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UK1 Pipeline Notice - Stoke on Trent City Council

Description: This is confirmation that Stoke-on-Trent City Council published an 18 month pipeline on its website in March 2026. Please note this UK1 notice should have been published in May 2026 however due to unforeseen issues this was not published on Find a Tender however is noted it was published on Stoke on Trent City Councils website in March 2026 which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.stoke.gov.uk/CommercialPipeline The information in this UK1 Pipeline Notice is purely for information and no further details are available at this stage. All other UK Notices (UK2, UK3, UK4, UK5, UK6, UK7, UK9, UK10, UK11, UK12, UK13, UK14, UK15, UK16, UK17) will be advertised under separate contracts/opportunities via Find a Tender. Please do not contact the contracting authority regarding this UK1 Pipeline (read more...)

Summary: Stoke-on-Trent City Council is planning a broad programme of public procurement covering services and supplies across many sectors. The pipeline includes food and beverages; agricultural machinery; clothing and textiles; printed materials; chemicals; office, computing, electrical, communications and medical equipment; transport, security and fire-fighting equipment; furniture and cleaning products; construction; software and IT; repairs, maintenance and installation; hospitality, retail, postal and telecommunications; utilities; financial, insurance, property, architectural, engineering and inspection services; research, consultancy, legal, marketing and recruitment; education, health and social care; waste, cleaning and environmental services; and cultural, sporting, community and other personal services. The work is intended for the council’s area, with Stoke-on-Trent City Council as the buying organisation.

GB-London: Consultancy Required for LondonEnergy Future Transport Yard Feasibility

Description: LEL must establish whether the Hawley Road site can be retained or, if not, identify a suitable replacement capable of meeting current and future operational requirements before the lease expires in February 2030. The key question is what constitutes the most deliverable, operationally suitable and value-for-money solution for providing LEL's transport yard facilities beyond February 2030. LEL will therefore appoint a suitably qualified consultant to undertake a feasibility study and strategic options appraisal, assessing suitable alternatives and recommending a preferred option and next steps. Based on LEL's estimated timescales for designing, constructing and transitioning into a new site, there is a need to undertake a feasibility study to identify alternative transport yard options as soon as possible, with a preferred way forward decided by June 2027. This timetable (read more...)

Summary: LondonEnergy Ltd is procuring consultancy services for a feasibility study and strategic options appraisal concerning its future transport yard facilities. The work will assess whether the Hawley Road site can be retained and, if not, identify a suitable replacement capable of meeting LondonEnergy’s current and future operational requirements. The consultant will examine alternative transport yard options, determine the most deliverable, operationally suitable and value-for-money solution, recommend a preferred option and set out the next steps. The work will be delivered in London, with the study supporting decisions about design, procurement, environmental assessment, planning, permitting and potential construction of a replacement site.

Contracts for Innovation Cymru - Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Care

Description: Challenge Overview Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) experiences persistently high rates of missed outpatient appointments, with approximately 64,000 appointments missed over the last 12 months. These missed appointments create challenges for patients and services alike, contributing to longer waiting times, underutilised clinical capacity, financial inefficiencies and poorer patient experience. CTM estimates that missed appointments may account for approximately PS9.6 million of avoidable lost value each year, representing a significant opportunity to improve both patient access and the use of NHS resources. Evidence suggests that non-attendance is often linked to a range of practical, behavioural, communication and accessibility barriers rather than a simple choice not to attend. These barriers can include challenges associated with appointment communication, transport, geography, caring responsibilities, socioeconomic factors, digital exclusion, health inequalities (read more...)

Summary: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking innovative services and solutions to reduce missed outpatient appointments and improve access to planned care across Wales. The challenge is open to approaches including appointment communication and engagement, accessible information, scheduling and management, behavioural interventions, identifying people at risk of non-attendance, travel and accessibility support, digital or data-driven tools, community support and service redesign. Solutions should improve patient experience, clinic utilisation, operational efficiency and equity of access, including Welsh-language and inclusive delivery. The requirement is primarily for health, social care, community, research and development, consultancy, software or related services. It is deliberately technology- and product-neutral, allowing different sectors and disciplines to propose practical interventions.

