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Market report · By Alan Whitfield · 24 Jun – 7 Jul 2026

UK tender market report

234 notices published 24 Jun – 7 Jul 2026 — up 23% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

234 new notices reached our database between 24 Jun – 7 Jul 2026. That is 23% more than the previous fortnight (190). Transport & Logistics led by volume with 47 notices. The most active single buyer was East Sussex County Council (41 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 Transport & Logistics 47 (20%)
2 Medical & Healthcare 38 (16%)
3 Architecture 28 (12%)
4 Construction & Building 17 (7%)
5 Professional & Consultancy 13 (6%)
6 Building Maintenance 11 (5%)
7 Electrical 9 (4%)
8 IT Equipment 9 (4%)
9 Laboratory & Scientific 9 (4%)
10 Construction Materials 7 (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 East Sussex County Council 41
2 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 8
3 London Borough of Haringey 7
4 BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 6
5 KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 6
6 Scottish Government 6
7 Argyll and Bute Council 4
8 Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 4
9 Borough of Telford & Wrekin 3
10 Chemonics International, Inc. 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 Lewes 38
2 London 15
3 Glasgow 13
4 Newry 5
5 Bristol 3
6 Nottingham 3
7 Acton 2
8 Birmingham 2
9 Brelade 2
10 Cardiff 2

Still open from this fortnight

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

Medical & Healthcare
0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing services
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Closes 5 Aug
Closes 5 Aug
Closes 5 Aug
Closes 5 Aug
Closes 5 Aug
Security & Defence
Two Play Park Upgrade Projects
Melksham Town Council
Closes 6 Aug

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.