwirfoddol. Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i ddarparwr sydd ag arbenigedd a llwyddiant blaenorol mewn darparu gwasanaethau tebyg, i gymryd perchnogaeth a thrawsnewid gwasanaeth gwerthfawr ac sydd wedi’i hen sefydlu, gyda staff medrus a phrofiadol. Bydd disgwyl i’r darparwr a gomisiynir barhau i ddarparu cymorth a datblygiad o ansawdd uchel i bobl, gan gynnig gwerth am arian a chyflawni canlyniadau i ddiwallu anghenion y boblogaeth leol. Bydd angen i’r darparwr ddarparu cydbwysedd o gynnig cyfleoedd gwaith go iawn a chefnogi pobl sydd â phroblemau Iechyd Meddwl. Mae’r gwasanaeth yn darparu gweithgareddau ystyrlon i bobl sydd ag anghenion cymorth cymhleth, gyda chyfleoedd i bobl gael gafael ar hyfforddiant a datblygu, i adeiladu sgiliau cymdeithasol a galwedigaethol. Mae’n rhaid i’r Awdurdod weithio yn unol ag egwyddorion Deddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) i hyrwyddo enghreifftiau cymdeithasol o ofal a chefnogaeth sy’n seiliedig ar werthoedd a bydd disgwyl i’r gwasanaeth barhau i weithredu fel menter gymdeithasol. Mae hyn yn cynnwys creu cyfleoedd ar gyfer cyflogaeth â thâl i bobl sy’n defnyddio’r gwasanaeth, cefnogi unigolion i ddatblygu eu potensial, a hyrwyddo annibyniaeth, dewis a rheolaeth. Project Description: To deliver a supported work service that offers meaningful graphic design and print-based experiences for people in Flintshire living with a mental health diagnosis. The service will provide personalised opportunities to gain real-world workplace experience, build confidence and independence, and progress towards further education, qualifications, vocational pathways, or paid employment. The Council would like to invite Providers with experience of delivery in quality support services to further discuss the service. Partners for this contract will demonstrate a clear vision for the services, with a focus on individual outcomes using person centred plans and progression models. Partners would share the vision to maintain social care values, increase integration and interaction between services and local communities by utilising commercial partnerships, social commitments and volunteer participatory agreements. This is an exciting opportunity for a provider with expertise and a proven track record in providing similar services, to take ownership and transform a well-established and valued service, with skilled and experienced staff. The commissioned provider will continue to deliver high quality support and development for people, offering value for money and delivering outcomes to meet the needs of the local population. The provider would need to provide a balance of offering real work opportunities and supporting people with Mental Health problems. The service provides meaningful activities for people with complex support needs, with opportunities for people to access training and development, to build social and vocational skills. The authority must work in line with the principles of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act to promote social value- based models of care and support and would expect the service to continue operating as a social enterprise. This includes creating opportunities for paid employment for people who use the service, supporting individuals to develop their potential, and promoting independence, choice and control.

Monmouthshire County Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from training providers, apprenticeship partners, FE institutions, and specialist skills organisations interested in delivering qualifications, vocational training, and apprenticeships as part of the development of a new Monmouthshire Multi Skills Centre/skills hubs. This notice forms part of early market engagement to assess the market’s appetite and capacity to support the creation of a high quality, industry aligned Skills Centre/hubs in Monmouthshire. Two potential locations to develop a centre have been identified: Innovation House Magor and Castlegate Business Park Caldicot; but we are open to suggestions for other locations. Vocational pathways, apprenticeships, and skills development opportunities for: - young people (including junior apprenticeships 14–16 and post 16) - adults seeking upskilling or reskilling - jobseekers - local employers requiring workforce development and CPD We have identified particular gaps in the opportunities to develop skills in STEM, construction, digital, green skills and engineering. We would be open to responses that met these gaps; but we would be open to an evidence-based response that sought to meet other skill gaps., Capital funding has been secured to redevelop potential premises into a modern, industry standard learning facility. Interested organisations are asked to provide a package of information as per the Engagement description detailed below. This is not a tender process; EOIs are for market testing and planning purposes.

This is a pre-market engagement exercise for the procurement of of Bulk Herbicide for the seasonal weed spray programme via train borne deployment and associated hand spray programme. Network Rail has a requirement for the following: Train-borne applied herbicides - Residual herbicide - Non-residual herbicide - Non-residual contact herbicide - Selective scrub (broad leaf targeting herbicide) Amenity approved/assured herbicide for hand spray Teams - Residual herbicide - Non-residual contact herbicide - Non-residual contact herbicide - Hard to Kill Species Other Chemicals - Adjuvants for use with herbicides

Leicestershire County Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand current capabilities and innovations in the messaging space, in particular relating to Secure Email Gateway (SEG) solutions. This is not an invitation to bid, this is solely a request for information (RFI) and no direct business will be awarded as a result of completing this RFI. Responding to this document does not advantage or disadvantage any supplier in any possible future procurement process.

Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business. The offer available in this Post Office would be: Post Office Local - integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours. The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business. Estimated Post Office fees: In the current location in the range of £23,500 - £29,500 per annum. Please note this estimate is inclusive of the products listed under General Information. Further information can be found at: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/scartho-post-office-grimsby-dn33-2ly?search_term=DN33

The Home Office is considering procuring UK housing market residential sales and rental market data for use as market intelligence to inform a range of operational delivery and strategic decision making. As part of this activity, the Home Office is undertaking preliminary market engagement (in the form of a Market Engagement Questionnaire) to gather insights and feedback from the market to help shape and refine the potential requirements ahead of any formal procurement process. The content of this Notice, including the nature of works and services and the start date of the contract, may be subject to change. For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been listed as £0. This figure does not reflect the expected final value of the contract. The actual estimated value is currently being finalised and will be shared at a later date.

