Public Contract Finder
Councils, schools, the NHS and government departments buy from small firms. Pick your kind of work and where you work. See which public contracts are open, what the buyer says they are worth and when they close.
- Free, no email needed
- Refreshed twice a day
- Data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender on GOV.UK
- Every result links to the official notice
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK4 Tender Notice - 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032Tanker ships | Ministry of Defence | £96,714 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| ITT for Flitcham Chimney Removal and Associated Electrical WorksBuilding alteration work | Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust | £30,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Insurance and Risk Related Services to Ardenglen Housing Association LimitedInsurance services | Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd | £616,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Office Facilities, HVAC & Building Services Management for Lifestone HomesRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations | Lifestone Home Limited | £360,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Repairs and Maintenance Service - Longton Market External Refurbishment Works - CRN/2026/360Construction work | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £1,080,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Uniforms, Workwear, PPE, Clothing and Associated ServicesGarments | Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) | £120,000,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Court Appointed Intermediary Services - Framework Re-Opening April 2026Law-courts-related administrative services | Ministry of Justice | £20,000,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| CA18526 - ITT for Flitcham Chimney Removal and Associated Electrical WorksBuilding alteration work | Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust | £25,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Court Appointed Intermediary Services - Framework Re-Opening October 2026Law-courts-related administrative services | Ministry of Justice | Not stated | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritageResearch services | Natural England | £25,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| External Reporting LineTelephone-answering services | London Fire Commissioner | Not stated | 12 Nov 2026 |
| 260068 Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Twin-Screw Extruder for Compounding and RecyclingIndustrial machinery | Queen's University Belfast | £730,347 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Post Office Branch - Ameysford RoadPost office counter services | Post Office Limited | £8,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Multi Lot - Supply and Installation of Materials Testing Machines (Tensile and Flexural)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | University of South Wales | £480,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Air Conditioning Service & MaintenanceRepair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations | Cardiff University | £10,605,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365Archaeological services | Historic England | £374,400 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Experts at Hand: Occupational Therapy, Inclusion and Participation ServiceCommunity health services | Norfolk County Council | Not stated | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Specific Pathogen Free Eggs (SPF) SupplyLaboratory reagents | MHRA | £420,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| C473282 - South Mimms Canteen RefurbishmentRefurbishment work | MHRA | £282,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| UOW999 Sports Clothing TenderClothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories | University of Worcester | £198,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Orthotic Splints & BracesOrthopaedic supplies | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | £72,163 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of General Maintenance Services for The Sheffield CollegeRepair and maintenance services | The Sheffield College | £300,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Capital Playground Scheme - Herne BayPlayground equipment | Canterbury City Council | £270,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| ISO11 Fumigation Lobby and Dedicated Air Handling Unit (AHU) - RetenderVentilation ducting | THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE | £182,000 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Offender Engagement, Support and Oversight Service for High-Risk Offenders in Supported Exempt AccommodationSocial work and related services | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire | £345,600 | 13 Nov 2026 |
Sources: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (GOV.UK), collected 12 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTC. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This site is not part of, or endorsed by, Contracts Finder, Find a Tender or any government body. Always rely on the official notice.
What was open on Contracts Finder on 10 November 2026
We read every open notice on that day. These counts are fixed at that date. The tool above is refreshed twice a day, so its numbers will differ. For a full reading of both services, see what UK public buyers want right now.
498
contract notices were open. 193 different public buyers posted them.
96
close in the next 30 days. These are the ones to bid for now. 41 of them state a value of £100,000 or less.
402
stay open for longer. 396 of those do not close until 2027 or later.
Most open notices are not one-off jobs. They are standing supplier lists. A buyer keeps a list of approved firms and hands out work from it over several years. While the notice is open, you can apply to join. The oldest notice still open was published in January 2017.
Buyers marked 471 of the 498 as suitable for small firms. There were also 123 notices about contracts planned for later and 23 where a buyer wants to talk to suppliers before it writes the tender.
