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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 4–17 Mar 2026

UK tender market report

87 notices published 4–17 Mar 2026 — down 1% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

87 new notices reached our database between 4–17 Mar 2026. That is 1% fewer than the previous fortnight (88). Professional & Consultancy led by volume with 9 notices. The most active single buyer was Chemonics International, Inc. (9 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 9 (10%)
2 Construction & Building 8 (9%)
3 Medical & Healthcare 7 (8%)
4 Vehicles & Transport 7 (8%)
5 IT Equipment 6 (7%)
6 Architecture 5 (6%)
7 Waste Management 5 (6%)
8 Electrical 4 (5%)
9 Roofing & Cladding 4 (5%)
10 Construction Materials 3 (3%)

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 Chemonics International, Inc. 9
2 KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 4
3 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 4
4 Balfour Beatty Vinci HS2 3
5 City of Wolverhampton College 2
6 DERBY CITY COUNCIL 2
7 KBS Maritime Ltd 2
8 London Borough of Merton 2
9 Maiden Erlegh School 2
10 Ministry of Defence 2

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 London 11
2 Kyiv 7
3 Salford 6
4 Birmingham 4
5 Newry 4
6 Derby 3
7 Berks 2
8 Cambourne 2
9 DONCASTER 2
10 Morden 2

Still open from this fortnight

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

Construction & Building
UK DTE Projects (various upcoming)
Ministry of Defence
Closes 3 Sep

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.