Council tenders in the UK
Councils buy everything from waste collection, highways and social care to IT, cleaning and building maintenance. Under the Procurement Act 2023, a council that advertises a contract worth £30,000 or more (including VAT) publishes it on Find a Tender. Higher-value council work above the procurement threshold must be advertised there. Many councils also run their own e-tendering portals, where the bidding itself happens.
Open tenders by source: 722 from Find a Tender, 113 from Contracts Finder. 1,739 buyers are classed as councils (buyer name contains council, borough, combined authority or City of London Corporation). Name-based, so a few buyers may be misclassified.
Closing soonest
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | £9,000 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UK time |
Wales |
| All Age PA Brokerage & Support Service
Find a Tender · CPV 98000000 |
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | £759k | 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UK time |
London |
| Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) SME-suitable
Contracts Finder · CPV 60000000 |
East Sussex County Council | value not published | 12 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time |
South East |
| Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant SME-suitable
Contracts Finder · CPV 60000000 |
East Sussex County Council | value not published | 12 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time |
South East |
| Provision of a Dog Warden Service
Find a Tender · CPV 98380000 |
Manchester City Council | £315k | 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 UK time |
North West |
| PRP290 Repair and Maintenance of Heating Equipment and Heating Controls and CO₂ Monitors
Find a Tender · CPV 50411000 |
Derbyshire County Council | £1.0m | 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 UK time |
East Midlands |
| NDC0089-26 - Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
Find a Tender · CPV 79000000 |
North Devon District Council | £60k | 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
South West |
| Air Quality Monitoring System for Granville Landfill
Find a Tender · CPV 38344000 |
Borough of Telford & Wrekin | value not published | 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
West Midlands |
| Huyton MSCP Lift Control Upgrade
Find a Tender · CPV 45000000 |
Knowsley Council | £28k | 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
North West |
| Supply, Delivery & Collection of Roadstone Materials
Find a Tender · CPV 44113140 |
Fife Council | £12.8m | 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time |
Scotland |
Newly published
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAWTENSTALL MARKET REFURBISHMENT
Find a Tender · CPV 45000000 |
Rossendale Borough Council | P. CASEY & CO., LIMITED | £4.0m | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
North West |
| 22-196 Provision of IT Hardware
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 30200000 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD | £3.3m | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| TC778 - Cashless Parking
Contracts Finder · CPV 63712400 |
Manchester City Council | PaybyPhone Ltd | £450k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
UK-wide |
| RESIDENTIAL CARE PLACEMENT (Mental Health) - 893c (SM)
Contracts Finder · CPV 85000000 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | iBC Quality Solutions Ltd | £424k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
East Midlands |
| ID5517355 - Placement Type 4 - Parent and Baby / Child
Contracts Finder · CPV 85000000 |
Darlington Borough Council | Reach Out Care | £348k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
North East |
| CSI/ASC/Care Home Contract KE 366363 06.01.23
Contracts Finder · CPV 85000000 |
Bristol City Council | Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited | £164k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South West |
| ArcGIS (Geographic information System)
Find a Tender · CPV 72000000 |
Isle of Wight Council | ESRI UK Ltd | £57k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South East |
| Leicester Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Survey 2025/26
Find a Tender · CPV 85000000 |
Leicester City Council | SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT LIMITED | £50k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
East Midlands |
| configuration of the xECM solution and the migration of scanned employee records
Contracts Finder · CPV 72000000 |
Gloucestershire County Council | Proceed Data Migration Solutions | £38k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South West |
| Supply and installation of cameras to enforce Bus Stop Clearway at High Street, Walkden
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 34923000 |
Salford City Council | VIDEALERT | £31k | 11 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
North West |
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Tips for winning councils work
- Read each council's procurement pipeline (published once a year if it expects to spend over £100m) to see what's coming.
- Check the incumbent supplier and end date of the current contract. Most re-tenders start 6-12 months before it ends.
- Many smaller council purchases below £30,000 are never advertised, so register on the council's own supplier portal too.
Buyers with the most contracts ending soon
| Buyer | Contracts ending in window | Their value |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport | 475 | £44.2m |
| Leicester City Council | 431 | £68.5m |
| East Riding Of Yorkshire Council | 157 | £252.9m |
| Bristol City Council | 153 | £331.4m |
| Surrey County Council | 150 | £141.2m |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 138 | £243.0m |
| Staffordshire County Council | 127 | £175.5m |
| Durham County Council | 121 | £113.2m |
| Darlington Borough Council | 106 | £32.7m |
| Leicestershire County Council | 104 | £707.3m |
| Derbyshire County Council | 99 | £597.9m |
| Hampshire County Council | 97 | £306.6m |
By sector
Contracts ending in the window, by CPV division.
Transport (1,146)Health & social care (1,095)Software (622)Construction (600)Vehicles & transport equipment (579)Business services (496)Architecture & engineering (452)IT (366)Education & training (357)Waste, cleaning & environmental (287)By region
East Midlands (1,173)East of England (1,110)South East (1,075)Yorkshire and the Humber (922)South West (701)North West (698)West Midlands (640)North East (581)London (511)Wales (89)Northern Ireland (60)Scotland (2)By type of buyer
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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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