UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The university is seeking a coffee operator with strong local connections, capable of delivering exceptional service and a compelling offer within a fast-paced university environment. A well-priced offer of hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, pastries, and snacks, plays a vital role in supporting students on campus, particularly at a time when cost-of-living pressures are having a real impact on daily choices. The University has therefore taken a deliberate decision to remove the main financial barriers to entry for the operator. By covering fixed costs such as rent, rates, and utilities, and by fully equipping the coffee shop DMU is enabling a food business to trade successfully from day one with very limited capital investment required. The University expects to see this reflected in accessible pricing and menu choice which will result in strong participation during term time. The typical student demographic on the Leicester campus consists largely of commuter and first-generation students, with a strong sensitivity to price and value. Academic and a core group of professional service staff work on campus throughout the week, with some professional services staff adopting a hybrid approach, with a minimum of two days per week on campus.

The Authority’s requirement under this Contract is for the provision of Various Testing Services to support the border checks on consumer products that the Thurrock Council Trading Standards Ports Team undertake. The team has a statutory duty to provide interventions at the UK Border and in the UK marketplace to ensure only safe and compliant consumer goods are imported and placed on the market in the UK.

The Aquinas CE Education Trust situated in Bromley in Kent are putting their catering contract out to tender for their 8 primary schools. The contract start date will be 12th October 2026 (TBC). You will be bidding for all the schools as one contract and one lot. The Trust will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.

The Council has ambitions to deliver a technology enabled lives programme at scale to drive its prevention agenda and support people who may draw on care and support to maximise their level of independence and autonomy and reduce the need for paid for care services. The support ERYC require to start this process is the development of a business case that includes: STAGE ONE • Establishment of the goals for the work/establishing the problem statement • An overview of the landscape for delivery of technology enabled lives STAGE TWO • The financial cases for or scaling up technology enabled care in terms of reducing existing support requirement. • A recommended way forward or list of options for consideration The contractor is also required to develop products/opportunities that can be shared with other councils, as a result of this work. Outcomes: • ERYC have a clear view of the current issues that they intend the development of assisted living technology will have impact upon • EYRC have a robust business case, developed to meet their specific needs and wishes, that can be used to present to corporate leaders and elected members. • The business case can be used to direct the implementation of the next stage of assistive technology in ERYC Outputs • A Stage one report • A business case, on the template provided by ERYC (with appropriate appendices) • An end of project report that encapsulates Stage One and Two learning and outcomes Products (these could be publications, webinars, slides, templates) that can be used by other councils to further develop their understanding and planning in the area of assisted living technology. The specifics of these will be decided in conversations with PCH and the contractor, at commencement and during the work. Mandatory: • previous, relevant experience and current knowledge of the assistive technology landscape. • Knowledge of adult social care and the priorities and responsibilities of councils. • Experience of working with a council to improve/develop their Assistive Technology offer In you submission please incorporate examples and evidence of all of the above within your answer to the following: In no more than 650 words, explain how you would undertake each stage of this proposal, including working with stakeholders, risk management and scope management. Describe how you might go about developing resources for wider use, alongside this specific work with ERYC. Please submit your tender documents along with the completed relevant documents as requested in the ITT on the Panacea procurement portal.

To support this ambition, West Lancashire Borough Council is procuring a digital engagement platform. This platform will serve as a central tool to facilitate safe, accessible, and data-rich engagement opportunities with our stakeholders. It will enable us to gather insights, consult effectively, and co-create solutions with our residents, tenants, and partners