Contracts for Innovation Cymru - Transforming Multi-Agency Safeguarding for High-Risk Domestic Abuse in South Wales

Description: Domestic abuse remains one of the most significant public protection challenges facing South Wales. For people assessed as being at highest risk of serious harm or homicide, timely safeguarding interventions and effective multi-agency coordination can be critical in reducing harm and improving safety outcomes. South Wales Police and its partners currently deliver safeguarding through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process. MARAC is a long-established mechanism that brings organisations together to share information, assess risk and coordinate actions for victims experiencing high-risk domestic abuse. It remains one of the most important safeguarding arrangements available to public services and plays a vital role in protecting some of the most vulnerable people in society. However, the current model is under increasing pressure. Across South Wales, more than 5,000 high-risk domestic (read more...)

Summary: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is procuring services to help South Wales Police and its partners transform safeguarding for people at highest risk of serious harm or homicide from domestic abuse. The work will explore how the current multi-agency risk assessment conference model can become faster, more consistent, better coordinated and more sustainable across South Wales. It is a Phase 1 discovery and concept-development challenge rather than a prescribed technology purchase. Proposals may combine service design, systems thinking, operational and governance redesign, behavioural approaches, digital innovation, data, analytics and artificial intelligence. The work covers South Wales, including Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

Contracts for Innovation Cymru - Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in Wales

Description: Innovative solutions to improve participant assessment, triage support and progression following a positive FIT result Introduction Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Wales, with over 2,200 new cases diagnosed each year , and early diagnosis remains one of the most important factors in improving patient outcomes. It is more common as people get older, with most cases diagnosed in those over 50. Bowel Screening Wales plays a vital role in identifying people aged 50-74 who might be at increased risk of bowel cancer, through the routine use of an at home stool sample kit, known as Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) . Each year, more than 500,000 people are invited to participate in bowel screening, with around 12,000 participants receiving a positive FIT result and (read more...)

Summary: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking innovative services to modernise the bowel screening pathway in Wales after a participant receives a positive faecal immunochemical test (FIT) result. The work should improve pre-colonoscopy assessment, participant access and experience, triage for appropriate investigations, and prioritisation of timely interventions based on clinical need. Solutions could support flexible or self-managed assessments, appointment booking, digital resources and video content, while reducing reliance on manual telephone work and helping specialist nursing teams manage demand. This is a Phase 2 development and real-world demonstration challenge for existing technologies, products, platforms or other solutions that can be adapted, enhanced or developed for Bowel Screening Wales. Delivery covers Wales and the main category is health and social care services, including software, research and development, and related consultancy.

Contracts for Innovation Cymru - Ending Abandonment After Stroke

Description: Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in Wales and affects around 7,000 people each year. While survival rates continue to improve, many people experience a significant reduction in support once they leave hospital at a stage when rehabilitation remains critical to recovery and long-term independence. Around 45% of stroke survivors report feeling abandoned following discharge because they do not receive the support they need to recover well. The impact extends far beyond the individual. Variations in access to rehabilitation, follow-up support and community services can lead to poorer outcomes, increased carer burden, avoidable demand on health and care services, and significant societal and economic costs. Stroke currently costs NHS Wales approximately PS220 million per year and the wider Welsh economy approximately PS1.63 billion annually. Without (read more...)

Summary: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking innovative services and solutions to improve rehabilitation, recovery and long-term support for stroke survivors across Wales. The challenge addresses unequal access after hospital discharge, including barriers linked to rural or remote locations, transport, service availability, digital exclusion, workforce capacity and seldom-heard communities. Proposed approaches may involve personalised rehabilitation, self-management, service coordination, family support, accessibility, digital capability, assistive technology, data, analytics or outcomes measurement. The requirement is outcome-focused and does not prescribe a particular technology, product or delivery model. It is intended to support development, adaptation and real-world demonstration for NHS Wales, stroke survivors, carers and rehabilitation services, with delivery across Wales. The work is classified as health and social work, research and development, medical products, software and community services.

Backup & Recovery Solution

Description: The University is seeking the provision, implementation, transition and ongoing support of a SaaS Enterprise Backup and Recovery solution. The scope of this procurement includes: - Provision of the backup and recovery platform. - Associated cloud storage services. - Software licensing for protected workloads. - Professional services required to support implementation, configuration and service transition. - Testing, validation and knowledge transfer activities. - Training and supporting documentation. - Ongoing software maintenance, platform updates and vendor support. The SaaS solution shall integrate with the University's existing infrastructure and support the protection of workloads hosted across VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox and physical server environments.

