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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 16–29 Sep 2026

UK tender market report

554 notices published 16–29 Sep 2026 — up 9% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

554 new notices reached our database between 16–29 Sep 2026. That is 9% more than the previous fortnight (508). Professional & Consultancy led by volume with 94 notices. The most active single buyer was East Sussex County Council (20 notices).

Categories by volume

Where the fortnight's opportunity actually sat. If your trade is near the top of this list, the market is currently active for you; if it is absent, a broader category selection will produce more matches.

1 Professional & Consultancy 94 (17%)
2 Construction & Building 83 (15%)
3 IT Services 60 (11%)
4 Architecture 55 (10%)
5 Medical & Healthcare 48 (9%)
6 Transport & Logistics 41 (7%)
7 General Work 27 (5%)
8 Waste Management 19 (3%)
9 Vehicles & Transport 18 (3%)
10 Education & Training 13 (2%)

Most active buyers

The organisations that published most in this window. Worth tracking directly — a buyer advertising repeatedly is usually working through a programme rather than a one-off.

1 East Sussex County Council 20
2 Ecosystem-Based Restoration Approach for Nyungwe-Ruhango Corridor Project 15
3 Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase 3) FSRP 10
4 Office of Public Works (OPW) 9
5 Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage 8
6 University of Dundee 7
7 Dublin City Council 6
8 Falkirk Council 6
9 Indonesia Health Systems Strengthening Project 6
10 An Garda Síochána_1192 5

Where the work was

Concentration by town or authority area. Local presence still wins contracts, so a cluster here is a signal about where to be registered on a supplier list.

1 Edinburgh 21
2 Lewes 20
3 London 14
4 Dundee 9
5 Glasgow 8
6 Dumfries 7
7 Larbert 6
8 Dunfermline 4
9 Kyiv 4
10 Newcastle upon Tyne 4

Still open from this fortnight

Notices from this window that have not yet closed — the actionable end of the report.

Architecture
DPS1 1417 Tree Works
London Borough of Haringey
Closes 1 Oct
Architecture
DPS1 1418 - Highway Fell Trees
London Borough of Haringey
Closes 1 Oct
Closes 1 Oct

Method

Figures are counted from notices in the Daily Tenders database with a publication date inside the window, across government, private sector, NGO and international sources. Counts reflect notices, not contract value, and a buyer that lots a single procurement into many notices will appear larger by volume than by spend — the school-transport and framework call-off patterns are the common examples. Nothing here is adjusted or estimated.