To note - This PME does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education (DfE). If DfE decides to commence any procurement process subject to the Procurement Act 2023 as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time. The Department reserves the right not to enter any formal processes or agreements. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting based on this notice. The Purpose A Preliminary Market Engagement event is being undertaken to understand market capacity and capability to help DfE deliver support to secondary schools in the £5 million Books for Secondary Schools programme, in order to maximise its impact. This engagement seeks to explore opportunities for philanthropic funders, business sponsors, charitable organisations, school reading book suppliers and other relevant partners to work alongside DfE to amplify the impact of this investment. We want to explore how additional resources, expertise and networks could be leveraged to increase access to, and engagement with, books and other reading materials for secondary school pupils across England. The engagement will explore how best to maximise the programme’s investment and support the National Year of Reading to improve reach and sustainability. We want to understand how partners can help ensure the investment directly benefits all children, including by addressing barriers to access and boosting reading. Background Reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a range of benefits, including strong links with attainment, wellbeing, empathy, confidence, and aptitude for learning. However, in 2025, only one in three 8 to 18 year olds reported enjoying reading in their free time, which is an all-time low. That is why DfE has launched the National Year of Reading: a UK-wide campaign to address the steep decline in reading enjoyment amongst children, young people and adults. It is a DfE initiative, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust, who are leading the delivery of the campaign, working alongside a range of partners. As part of the National Year of Reading, DfE is providing £5 million to secondary schools in England to purchase books and other reading materials to help inspire a love of reading amongst their pupils. This funding will be split between every state funded secondary school in England, because secondary school aged pupils regularly report lowest levels of reading enjoyment: in 2025, more children aged 5-8 (62.7%) and 8-11 (46.9%) enjoyed reading than those aged 11-14 (29.5%) and 14-16 (28.6%). Schools are central to bringing the National Year of Reading to life, serving as community hubs that can foster a culture of reading inside and beyond the classroom. Schools play a vital role in shaping young people’s relationship with reading and in ensuring that every pupil, regardless of background, can read for pleasure. For many children, school is the only place where they regularly encounter and have access to books: 8.6% of children aged 8–18 report having no book of their own at home, a figure that rises to 12.4% among disadvantaged children. DfE seeks to build on this momentum, creating a legacy that lasts well beyond 2026 by partnering with organisations who can increase the scale, creativity and reach of the Books for Schools initiative. Support and funding options We want to take a creative and ambitious approach to maximise the opportunity offered by the Books for Secondary Schools programme. While this funding provides a strong foundation, we believe its impact could be significantly amplified through innovative partnerships that bring fresh ideas and additional resources. Our aim is to investigate this opportunity with organisations who share our commitment to improving young people’s access to books and who want to help shape a programme capable of leaving a lasting legacy. DfE brings substantial infrastructure, national reach, and trusted relationships across the education system. Through our direct links with secondary schools across England, established delivery channels, and existing communication mechanisms, we can ensure that support gets to where it is most needed quickly and effectively. We are therefore inviting partners who can help us think differently about what this programme could deliver. By unlocking the collective imagination of the philanthropic, business and charitable sectors we are investigating how to create a culture of reading that continues long beyond the National Year of Reading.

PCH wish to procure an operational review of the Long-term care and Support Service on behalf of Medway council to enable • A clear understanding of why the large backlog of reviews persists (further described below) • Evidence-based options to restore compliance and performance and variability of experience • A realistic plan to reduce the backlog at pace • Improved workforce deployment and operational grip • Reduced statutory and regulatory risk This work aims to provide an understanding of the issues causing the backlog, a number of options for improving the situation and reduce the risk of Statutory non-compliance and poor experiences of residents of Medway. We require an experienced contractor that can work alongside Medway’s Leadership and PCH to develop and deliver a focused, time-limited operational review of the Long-Term Care & Support Service Outputs. There will be a mid-point report, which will alert Medway to any early findings. In addition, there will be a final report (in a format to be agreed with Medway and PCH) that will cover: • An evidence based and detailed assessment of the root causes of backlogs • An assessment of workforce deployment and whether it could be improved • An assessment of whether management oversight is sufficient and how it can be improved • A rigorous testing of current plans to address the backlogs and their likelihood to succeed (including the impact and risk of transferring staff to the Targeted Review Team) • An assessment of statutory and regulatory risk (including DOLS) • A set of recommendations that bring together findings and maps out a proposed plan. You will need to demonstrate with evidence that you meet the below mandatory criteria. • Senior level experience of adult social care • Previous relevant experience and understanding of statutory guidance and regulations in adult social care that are relevant to this task • Previous relevant experience of data analysis, process flow and causal analysis within a similar environment and task In less than 600 words please describe, with examples, how you would: • Devise the methodology for this task • Present the outline methodology including what you believe to be the key issues and risks • Describe how you would present a final report that was of immediate use to Medway (what aspects would be essential and how might you do this?) Your tender documents along with other completed documents as requested in the ITT will need to be submitted on the Panacea procurement portal before the closure date.

NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education (WTE) Directorate is inviting suppliers from across the education and training sector who currently work with, or are interested in working with, NHS training programmes to attend an upcoming supplier engagement session. Purpose of the session This session will provide suppliers with early insight into the strategic priorities, future direction, and planned activity of the WTE Directorate. It will also offer an opportunity to improve understanding of how NHS England approaches commercial engagement and how suppliers can best position themselves for future opportunities. What suppliers can expect Attendees will hear directly from colleagues across WTE and commercial teams on: • The pipeline of planned activity and forthcoming procurement across workforce education and training • Strategic priorities and direction of the WTE Directorate • How WTE is shaping and delivering education and training to support the NHS workforce • Commercial practices and expectations, including key principles that underpin NHS England procurement • Practical guidance on how suppliers can monitor opportunities and set themselves up for success There will also be opportunities for questions and discussion to support shared understanding and transparency. Who should attend This session is aimed at organisations across the workforce education and training sector, with experience of delivering, or interest in delivering, services to NHS training programmes. Attendance is open to both existing and prospective suppliers. Next steps Please register your interest by registering on our procurement portal here: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for C435457. Suppliers are encouraged to attend to gain valuable insight into future opportunities and to support constructive engagement with NHS England. If there are key questions that you would like NHS England to answer on the day you can submit these via the Atamis portal once registered and NHS England will do our best to respond. If you are unable to attend, please register and we can share any materials after the event. Date & Time To be held online on May 6th 2026 (time TBC). Sharing instructions will be sent to suppliers who register their interest following the above process. PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTICE IS BEING USED TO INVITE SUPPLIERS TO AN INFORMATION SHARING SESSION THAT WILL COVER MULTIPLE PROCUREMENTS AND IS NOT LINKED TO A SINGLE PROCUREMENT

Stowmarket Town Council invites tenders for the design, supply, installation, maintenance, removal, and storage of a Christmas lighting scheme. The scheme will cover the town centre, from Ipswich Street (opposite The Regal), through the town centre and along Bury Street, as well as the exterior of Town Council-owned buildings, including The Regal Theatre, Milton House, and Stowmarket Community Centre. The Town Council is seeking a high-quality, design-led scheme that enhances the visual appearance of the town centre and creates a welcoming and engaging festive experience for residents, visitors, and businesses.

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), led by Queen's University Belfast, is key to an exciting future for manufacturing in Northern Ireland, as an industry-led, open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre with state-of-the-art facilities and an expert engineering team, underpinned by academic excellence.   AMIC is expanding its core capabilities in Digital Factory, Smart Design, Sustainable Polymers and Composites Nanotechnology and Photonics. With a growing team of engineers and technologists (currently 50 strong) and building upon a track-record of collaboration with manufacturers it will deliver industry 4.0 solutions for industry. Supported through a £98M investment via Belfast Region City Deal, a 10,000m2 Factory of the Future facility will open at Global Point Newtownabbey in early 2026. The equipment being purchased is critical to the organisational strategy. As part of this project Queen’s University Belfast wish to procure a Femtosecond Laser Workstation.

This is not a procurement exercise. This is a market engagement exercise in support of the NHS England's home testing programme which was announced as part of the 10 Year Plan. The programme is seeking to explore the feasibility of establishing a single, trusted national home testing capability that will enable individuals to order, complete and receive results from clinically validated diagnostic tests from home, integrated into the NHS App and aligned with national screening, monitoring, treatment and prevention ambitions. This exercise is designed to understand the potential capability of the supplier market to inform the future development of the programme. This exercise does not currently include point of care testing capability but is focused on self-sample collection and laboratory analysis.

