UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

LED lighting procurement for 10-12 schools To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17040. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17040 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230.

Gwynedd Council and Isle of Anglesey County Council are preparing to procure a new Structures & Coastal Maintenance Framework under the NEC4 suite of contracts. The Framework will support the routine, reactive, planned, and emergency maintenance of a wide range of structural and coastal assets across both counties. To engage with the market and ensure the framework design is realistic, deliverable, and aligned with contractor capacity, the Authorities will be holding a two‑day pre‑market engagement event, where suppliers can book individual 1:1 sessions with the project and procurement teams. The engagement aims to: Present the proposed framework structure; Share early details on the scope of works, NEC4 contract approach, and call‑off mechanisms. Discuss selection methods, including direct award and mini‑competition. Obtain market feedback on risks, specialist capabilities, resource availability, pricing approaches and constraints (including marine, tidal and difficult‑access works). Understand contractor capacity for emergency response and rapid mobilisation. This engagement will help refine the tender documents prior to the Contract Notice being published. The engagement is suitable for contractors with experience in any of the following: Structural maintenance and repair Marine and coastal engineering Geotechnical engineering (including difficult‑access works) Highway structures and emergency/reactive maintenance Marine access, tidal working and temporary works Civil engineering in constrained or sensitive environments SMEs are encouraged to participate. The two‑day event will consist of pre‑booked 1:1 sessions. Each contractor will have an opportunity to: Discuss proposed Lots, contract types and work order processes Provide feedback on deliverability, pipelines and capacity Raise queries on standards, KPIs, social value expectations and insurance requirements Highlight innovations, efficiencies, and market conditions Comment on the practicalities of direct award vs mini‑competition Sessions are confidential and not shared between suppliers.

Platform Housing Group (PHG) is a not-for-profit social landlord that has been established for more than 40 years. PHG provides over 50,000 affordable homes across the East and West Midlands, with a portfolio that includes social and affordable rent and shared ownership homes. PHG is one of the largest social landlords in the Midlands, and one of the top 15 nationally. It has G1 governance and V1 financial viability ratings from the Regulator of Social Housing. Platform Housing Group (PHG) was formed from the merger of Waterloo Housing Group and Fortis Living in October 2018. PHG has around 50,000 homes across the Midlands and Central England, making it the largest Registered Provider of affordable housing in the Midlands, and one of the top 15 providers nationally. We are now tendering for a 3-year contract for the provision of power hand tools. The contract is work circa £1.8 million over the contract period. Full details of requirements are contained in the ITT (UK4).

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Newcastle City Council will be undertaking a commissioning exercise for our new Integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme arrangements from 1 April 2027. It will be made up of the following services: • Health Visiting (0-5) • School Nurses (5-18 or up to 25 for young people with SEND) • Infant Feeding support • Breast Feeding Peer Support • Child Vision screening Please note this contract will be awarded following PSR Competitive Process

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is conducting preliminary market engagement in connection with a proposed contract for Employee Benefits Services. FSCS is the UK's statutory compensation scheme for customers of failed authorised financial services firms. FSCS is subject to the Procurement Act 2023. FSCS is seeking a contract for Employee Benefits Services, including undertaking a review of the range, extent and structure of their benefit package programme to employees. This notice does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to run a competitive procurement. No contractual relationship will arise from participation in this market engagement exercise. FSCS reserves the right to modify its requirements, draft Contract, or procurement approach in light of the responses received. To view FSCS draft contract notice and specification, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Benefit-services./MDHC633774

Anchor is undertaking pre‑market engagement to inform a forthcoming procurement for the provision of temporary generators and associated services across its care estate. The engagement aims to test market capacity, response capabilities, pricing structures, and approaches to operating safely within residential care environments, ahead of launching a formal competitive tender.

Kirklees Council is conducting a Preliminary market engagement exercise to seek feedback from highly experienced contractors regarding conservation-led fabric repairs to Oakwell Hall (located at Oakwell Hall, Nova Ln, Birstall, Batley WF17 9LF, UK) . Oakwell Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house and public museum, focused on addressing urgent deterioration and securing the building's long-term condition. The works are principally aimed at making the building wind and watertight, stabilising key historic elements, and supporting its continued use as a visitor attraction.

