Central government tenders in the UK
Government departments and their executive agencies are the largest single buyers in UK public procurement. Much of their spend goes through Crown Commercial Service frameworks, but departments also tender directly. The advertising threshold for central government is £12,000 including VAT, and above-threshold work (about £139,688 including VAT for most goods and services) must go on Find a Tender.
Open tenders by source: 49 from Find a Tender, 17 from Contracts Finder. 261 buyers are classed as central government (buyer name starts with Ministry of, Department for/of, HM, Cabinet Office, Home Office or a named executive agency). Name-based, so a few buyers may be misclassified.
Closing soonest
Newly published
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of Navigation Charts for Border Force Patrol Vessels (9 months)
Find a Tender · CPV 34511100 |
Home Office | £60k | 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
UK-wide |
| Survey and Coding Certification for BSC RHIBs
Find a Tender · CPV 34511100 |
Home Office | £40k | 3 Nov 2026, 17:00 UK time |
UK-wide |
| UK4 - Tender Notice
Find a Tender · CPV 18143000 |
Ministry of Defence | £177k | 30 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time |
UK-wide |
| Expression of Interest for National Curriculum - Oracy Framework Expert Sector Panel SME-suitable
Contracts Finder · CPV 80000000 |
Department for Education | value not published | 23 Oct 2026, 16:00 UK time |
London |
| Mooring Ropes and Thimbles
Find a Tender · CPV 34930000 |
Met Office | £600k | 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time |
UK-wide |
| 715928488 - Provision of Mediation Services to the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Servants
Find a Tender · CPV 79422000 |
Ministry of Defence | £400k | 2 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time expression of interest |
UK-wide |
| Flight Schedules Data
Find a Tender · CPV 73110000 |
Department for Transport | £25k | 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
London |
| DFE - Energy Group - Site inspections for the closure of the Non-Domestic RHI Scheme
Find a Tender · CPV 39715200 |
Department for the Economy (DfE) - Energy Group | £750k | 2 Nov 2026, 15:00 UK time |
Northern Ireland |
| 715889472-Tender Notice
Find a Tender · CPV 38633000 |
Defence Equipment and Support | £4.2m | 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time expression of interest |
South West |
| 715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility
Find a Tender · CPV 37535290 |
Ministry of Defence | £1.2m | 27 Oct 2026, 15:00 UK time |
South East |
Contracts ending in the next 3–18 months
These contracts have already been awarded. The published end date tells you when the buyer is likely to re-tender. Most re-tenders start 6–12 months before the end date.
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of a Professional Mobile Radio Service
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 32000000 |
Ministry of Defence | Radiocoms Systems Limited | £5.0m | 10 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South West |
| Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services
Find a Tender · CPV 79100000 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Mills & Reeve LLP, Sharpe Pritchard LLP | £1.8m | 10 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
UK-wide |
| DLUHC Spatial Data Unit - Digital & Data Capability for Urgent DDaT Requirements
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 72250000 |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | TPXimpact Limited | £1.4m | 10 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
| 701580380 - TRAINING SOLUTION TO DELIVER, TEST AND CERTIFICATE THE COMPTIA NETWORK+ QUALIFICATION
Contracts Finder · CPV 79632000 |
Ministry of Defence | LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL LTD | £89k | 10 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South East |
| Intelligence Database
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 48100000 |
The Insolvency Service | INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD | £150k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
| Global Network Design - Contract Award Notice
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 48000000 |
Ministry of Defence | Akhter Computers Limited | £119k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South West |
| HMLR701180 - Executive Recruitment Partner (x2 SCS1 Roles)
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 79600000 |
HM Land Registry | GatenbySanderson Limited | £53k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
| TROO0482 Driver Training
Find a Tender · CPV 80510000 |
Department for Transport | Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £36k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
UK-wide |
| HMLR701126 - GovAssure Audit (2026/2027)
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 72810000 |
HM Land Registry | Logiq Consulting Ltd | £21k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
| RF Equipment First Forensics
Contracts Finder · CPV 48810000 |
Home Office | FIRST FORENSIC SOLUTIONS LTD | £13k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
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Tips for winning central government work
- Check whether a requirement is being bought through a Crown Commercial Service framework. If so, you need to be on that framework.
- Defence work is often published through the MOD's own systems as well as Find a Tender.
- Large departmental contracts are commonly split into lots. Smaller suppliers can often bid for a single lot.
Buyers with the most contracts ending soon
| Buyer | Contracts ending in window | Their value |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | 301 | £3.3bn |
| Ministry of Justice | 164 | £5.5bn |
| National Highways Limited | 115 | £584.3m |
| Environment Agency | 114 | £84.8m |
| Home Office | 99 | £1.9bn |
| Crown Commercial Service | 82 | £88.3bn |
| Department for Education | 68 | £698.3m |
| Met Office | 57 | £18.0m |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 55 | £776.0m |
| Department for Business & Trade | 41 | £16.7m |
| Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs | 40 | £145.7m |
| UK Health Security Agency | 40 | £41.3m |
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Contracts ending in the window, by CPV division.
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When will this contract be re-tendered? · Contracts ending near you · Contracts Finder vs Find a Tender
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.