Procurement signals

Early procurement signals from UK council meetings

Commercial openings for suppliers, inferred from public council meetings — including framework call-offs, G-Cloud and DPS buys that never appear as an open tender.

⚠︎ Indicative signals inferred from public meetings — not official tender notices. 7 live signals across 6 councils.

Showing 7 of 7 matches

Social Care · Adult social care home careStrong signal
Cambridgeshire County Council · East of England

Cambridgeshire County Council to procure £773.4m home care framework

Cambridgeshire County Council has approved procurement of a new home and community care framework for domiciliary care and support services. The framework is planned for up to 10 years, with mobilisation currently planned for 1 April 2027 and current arrangements expiring in 2027.

FrameworkValue £773m–£773.4mTiming Tender planned for 2026-06-30; mobilisation currently planned for 1 April 20279 Jul 2026
Highways · Grounds maintenanceStrong signal
Kent County Council · South East

Kent puts a £22.5m highways grounds-maintenance contract out to tender

Kent County Council is advertising a new five-year contract for maintaining urban grass, shrubs and hedges across its highways — worth £22.5m, with an optional three-year extension, tender expected by the end of July and a March 2027 start.

Open tenderValue £22.5mTiming Tender ~31 Jul 2026 · contract starts Mar 20279 Jul 2026
Waste ManagementStrong signal
Woking Borough Council · South East

Woking to retender its joint waste & recycling contract — a 7-year deal from 2027

Woking Borough Council is procuring a new joint waste and recycling contract to start in 2027 — a seven-year initial term with two seven-year extension options, including vehicle-fleet capital and optional textiles, battery and small-electricals collections.

Open tenderValue Not yet disclosed (incl. fleet capital)Timing New contract from June 20279 Jul 2026
Fleet & TransportClear signal
Cambridge City Council · East of England

Cambridge to electrify 75% of its fleet in a £6m EV replacement programme

Cambridge City Council has approved the next phase of fleet replacement — moving from 12% to about 75% electric — with £3m in 2027-28 and a further £3m in 2028-29, and operational-hub charging infrastructure already in place.

Route TBCValue £6mTiming £3m in 2027-28, £3m in 2028-299 Jul 2026
Housing · RetrofitClear signal
Broadland District Council · East of England

Broadland to fit solar and heat pumps to 11 temporary-accommodation homes

Broadland District Council has agreed a contract and delegated authority for decarbonisation works — solar PV and heat pumps — across 11 council-owned temporary accommodation properties, part of its net-zero 2028 pathway, budgeted at around £310,000–£320,000.

Direct awardValue £310k–£320kTiming Delivery under the net-zero 2028 pathway9 Jul 2026
Social Care · SENDClear signal
Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the Humber

Bradford commissions specialist SEND support under a new £4.9m “Expert at Hand” model

Bradford has £4.9m for 2026-27 to build its “Expert at Hand” offer — a partnership with the NHS integrated care board to commission specialist staff and services such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and specialist teachers to support schools.

FrameworkValue £4.9mTiming 2026-27 development9 Jul 2026
Housing · ConstructionClear signal
Cambridge City Council · East of England

Cambridge progresses a £37.4m council-housing build programme

Cambridge City Council has approved progression of a 91-home council-housing programme across several sites — an indicative £37.4m — aiming for 100% council homes with Homes England funding and explicit support for local SME design-and-build supply chains.

Open tenderValue £37.4mTiming Multiple sites progressing now9 Jul 2026