The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this Market Engagement Notice to invite interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in advance of a forthcoming procurement for an Implementation Partner(s) to support local authorities in the delivery of the Best Start in Life (BSiL) programme. This procurement seeks to engage strategic partner(s) with the vision and capability to supporting delivering transformation of family support services. The event will be a key opportunity to test emerging models and draw on the expertise of a diverse range of organisations, ensuring we harness the full breadth of innovation and experience available across the sector. The successful Implementation Partner(s) will play a pivotal role in supporting local authorities to: 1. Lead System Reform and Drive Ambitious Local Action Support local authorities to champion bold, innovative, and collaborative approaches across their 0–5 systems. This includes strengthening local leadership, commissioning and coordinating Partner(s)s effectively, harnessing community assets, and ensuring alignment with wider national and local reform programmes to maximise improvements in early childhood development and health outcomes. 2. Deliver Consistent, High Quality BSiL and Best Start Family Hub Services Provide expertise and practical guidance to ensure that local areas deliver integrated, evidence based services across core BSiL priority areas. These include Healthy Babies, Parenting Support and the Home Learning Environment, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and childcare access, sufficiency and entitlements. The Implementation Partner(s) will help local authorities ensure families can access the right support at the right time, through high quality, connected pathways. 3. Build Sustainable Capability, Learning and Innovation Across the Sector Promote a culture of continuous improvement by enabling local authorities to learn from one another, share best practice, and engage in test and learn activities. The Implementation Partner(s) will develop tools, resources, peer learning networks, and targeted 1-2-1 small group specialist support to build long term capability and strengthen the effective use of data and digital solutions in improving outcomes. 4. Provide Flexible, Responsive Support Aligned with a Changing Landscape Ensure that local authorities receive timely, relevant support that can adapt quickly to emerging needs, policy developments, and operational challenges. The Implementation Partner(s) must demonstrate the infrastructure, agility, and expertise to respond at pace, enabling local authorities to maintain momentum in delivering the ambitions of the Best Start in Life programme. We welcome suggestions on the most effective procurement approach to secure a flexible, responsive model that ensures value for money and supports local authorities to drive system transformation and continuous improvement.

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 £6,500 - £12,500 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/sandown-post-office-po36-8bn?search_term=PO36

Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to either purchase the current business or 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 £24,300 - £27,000 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/milton-road-west-post-office-edinburgh-eh15-1lf?search_term=EH15

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Thurrock Council (TC) is seeking an experienced production company to join us in bringing the 2026 Pantomime season to life at Thameside Theatre, Grays. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with a vibrant community theatre and contribute to one of the borough’s most celebrated annual events.

Derby College Group (DCG) is seeking to procure the the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning and certification of Man-safe or personal fall protection systems across a range of sites. Please see the tender pack for more details which is available for free download at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

Newry Mourne & Down District Council’s PEACEPLUS Action Plan includes the delivery of Collaborative Interaction Programmes under Strand 2 – Thriving and Peaceful Communities. A need has been identified through consultation for the delivery of a Market Ready Programme. This programme will aim to work alongside specific groups to promote the use of sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices, while engaging local home industries and encouraging the development of new relationships and skills transfer between people working within these sectors.

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (the Authority) invites Healthcare providers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of Healthcare services for the following five sites: 1. Barking Havering 2. Victoria & Five Elms 3. Loxford 4. Lucas Avenue 5. Rainham A key emphasis is placed on Neighbourhood Integration, working collaboratively within the wider Primary Care Network, alongside community and acute care services, third sector organisations, and other professional groups, to improve health outcomes for the registered patient population. Providers will be expected to deliver accessible, patient-centred primary care whilst actively engaging with integrated care initiatives and local health improvement priorities. This notice is published in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The award of this contract is subject to those Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this procurement. The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) requires the planning system to support the transition to net zero and take full account of all climate impacts, including overheating, water scarcity, storm risk and coastal change. It also requires authorities determining applications for renewable energy proposals to give significant weight to the benefits of renewable and low carbon energy generation, and to consider identifying suitable areas for renewable and low carbon energy in Local Plans. The December 2025 consultation draft NPPF reinforces the expectation that Local Plans must be underpinned by proportionate, place specific evidence relating to energy, climate resilience and net zero transition. Given these requirements and the islands' constrained grid, nationally protected landscape, heritage sensitivities and unique exposure to climate impacts, a Renewable Energy Capacity Study is essential to inform sound, defensible Local Plan policy. This Renewable Energy Capacity Study is a critical component of the Local Plan evidence base. It will ensure that spatial policies and development management decisions actively support genuinely sustainable development, embedding renewable and low carbon energy generation, energy efficiency and climate resilience into the location, design and delivery of new development. The study will provide the Council with a proportionate, place specific understanding of where and how renewable energy can be delivered in a constrained island context, and how renewable energy considerations should shape housing, employment and infrastructure growth rather than sit alongside it.