This Market Engagement Exercise (MEE) is being undertaken to understand current market offerings and capabilities in the Enterprise Architecture (EA) tooling landscape, particularly in the context of a large, federated public‑sector environment. Responses will be used to build an informed view of the art of the possible, including high‑level capabilities, deployment models, security and data‑handling approaches, integration patterns, and typical commercial constructs. This MEE is for information‑gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement, competition, down‑selection, or commitment to procure, appoint, or enter into any contractual arrangement. Participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement activity, should one take place. Any future commercial or procurement activity would be subject to separate approval and conducted in accordance with applicable procurement regulations.

Transport for London (TfL) plans to procure 29 bespoke battery locomotives to replace its life expired fleet. The new locomotives will: · Operate across the entire TfL network. · Support four signalling systems. · Deliver increased haulage capacity from 400 to 600 tonnes per vehicle pair. This programme is critical to TfL's infrastructure works, ensuring improved reliability, zero-emission technology, and operational efficiency. Early engagement will help shape technical requirements and delivery timelines.

Gateshead Council is in the process of recommissioning a contract to deliver Advocacy services for adults. The current advocacy contract for adults will expire on 30th September 2026. The proposed contract will include the following statutory, non-statutory and general elements: - Care Act - IMCA - RPR - IMHA - NHS Complaints - Rule 1.2 Representative Advocacy - General Advocacy. As part of this process the Council is conducting a Market Engagement Exercise to establish the level of interest in this opportunity, to gather information and improve our understanding of the market.

Embark Federation is wanting to create a dynamic market for estates works and capital projects. The dynamic market will be created by the Contracting Authority to meet the needs of eligible public sector contracting authorities (as defined within Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023) or their agents, hereafter known as Participating Bodies, and any other organisation permitted by the Contracting Authority. The Agreement is let without creating any obligation on behalf of any eligible user to utilise it. Full details of the classification of eligible public sector bodies is available on: https://www.dukefieldprocurement.co.uk/fts-eligible-users It is envisaged that the dynamic market with provide supply over a large number of works and capital projects supply categories. In placing this notice it is seeking input from the market to aid in the design and specification of the dynamic market and suppliers are invited to provide their input by completing the engagement questionnaire. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA16983. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA16983 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230.

WMCA, as owner of the West Midlands Metro, intends to explore the potential of undertaking a future procurement process for the long-term maintenance of the Birmingham–Wolverhampton tram fleet, comprising 42 CAF Urbos light rail vehicles currently in passenger operation. The proposed Rolling Stock Maintenance Services Agreement is expected to include full fleet maintenance responsibilities, which may encompass: • Routine servicing and inspections • Preventative and corrective maintenance • Heavy maintenance and overhaul activities • Cleaning services • Technical support and engineering services • Spares supply and materials management • Lifecycle, asset management and obsolescence planning Final scope and contractual structure will be informed by market engagement. Strategic Objectives: Any future contract will seek to deliver high standards of safety, reliability, availability, cost efficiency and long-term asset sustainability in support of ongoing network expansion.

The TechFirst Women’s Programme is a UK Government workforce‑development intervention designed to increase the participation, retention and progression of women in high‑growth digital and frontier‑technology sectors. Evidence shows that women remain structurally under‑represented across the UK tech workforce, facing systemic barriers including biased recruitment practices, limited access routes, inflexible working patterns, and poor workplace cultures. At the same time, employers—particularly SMEs—are experiencing severe digital skills shortages across key frontier‑technology roles, including AI, cyber security, advanced connectivity, semiconductors, quantum technologies and engineering biology. These labour‑market failures are constraining innovation, productivity and regional growth, and disproportionately impact businesses unable to access or train technical talent. The programme will procure a women‑focused training and deployment model delivering employer‑aligned technical instruction, workplace‑readiness training, wraparound pastoral support, and structured mentoring. This will enable a target of 300 women to progress into meaningful entry and mid‑level roles in frontier‑tech sectors. Training will be co‑designed with employers to ensure alignment with real occupational needs in areas such as software engineering, cyber security, data engineering, cloud/DevOps, AI/ML operations and telecoms/network engineering. The programme should reduce the cost burden on SMEs, helping them to participate in the digital economy and adopt emerging technologies that would otherwise be inaccessible due to recruitment and training costs. The programme sets a target of 80% demployment into mid-career roles, and 20% deployment into early-career roles. The deployment phase will match participants to paid, high‑quality technical roles, with pathway support throughout onboarding and early retention. Delivery partners may deploy a contingent‑workforce approach, ensuring employment decisions into permanent roles remain open, merit‑based and compliant with the Equality Act 2010. The programme sets a target for 80% of deployments to SMEs, with flexibility where regional or sector‑specific SME demand is insufficient. This SME‑first approach strengthens regional innovation ecosystems and ensures benefits flow to the parts of the economy facing the most acute hiring barriers. The expected benefits of the programme include increased representation of women in frontier‑tech roles; improved retention through structured mentoring and culture‑focused employer support; expanded domestic early‑career pipelines; enhanced SME digital adoption; and reduced reliance on international recruitment for mid‑career tech roles. By addressing systemic inequality and market failure, the TechFirst Women’s Programme delivers a targeted, evidence‑based intervention that strengthens the UK’s technology workforce, boosts regional economic resilience, and supports long‑term productivity growth.

