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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 18–31 Mar 2026

UK tender market report

91 notices published 18–31 Mar 2026 — up 5% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

91 new notices reached our database between 18–31 Mar 2026. That is 5% more than the previous fortnight (87). Roofing & Cladding led by volume with 15 notices. The most active single buyer was AMEY DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (11 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 Roofing & Cladding 15 (16%)
2 Construction & Building 10 (11%)
3 IT Equipment 7 (8%)
4 Architecture 6 (7%)
5 Medical & Healthcare 6 (7%)
6 Road & Highway 6 (7%)
7 Plumbing & Heating 4 (4%)
8 Professional & Consultancy 4 (4%)
9 Security & Defence 4 (4%)
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 AMEY DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED 11
2 Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust 7
3 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 6
4 London Borough of Merton 4
5 UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED 4
6 Chemonics International, Inc. 3
7 Balfour Beatty VINCI JV HS2 2
8 Bath and North East Somerset Council 2
9 Department for Education 2
10 Derbyshire County Council 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 16
2 Huntingdon 12
3 Norwich 7
4 Newry 6
5 Birmingham 4
6 Morden 4
7 HYTHE 2
8 Keynsham 2
9 Manchester 2
10 Matlock 2

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.