UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

CPI are looking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to provide a Pre Employment Checks service. The checks that CPI mainly request are outlined below, however please note that this list is not exhaustive: Driving Licence Check Directors Search Occupational History Check 1-10 yrs Adverse Financial Check Education Reference Check Employer Reference Check Personal Reference Check RTW DBS ID Check Professional Technical End-to-End BPSS Check: Provides a single, consolidated BPSS report for each candidate. The successful contractor will need to have an easy-to-use on-line portal to raise requests for various pre-employment checks and be able to get outcomes of the checks, as well as understanding the status of the requests.

The Mouth of the Tyne Festival, an annual live music event, is taking place on Thursday 8th July, Friday 9th July, Saturday 10th July and Sunday 11th July 2027 in Tynemouth, near Newcastle upon Tyne. The successful Contractor will be required to deliver stage and cover hire services for this event in accordance with the specification attached at Tynemouth Priory and Castle. This request for quote includes the following documentation: 01 - Invitation To Quote 02 - Schedule of Prices 03 - Stage & Cover 2027 Suppliers are urged to read all documentation and complete the Invitation to Quote & Schedule of Prices documents.

Newcastle City Council (NCC) is seeking to appoint as suitably qualified SPS Provider to provide ground Investigation works at Higham House in accordance with the ARUP GI specification document.

Borderlands is seeking to appoint an experienced independent evaluator or team of evaluators to support the evaluation of its programme in the period 2026 - 2029. We are looking for an evaluator or team of evaluators who can work collaboratively with our team, consortium partners and Community Steering Group to understand the impact of our work, strengthen our approach to monitoring and evaluation, and generate meaningful learning that informs programme development. The evaluation should combine robust quantitative data with rich qualitative evidence, helping us understand not only what we deliver and who we reach, but also the difference our work makes to individuals, communities, artists and the wider creative ecology. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

CPI is currently seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to support our laboratory operations through the provision of a comprehensive range of laboratory consumables. This includes, but is not limited to, general laboratory plasticware, chemicals, glassware, specialist laboratory consumables, analytical consumables, and associated laboratory supplies. The aim is to establish reliable partnerships that can ensure consistent product quality, supply continuity, and timely delivery across all CPI sites.

The NHSBSA is a Special Health Authority and an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care. We provide a range of critical central services to NHS organisations (our 'clients'), NHS contractors, health bodies, patients and the public (our 'customers'). The NHSBSA requires a service to design, deliver, and facilitate an independent business continuity exercise to test incident response in a realistic, catastrophic scenario. The incident scenario should reflect the complexity and diversity of the NHS sector and be relevant to the threat landscape across the NHS i.e. a ransomware attack or a data integrity breach. It should ideally have a business wide impact, covering a range of the NHSBSA’s services and directorates. Prior to the design of the business continuity exercise, the Supplier will engage with the NHSBSA and be provided with information and/or documents as required to design an appropriate exercise. Delivery of the exercise should take place over half a day and be followed by a debrief session on the same day. Following this, two reports should be submitted by the Supplier; one high level and the other more detailed. Both reports should include, but not be limited to, key observations, analysis of strengths and weaknesses, and prioritised recommendations. Further details of the NHSBSA's requirements can be found within the Request for Information (RFI) documents within the supplier documents section of the individual opportunity. At this stage we are seeking high-level input to enable us to assess the market and to inform any future procurement strategy to ensure compliance with The Procurement Act 2023 and/or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as the case maybe. Interested parties must register an interest in this RFI via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (search opportunities using system reference C483294). Suppliers can register from Wednesday 21st October 2026 and the RFI documents will be made available on Wednesday 21st October 2026. The window for clarification questions will close on Wednesday 28th October 2026 at 12:00 noon BST and written RFI responses are requested by no later than Tuesday 3rd November 2025 at 12:00 noon BST. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) invites all interested economic operators to participate in an RFI. Your organisation’s involvement with our RFI is an invaluable way of us ensuring that, with your input, we have the best support and guidance to inform any subsequent procurement. Please note that at this stage a route to market has not yet been determined. However, should the outcome of this RFI determine that the best value route to market is via a framework then any subsequent invitation to tender and notices will be restricted to those appointed to the applicable framework and will be governed by the Procurement Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 as stipulated by the framework in question. Additional Information: Suppliers should note that this RFI is a market research exercise only and it is not an invitation to tender, an invitation to offer an agreement or a guarantee there will be a future procurement exercise. If you do not wish to take part in this RFI exercise, it will not affect any current or future business with the NHSBSA. Participation in this RFI is limited to suppliers that meet the definition of "economic operator" under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. "Economic operator" means any person, or public entity, or group of such persons and entities, including any temporary association of undertakings, that offers the execution of works or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market. Where a participant does not meet this criteria they may be removed from the RFI process. Disclaimers: (1) No competitive advantage will be gained by the suppliers engaging with the NHSBSA at this early stage and NHSBSA will ensure equal treatment of all interested parties at all times. We will make the outputs of the day available to those Suppliers who are unable to attend. (2) NHSBSA does not bind itself, by conducting this RFI exercise, to commence any procurement procedure or award any contract, and will not in any event be responsible for any costs incurred by invitees in attending and/or preparing for the presentation and individual supplier meeting referred to above. (3) Confidentiality of information which is clearly marked or identified as being confidential and which is reasonably viewed by NHSBSA as confidential will be observed, but NHSBSA does not accept any blanket claims of confidentiality.