The Authority would like to engage with potential providers to explore the delivery of Pharmacy Services across Physical Health for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust provides a broad range of Physical Health Services across all age groups. These services include inpatient care, minor injuries management, and a wide spectrum of specialist community services. Many of these are delivered through 6 community hospitals; however, care is also offered within other community venues where this may be more convenient and accessible to patients. Wherever possible, the Trust prioritises supporting people within their own homes or as close to home as feasible, ensuring care is delivered in the most patient-centred manner. This Pre-Market Engagement aims to understand the market’s capacity, capability, and interest in providing these services. We are looking to learn more about what potential providers can offer and to shape our thinking before making any decisions about the future service model. The feedback received will help the Authority decide on the best way forward, including whether there is sufficient market interest. In the absence of responses, we may reasonably conclude that there is limited provider capability or appetite for this opportunity. This is an opportunity for potential providers to share their views and experience to help us plan effectively for the provision of these services, by responding to the pre-market engagement questionnaire. The Trust will contact all suppliers who participated once the pre‑market engagement has closed, to arrange a supplier feedback meeting. We expect these meetings to take place before 1 May 2026. Although this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been issued under the Procurement Act 2023, this does not represent a commitment that any subsequent procurement process, should one be undertaken, will necessarily be governed and conducted under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (including the Light Touch Regime).

Market engagement to secure Expressions of Interest to develop a full HR & Payroll software system and procurement strategy. The proposed HR & Payroll system will require a range of functionality as outlined in the brief, organisations capable of providing a suitable system for a busy FE college with approx. 2100 users. are invited to respond to allow for further conversations to be held in accordance with the timetable.

This procurement will specifically focus on Activity Extra, aiming to secure experienced and specialist providers who can deliver: Safe, structured and bespoke activity sessions Provision tailored for children and young people with the highest levels of need Flexible, personalised support with appropriate staffing ratios and specialist resources A programme that complements the wider Inclusive Wiltshire offer

Network Rail operates a large portfolio of Auto Reconfiguration systems used to support the resilience of 400V TN S and 650V IT signalling power supplies. Many of these systems have been operational for more than two decades and face several challenges: • Obsolescence of essential components affecting maintainability and availability • Reliance on legacy telecoms (such as 3G) due to national network withdrawals • Rising failure risk due to ageing cables, switchgear and protection components • Limited diagnostic capability in existing systems • Inconsistent compatibility with modern power protection and monitoring solutions • Increasing sustainability pressures, including carbon reduction and waste minimisation To support Network Rail’s long-term asset strategy and maintain operational performance, we are exploring a future programme to introduce a modern, cyber secure, modular, maintainable Auto Reconfiguration SPS platform. This aligns to wider organisational objectives including: • Improving safety and reliability for passengers and freight • Supporting digital railway capabilities • Reducing operational carbon • Enhancing maintainability • Delivering sustainable whole life value This preliminary market engagement will help confirm commercial viability, test supplier capability, and identify innovative approaches to support a future-proofed solution. It also seeks to understand the level of interest from the supply chain for any future tendering activity.

Soft Marketing Testing exercise for Young Carers, Advocacy and Independent Visitor Services