Open contract notices by kind of work
| Kind of work | Closing in the next 30 days | Open for longer |
|---|---|---|
| Architects, engineers and surveyors | 21 | 54 |
| Building and construction | 20 | 118 |
| Business services, marketing and research | 20 | 70 |
| Goods, equipment and everything else | 16 | 50 |
| IT, software and telecoms | 13 | 32 |
| Health and social care | 8 | 72 |
| Cleaning, waste and grounds | 8 | 42 |
| Repairs, maintenance and installation | 7 | 44 |
| Transport, taxis and vehicles | 7 | 55 |
| Education and training | 4 | 33 |
| Food, catering and hospitality | 3 | 15 |
| Energy, fuel and utilities | 2 | 32 |
| Property, insurance and finance | 1 | 25 |
A notice can sit under more than one kind of work, so the rows add up to more than 498. 105 notices do.
How to read the results
Each result shows which service it came from. Start with contracts closing in the next 30 days. Each one is a real job with a real closing date. Click the title to read the official notice, which tells you how to bid.
Then look at the ones open for longer. Most are supplier lists. Getting on a list does not win you work on its own, but buyers can only give work to firms that are on it.
The region filter keeps a notice when the buyer named your region, or when the buyer set no region at all.
The value filter uses the highest figure the buyer gave. Notices with no value stay in the list, so you do not miss real work.
Six limits to keep in mind
- The tool reads two GOV.UK services: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, where most new tenders have been posted since February 2025. From Find a Tender it shows tender notices only, starting from late September 2026. A tender posted there before then will be missing unless the buyer has updated it. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also run their own contract sites.
- The same contract can be posted on both services. We do not merge them, so you may see it twice.
- The value is the buyer’s figure. For a supplier list it is often the total for every supplier over every year. 246 of the 498 Contracts Finder notices open on 10 November 2026 stated more than £10 million. 11 stated exactly £1, which is a placeholder.
- “Suitable for small firms” is a box the buyer ticks. It is not a promise that a small firm will win.
- The list is refreshed twice a day. The tool shows when it was last collected. A notice posted since then will not appear until the next refresh.
- We have not checked any notice beyond reading it. Always rely on the official notice, not on this page. Nothing here is legal or bidding advice.
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Questions people ask
Where does the list come from?
From two GOV.UK services where public bodies post contract notices: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. We collect open notices from both twice a day through their public data feeds. Whito sorted the notices by kind of work and region. Nothing was added or estimated.
Can a small firm really win public work?
Yes, but it takes effort. On 10 November 2026, buyers had marked 471 of the 498 open Contracts Finder notices as suitable for small firms. Read the official notice first. It says what the buyer needs, what proof it wants and how bids are scored.
What is a standing supplier list?
A list of approved firms that a buyer keeps open for years. Buyers often call it a dynamic purchasing system. When the buyer needs work done, it asks firms on the list to quote. While the notice is open, you can apply to join.
How are the kinds of work decided?
Every notice carries a code that says what the contract is for. The code list is called CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary). We group the codes into 13 plain kinds of work. A notice with several codes can appear under more than one kind.
Why can I not find a contract I know about?
It may have been posted since the last refresh, or it may have closed. It may also be an older Find a Tender notice from before late September 2026, or sit on a Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish contract site.
Does Whito help with bids?
No. Whito does not write bids and takes no fee from buyers or bidders. This page is free to use.
Sources
Contracts Finder (GOV.UK), open notices collected twice a day through the version 2 search feed (fixed counts on this page: 10 November 2026). Find a Tender (GOV.UK), tender notices from its open contracting data feed. Cabinet Office, Procurement Policy Note 019 (updated March 2025), on where new notices must be published. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Whito is not part of, or endorsed by, Contracts Finder, Find a Tender or any government body. Found a mistake? Use our corrections page.