Forward pipeline

Government procurement pipeline

Example

Anticipated procurements departments and councils have published in their own commercial-pipeline forward plans — typically 6–18 months ahead, before any formal tender or pipeline notice. Sourced directly from their own pipeline publications on gov.uk and data.gov.uk. Spot what's coming, and engage the buyer early.

5 anticipated procurements across UK departments and councils.

This is an example view.

The rows below are illustrative. The real pipeline is mined from departments' and councils' own published forward plans — hundreds of procurements, typically 6–18 months ahead of any tender.

5 procurements

Department for Transport No tenders

Rail ticketing and retail platform — replacement

Expected

Nov 2027

Anticipated procurement to replace the retail and ticketing platform, including accessibility and open-data obligations.

Value £45m
Term 7 years
IT and Telecommunications
Ministry of Justice No tenders

Prison estate — facilities management (lot 3, north)

Expected

Jun 2027

Within a year

Hard and soft FM across the northern custodial estate, expected to be re-let as a single regional lot.

Value £120m
Term 5 years + 2
Facilities Management
Department for Education No tenders

Learning analytics and attendance data service

Expected

May 2028

Planned procurement for a national attendance and learning-analytics data service.

Value £6.5m
Term 4 years
IT and Telecommunications
Home Office No tenders

Biometric matching capability — next generation

Expected

Mar 2027

Within 6 months

Anticipated re-procurement of the biometric matching capability as the current agreement approaches expiry.

Value £80m
Term 6 years
IT and Telecommunications
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero No tenders

Domestic heat pump installer framework

Expected

Aug 2027

Within a year

Planned framework to support domestic low-carbon heating rollout.