Newcastle City Council are currently reviewing our requirements for a fully operational Legal Case Management System. The system must be commercially available. We would like to invite suppliers to deliver a demonstration of the solution in a live system environment. We would also welcome feedback from suppliers through a Supplier Feedback Questionnaire. Suppliers can view this opportunity and request a slot using the Open portal, reference number: OPEN-PR-16102026113817837 - https://www.open-uk.org/

Provision of Property and Facilities Management Contract City Hall and The Beam

The Trust aims to ensure the existing on-site energy centre is used as efficiently and effectively as possible in a manner that reduces energy costs and carbon emissions. The Trust is therefore seeking to install a battery storage and solar PV solution at Wansbeck General Hospital with the following requirements: - A containerised, modular system fort he Battery Storage capable of relocation and expansion, if required. - A cost model whereby the Trust makes no capital investment and pays no ongoing servicing/operational costs and the Trust is paid a fixed percentage of the savings or a flat annual fee. - Integration with the Trust’s HV network and any future renewables. - Measurement and verification services to demonstrate performance of the installed solution and the associated savings achieved.

The Council is inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary engagement to gain insight from the market with the purpose of making any potential future exercise, well framed, feasible, focused and of likely interest to the market. Durham County Council (DCC) is looking to explore the market options for Virtual Reality (VR) headsets suitable for use in a range of care settings. Scope • Provision of standalone virtual reality headsets suitable for use in a range of care settings, including all required accessories and chargers • The solution must provide immersive 360-degree experiences that can be delivered safely in seated, supervised one-to-one or small group sessions. • Content should support reminiscence, relaxation, wellbeing, social interaction and meaningful activity primarily for older people, including people living with dementia and other adult service user groups as appropriate. • The supplier should provide local content relevant to County Durham and the North East where available, with the option to develop or commission new experiences linked to local places, history, culture and service-user interests. • Content should be refreshed regularly so the service has access to new experiences over time and can maintain interest for repeat users. • The specification should support both individual personalised use and planned group activity sessions within a range of care settings. • The solution must be suitable for social staff to operate following training, with clear guidance on when VR may or may not be appropriate for an individual. Written response questionnaires ca