The Home Office is considering procuring UK housing market residential sales and rental market data for use as market intelligence to inform a range of operational delivery and strategic decision making. As part of this activity, the Home Office is undertaking preliminary market engagement (in the form of a Market Engagement Questionnaire) to gather insights and feedback from the market to help shape and refine the potential requirements ahead of any formal procurement process. The content of this Notice, including the nature of works and services and the start date of the contract, may be subject to change. For the purposes of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, the estimated contract value has been listed as £0. This figure does not reflect the expected final value of the contract. The actual estimated value is currently being finalised and will be shared at a later date.

A short film promoting the Council's Property Flood Resilience (PFR) grant scheme project.

Provision of specialist accessibility auditor training

Southend-on-Sea City Council ("the Council") is responsible for managing and enforcing restrictions made under Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), including parking, bus lane and moving traffic contraventions, within its jurisdiction, in order to support the safe and efficient operation of the road network. To support these functions, the Council is seeking to procure a Supplier for the provision, installation, maintenance and support of static re deployable roadside CCTV enforcement systems equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology. The systems will be used for both attended and unattended enforcement at a range of locations, including but not limited to school streets, school keep clear locations, bus lanes, yellow box junctions, prohibited turns and other moving traffic restrictions. The Supplier must ensure that all CCTV and ANPR camera devices proposed for use under this contract hold the appropriate Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) approvals for the enforcement of parking and moving traffic contraventions. Where required, this must include the provision and maintenance of an approved Technical Construction File (TCF). Only certified and approved devices may be deployed under this contract, and the Supplier must ensure continued compliance with any changes to legislation, certification requirements or statutory guidance during the lifetime of the contract. The Supplier will be responsible for the supply, installation, maintenance and ongoing support of all CCTV and ANPR hardware, together with the associated software and cloud hosted services required for the secure capture, transmission, storage and processing of recorded data. This must include functionality to support evidential review, redaction and integration with the Council's notice processing system, ensuring that all evidence produced is compliant with the statutory and evidential requirements for the issue of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs).

West Northamptonshire Council invite Potential Providers to quote for the refurbishment works at Northampton Central Library. Scope: Enhancing Northampton Central Library to provide a wider range of services with improved facilities, including a family hub. To refurbish and improve Northampton Central Library, built in 1910 and located in the heart of Northampton town centre. The project will make the Grade II Listed building more flexible, accessible and safer, and with greater commercial potential from the refurbishment of the Carnegie Room. Improvements to existing facilities to include the refurbishment of the existing lift into an evacuation lift, additional new Registrar’s office, new children’s 0-19/25 family hub facilities including two new therapy rooms, a new sensory room and new accessible toilets, refurbishment of the Carnegie meeting room, new staff room and classroom areas and redecoration to specified areas of the library including the basement. Northampton Central Library saw over 175,000 visits in the last 12 months. The library provides functions including the Business & IP service (BIPC) and Discover, the local and family history centre as well as West Northamptonshire's main Registrar’s office. The library is also used as a ‘welcoming space’ and the ‘flagship’ library of the WNC library service, acting as a gateway to other Council services. Both the library and registrar’s offices are means of delivering statutory services. The Council is developing a network of family hubs across West Northamptonshire to incorporate children’s centres, a statutory function under Sections 5A to 5G of the Childcare Act 2006. This procurement is conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 under the Regulated Below Threshold procedure as an Open advertised quotation and the Reserved Below Threshold applies: Participation - Reserved Below Threshold - This procurement is reserved by supplier location in the geographical area of the County of Northamptonshire (Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire) and bordering counties to Northamptonshire; Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, meaning only suppliers located in these geographical areas can bid. Request for Quotation submissions that are submitted by Potential Suppliers outside of the reserved supplier location will be rejected and not evaluated. Potential Suppliers will be assessed on their suitability to perform the contract as part of the conditions of participation, as pass/fail evaluation criteria, Potential Suppliers that fail will be rejected. Site visits will be available outside of opening hours. Potential Suppliers who wish to attend the out of hours site visits are to confirm their attendance and number of attendees and preferred date via the ‘Correspondence’ section of the In-Tend portal by: 15:0 on Thursday 26th March for the Friday 27th March site visit and by 16:0 on Friday 27th March for the Monday 30th March site visit. Potential Suppliers may also visit the library during public opening hours. Expected Start on site May 2026 and Practical Completion May 2027. Please view the quotation pack for full details via WNC In-Tend portal.

The College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to deliver a CCTV upgrade within the Granville Road Towers at City Campus. The works include the supply, installation, configuration and commissioning of approximately 120 IP-based CCTV cameras, together with associated cabling infrastructure, recording hardware and integration with the College’s security control room. The project is driven by safeguarding, security and operational resilience requirements. The solution must provide high-quality image capture, reliable recording, secure system access and the ability to support incident investigation and evidential requirements. The system must be scalable to support potential future expansion across additional College sites, subject to future funding.

Seeking suppliers to support delivery of Get Started engagement courses for young people aged 16 - 30 in specific themes.

The purpose of this project is to procure a suitably qualified and experienced pharmacy service to support a clinical trials unit / clinical research facility – the Human Challenge Facility (HCF). The selected provider will be responsible for delivering appropriately qualified pharmacist resource(s) and associated pharmacy services to ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient management of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) and all trial-related pharmacy activities. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Pharmacy-services./VBD2242N55 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/VBD2242N55