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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 10–23 Jun 2026

UK tender market report

190 notices published 10–23 Jun 2026 — down 15% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

190 new notices reached our database between 10–23 Jun 2026. That is 15% fewer than the previous fortnight (224). Medical & Healthcare led by volume with 28 notices. The most active single buyer was East Sussex County Council (17 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 Medical & Healthcare 28 (15%)
2 Construction & Building 23 (12%)
3 Transport & Logistics 23 (12%)
4 Professional & Consultancy 15 (8%)
5 Architecture 12 (6%)
6 IT Equipment 12 (6%)
7 Building Maintenance 10 (5%)
8 Construction Materials 8 (4%)
9 Electrical 8 (4%)
10 Waste Management 7 (4%)

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 17
2 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 13
3 Chemonics International, Inc. 7
4 London Borough of Haringey 6
5 Dundee City Council 4
6 Ministry of Defence 4
7 London Borough of Merton 3
8 PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3
9 Scottish Water 3
10 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) 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 24
2 Lewes 16
3 Glasgow 14
4 Newry 11
5 Edinburgh 6
6 Kyiv 5
7 Dundee 3
8 Manchester 3
9 Morden 3
10 Aberdeen 2

Still open from this fortnight

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

Electrical
Christmas Lights
Higham Ferrers Town Council
Closes 10 Aug
Catering & Hospitality
CA17978 - Outsourced Catering Services 5
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Closes 11 Aug
Medical & Healthcare
Community Drug and Alcohol Services
Cornwall Council
Closes 19 Aug
Road & Highway
Boundary Road Playground
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council
Closes 28 Aug
Landscaping & Grounds
Soil Surveys
Forestry and Land Scotland
Closes 31 Aug
Construction & Building
Plumpton Sports Pavilion
Plumpton Parish Council
Closes 16 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.