Newcastle City Council (NCC) currently provides the monitoring element of NCC's Telecare Service (Ostara), in addition to a range of telephony services, which operate in-house. We would like to explore the options of procuring an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to monitor our telecare alarms 24/7, and our out of hours telephony. We wish to explore opportunities within the market that will help shape and develop our current service, as part of the commissioning and procurement process, the Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore the availability, capability and interest of providers in delivering the proposed services. This engagement is intended to inform the Council's procurement approach, understand current market capability, capacity, identify opportunities for innovation, and ensure that the future service specification reflects current best practice and emerging technologies. We welcome responses from suppliers with relevant experience and expertise. Information gathered through this process will help shape the Council's future requirements and service design. Suppliers are invited to review the documents via our Open e-tendering platform. Link: https://www.open-uk.org/ If suppliers wish to secure a slot, please request via the correspondence/ message option via the portal. Project: # OPEN20262057 Reference: 009509 - Telecare Monitoring and Out of Hours Telephony Provision Project Budget information and contract length is yet to be established in line with market engagement findings.

Date: Friday 16th October 2026, 10:00-12:00 - 9:45 for Registration Venue: Conference Room, One Trinity Green, Eldon St, South Shields NE33 1SA South Tyneside Council would like to invite you to attend a Supplier Engagement Event regarding the future provision of Temporary Supported Housing for adults aged 18 and over who may experience multiple disadvantage, including homelessness, mental ill health, and drug or alcohol dependency. The event will be held on Friday 16th October 2026 at One Trinity Green, Havelock Street, South Shields, NE33 5RW. Registration and networking from 9:45am, with a 10am start.

This Notice exercise is being conducted to assess the feasibility of establishing a contract for a Theatre Waste Management Solution Please register on Atamis Portal (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome) Contract Ref: C467029 to obtain further information and submit the required documents by the revised deadline of 12:00 Noon, 14 Sept 2026

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) is seeking market engagement with suppliers capable of delivering an RFID-based sample tracking solution for use within its laboratory operations. The initial requirement is for a Proof of Concept (PoC) at one NWL laboratory site to assess the feasibility of replacing elements of the current barcode-based sample tracking process with RFID technology. The PoC will evaluate operational benefits, integration requirements and overall suitability before any decision is made regarding wider deployment across NWL's laboratory network. The anticipated scope includes: • Assessment of infrastructure and technology requirements to support RFID-based sample tracking. • Provision of RFID tags, RFID-enabled printing capability, fixed and handheld scanning devices, and supporting software. • Installation and configuration of PoC equipment at one laboratory. • Definition of integration requirements with NWL's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Thermo SampleManager. • Support for test scenarios covering sample receipt, transfer, tracking and traceability processes. • Production of recommendations for future implementation should the PoC demonstrate a viable business case. NWL currently envisages a future solution being capable of: • Printing RFID labels across multiple operational sites. • Integrating with Thermo SampleManager to maintain sample information and status updates. • Simultaneously scanning large volumes of sample bottles (target capability of at least 500 bottles at fixed scanning points). • Supporting handheld scanning throughout laboratory facilities and sampling operations. • Providing robust operation within laboratory environments, including cold storage areas and conditions involving moisture and chemical exposure. • Supporting future expansion opportunities, including chain-of-custody tracking, storage monitoring, inventory management and asset tracking. The PoC will be assessed against a range of success criteria, including: • Improved sample traceability and reduced risk of lost or misplaced samples. • Reduction in unreadable labels and manual data entry. • Improved efficiency of sample receipt and processing activities. • Reliable integration with existing systems. • High levels of data security, availability and performance. • Scalability to support future deployment across multiple laboratory sites. Suppliers with relevant experience and capability are invited to submit expressions of interest together with product literature, service overviews, case studies, technical specifications and any other supporting collateral that may assist NWL in understanding available market solutions. Submissions and clarification questions should be sent to [email protected]. NWL may contact suppliers to request further information, clarification or follow-up discussions where appropriate. Following completion of this preliminary market engagement exercise, NWL intends to undertake a competitive procurement process informed by the findings of the engagement and associated PoC activities.

Northumberland County Council are seeking to appoint a Supplier for the provision of the hire of temporary storage and site accommodation units including all maintenance, delivery, collection, testing, operator training, monitoring and where applicable, weekly servicing of toilets and consumables throughout the county of Northumberland.