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

UK tender market report

210 notices published 24 Jun – 7 Jul 2026 — up 22% on the previous fortnight. Compiled from our own database of government, private sector, NGO and international tenders.

What moved this fortnight

210 new notices reached our database between 24 Jun – 7 Jul 2026. That is 22% more than the previous fortnight (172). Medical & Healthcare led by volume with 38 notices. The most active single buyer was Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) (8 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 38 (18%)
2 Architecture 29 (14%)
3 Construction & Building 21 (10%)
4 Professional & Consultancy 15 (7%)
5 Building Maintenance 12 (6%)
6 Construction Materials 9 (4%)
7 Laboratory & Scientific 9 (4%)
8 Electrical 8 (4%)
9 Transport & Logistics 8 (4%)
10 IT Equipment 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 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 8
2 Scottish Government 8
3 London Borough of Haringey 7
4 KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 6
5 Argyll and Bute Council 5
6 BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 5
7 Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 4
8 Borough of Telford & Wrekin 3
9 Chemonics International, Inc. 3
10 Renfrewshire Council 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 Glasgow 15
2 London 14
3 Edinburgh 10
4 Newry 5
5 Bristol 3
6 Livingston 3
7 Lochgilphead 3
8 Nottingham 3
9 Paisley 3
10 Acton 2

Still open from this fortnight

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

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.