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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 15–28 Apr 2026

UK tender market report

169 notices published 15–28 Apr 2026 — up 52% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

169 new notices reached our database between 15–28 Apr 2026. That is 52% more than the previous fortnight (111) — a swing large enough to be worth watching rather than a normal fortnightly wobble. Construction & Building led by volume with 23 notices. The most active single buyer was Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) (10 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 Construction & Building 23 (14%)
2 Medical & Healthcare 18 (11%)
3 IT Equipment 15 (9%)
4 Professional & Consultancy 15 (9%)
5 Education & Training 12 (7%)
6 Building Maintenance 11 (7%)
7 Waste Management 11 (7%)
8 Architecture 9 (5%)
9 Road & Highway 7 (4%)
10 Furniture & Interiors 5 (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 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 10
2 Chemonics International, Inc. 6
3 UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED 6
4 London Borough of Haringey 4
5 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) 4
6 University of Glasgow 4
7 BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 3
8 Community Centre 3
9 Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 3
10 Walsall College 3

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 30
2 Glasgow 16
3 Edinburgh 12
4 Newry 10
5 Cambridge 6
6 Birmingham 5
7 Kyiv 5
8 Chichester 3
9 Clippers Quay 3
10 Northampton 3

Still open from this fortnight

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

Medical & Healthcare
Adult and Children & Young People (CYP) ADHD and Autism Service(s)
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Closes 16 Apr
Closes 31 Mar
Transport & Logistics
Extension: WSCC - Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
West Sussex County Council
Closes 23 Feb

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.