How to Find Contract Opportunities in the UK

Discover a variety of procurement portals and platforms where you can find contract opportunities in the UK. From central government tenders to local authority projects, learn how to navigate these opportunities and register early to receive alerts.

• Contract opportunities
• UK procurement
• Government tenders
• E-procurement
• Supplier portals

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1. How to find opportunities Tanya Nathan

2. If you take one thing away

3. National UK Portal details Find a Tender Service (FTS) www.gov.uk/find-tender Central Government and Defence Portal details Contracts Finder https://www.contractsfinder.s ervice.gov.uk Below threshold England-only Includes some supply chain Defence rules apply MOD (Defence Tenders Online) https://www.contracts.mod.uk Leidos on behalf of the Ministry of Defence https://www.leidos-supply.uk/ Supporting equipment (non- lethal) Wales-only Portal details Sell 2 Wales www.sell2wales.gov.wales

4. Local Government PIP Local Authorities Portal details System used Bristol City Council https://procontract.due- north.com ProContract provided by Proactis Bath & North East Somerset Council https://www.supplyingthesou thwest.org.uk ProContract provided by Proactis North Somerset Council South Gloucestershire Council Sedgemoor District Council

5. Blue Lights Blue Light and Health Portal details System used South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Avon & Somerset Police Welcome (site.com) Atamis e-sourcing https://bluelight.eu- supply.com/ EU-supply Avon Fire and Rescue https://bluelight.eu- supply.com/ EU-supply NHS Purchasing Consortium NHSSW (eu-supply.com) EU-supply Note many Police Forces and Fire Service are transitioning to: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/

6. Higher Education PIP Universities and other Education University of Bristol Portal details System used https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/ Bravo University of the West of England https://in- tendhost.co.uk/he/aspx/Home InTend University of Bath http://www.bath.ac.uk/procurem ent/contracts/index.html Bath Spa University https://www.delta- esourcing.com/respond/DC4B WE63TF Procurement - Office for Students Office for Students (HE regulator, based in Bristol) Cabot Learning Federation https://www.in-tend.co.uk/ InTend

7. Key Frameworks Promoters Who Main Customers Crown Commercial Service Direct: Central Government Indirect: Wider Public Sector YPO NEPO ESPO NHS SBS Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium Wider Public Sector (esp. Local Government) NHS SUPC, LUPC NEUPC, NWUPC APUC, HEPCW TEC, TUCO Universities

8. Where to find opportunities Primarily e-procurement portals But Organisations use different portals. Register early! Some use the same portal but is badged differently Most will provide alerts (need registration to sign up for those) Opportunities are searchable without registration If over 30k, they should also be available on Contracts Finder Over the PCR threshold, they will be available on Find-A-Tender Brexit hasn t changed things yet, but the new Procurement Act 2023 has recently been accepted - expect changes in 2024 Contact the organisation direct Public authorities often have surprisingly simple processes for low value contracts. Know your customer. Many have pipelines available online