Summary: The University of Dundee is procuring a SaaS enterprise backup and recovery solution as a data management service. The requirement covers provision of the platform, cloud storage, software licences for protected workloads, implementation and configuration, service transition, testing, validation, knowledge transfer, training, documentation, maintenance, updates and vendor support. The solution must integrate with the University’s existing infrastructure and protect workloads hosted across VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox and physical servers. The procurement is also described as including a cloud-based design platform, secure web access, data exchange with a University-hosted virtual machine, and ongoing vendor maintenance. The work is delivered in Dundee, supporting the University’s infrastructure and research-related computing activities.

Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM

Description: This research project aims to develop analytical capabilities for measuring PFAS and to generate risk-assessment-ready data on PFAS occurrence in food packaging and other FCMs and their migration into food, enabling a better understanding of the extent to which these materials may contribute to PFAS detected in food relative to other sources of contamination. This information will help to reduce some of the current data gaps in the evidence base. This will therefore enable a more accurate assessment of the risk to human health as well as identify any issues to take through the FSA's risk analysis process and support future policy requirements/decision making.

Summary: The Food Standards Agency is commissioning research and laboratory services to determine levels of PFAS in food contact materials, including food packaging, and to measure migration into food. The work will develop analytical capability and produce data suitable for risk assessment, helping identify contamination sources, close evidence gaps, assess risks to human health and support future regulatory and policy decisions. The scope includes research, sampling, analytical method development and validation, laboratory testing, data generation and interpretation. Delivery is for the Food Standards Agency, with activities focused on food contact materials and their interaction with food. The procurement is categorised as research and development, research laboratory and laboratory services.

Bangladesh Carbon Market Governance & Readiness Sprint

Description: The UK Government's Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme is inviting proposals from qualified suppliers or consortia to deliver technical assistance to the government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is establishing the foundations for participation in high-integrity carbon markets, including Article 6, CORSIA and voluntary carbon markets. While progress has been made through the establishment of a carbon market framework and supporting governance arrangements, further support is needed to operationalise these systems across government, strengthen institutional coordination, and enable Bangladesh to use carbon markets to support delivery of its NDC 3.0 unconditional mitigation targets. The assignment will provide targeted technical assistance and capacity building to strengthen Bangladesh's carbon market governance, authorisation processes, MRV, reporting and institutional readiness. Working with relevant government agencies, including MoEFCC, DoE, the Power Division, (read more...)

Summary: Palladium International Limited is procuring technical assistance and capacity-building services for the Government of Bangladesh on carbon market governance and readiness. The work will support Bangladesh’s participation in high-integrity carbon markets, including Article 6, CORSIA and voluntary carbon markets, and help implement its NDC 3.0 mitigation targets. Activities include strengthening institutional coordination, carbon market rules, authorisation processes, safeguards, measurement, reporting and verification, UNFCCC reporting, and CORSIA readiness. Expected outputs include governance and coordination tools, an authorisation and safeguards toolkit, reporting support, a government capacity-building programme and sector readiness briefs identifying future carbon market investment opportunities. Delivery is in Bangladesh, working with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Department of Environment, Power Division, Ministry of Finance and other government ministries. This is a services requirement covering environmental, research and consultancy work.

University Interactions - NDA Research Portfolio - Single Supplier Framework

Description: The scope will include, but not limited to: 1 - Support to the development and delivery of NDA's University Research Programme. 2 - Establishment and management of contracts with Universities on behalf of the NDA. 3 - Monitoring the impact of the NDA's University R&D Strategy. 4 - Monitoring delivery of NDA's PhD portfolio, including industrial supervision of Phd stutents. 5 - Support to the communication of NDA's University Research Programme. 6 - Direct support of capability in targeted areas This procurement is looking to establish a single supplier framework for a maximum length of 4 years. (24+12+12 month term)

Summary: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is seeking a single supplier to support and manage its University Research Programme and wider university interactions. The service covers developing and delivering the programme, establishing and managing research contracts with universities, monitoring the impact of the NDA’s university research and PhD portfolio, providing industrial supervision for PhD students, supporting communications, and strengthening capability in targeted areas. This is a research and related consultancy service (CPV 73000000) delivered across the United Kingdom. The framework may also be used by Sellafield Ltd, Nuclear Waste Services Ltd, Nuclear Restoration Sites Ltd, International Nuclear Services Ltd and Direct Rail Services Ltd. It is structured as an open framework with one participant and covers the NDA’s civil nuclear decommissioning research needs.