Live Tenders in January – From Catering To Construction
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By Lisa Reece, Senior Bid Consultant
Happy New Year from the BWL team! January has seen a flurry of new live tender notices, from school catering, domiciliary care, SEND education services, FM maintenance, security market engagement to major construction and demolition works.
Below we detail some of the latest opportunities with February and March deadlines.
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Current tender notices open for your bids
School Meals Catering Service (London Borough of Merton)
A significant borough-wide school meals procurement covering primary, special and secondary schools. The Council is commissioning high quality, nutritionally balanced and sustainably sourced meals for the Autumn term 2026/27 onwards.
Value: £30,000,000
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12pm
Start–End: 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2029
Link: Contracts Finder notice
Care and Support at Home Services, Cornwall Council (re-open January 2026)
This is a re-open to appoint additional home care providers into existing place-based alliances to address capacity shortfalls in specific lots. It covers regulated personal care and some non-regulated tasks, with an emphasis on supporting people to stay safe and independent at home.
Value: £18,356,000 to £28,405,000
Deadline: 23 February 2026, 12pm
Start–End: 6 June 2026 to 18 October 2027
Link: Contracts Finder notice.
DPS for SEND education services, Derby City Council
Applications are invited for inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System supporting placements for learners at independent and non-maintained schools or specialist pre and post-16 organisations. The notice confirms an application deadline for “Round 27”.
Value: £30,000,000 to £60,000,000
Deadline: 11 March 2026, 10am (Round 27)
Start–End: 1 April 2026 to 31 October 2027
Link: Contracts Finder notice and EastMidsTenders portal.
CA17048: Design and re-development of EYFS outdoor area, Nova Primary Academy (Peterborough)
Works opportunity to design and redevelop an existing outdoor EYFS facility at Nova Primary Academy.
Deadline: 16 March 2026, 5pm
Start–End: 21 July 2026 to 31 August 2026
Link: Contracts Finder notice and MultiQuote portal.
Supply of Planned and Reactive Maintenance Services, Fedcap Employment Limited
FM services across England, Scotland and Wales, including PPM and reactive provision. The scope includes fire extinguisher servicing, fire alarms and blankets, microwave emissions testing, legionella risk assessments and monitoring, PAT, emergency lighting, air conditioning servicing, gas servicing, and electrical distribution board servicing. Value: £100,000
Deadline: 6 February 2026, 10am
Start–End: 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028
Link: Contracts Finder notice.
CA17015: Preliminary Market Engagement, Security Equipment and Associated Services
This is early market engagement linked to CPC’s security services framework expiry in December 2026. It is an opportunity to influence tender set-up and process design before the procurement is issued.
Deadline: 18 February 2026
Link: Contracts Finder notice and MultiQuote portal
Redevelopment of Turnbridge Mills, Huddersfield
A main works opportunity for a new build warehouse and office plus conversion works and external works. The notice flags a separate enabling works package already tendered and that overlap may occur.
Value: £5,000,000
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 3pm
Start–End: 8 June 2026 to 31 December 2027
Link: Contracts Finder notice.
Ready to bid?
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