Business support tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 78 live business support tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers call centre, contact centre, document scanning and admin support contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
78Live now
29Closing in 14 days
16Frameworks & DPS
£650kTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 78 live business support tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £7.6m (stated in 2 of 78)
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 48 of 78 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 16 of 78
Insurance
- Employer's liability usually £5m (asked for in 2 of 78)
- Professional indemnity (asked for in 2 of 78)
- Public liability usually £10m (asked for in 1 of 78)
02Live business support tenders in the UK
- Delivery of the UK-Ireland Youth Forum 2027Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLondon£84kCloses Today
- Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£2.2mCloses 2 days
- 2026-837 Gulfood design and stand build requirementsAGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARDWest Midlands£75kCloses 2 daysSME
- 003550 - Flagship Festival 2027Durham County CouncilNorth East£1.5mCloses 3 days
- Survey & Maintenance of Fire Dampers at The University of HuddersfieldUniversity of HuddersfieldYorkshire and the Humber£100kCloses 3 daysSME
- Wirral Restorative Justice & Mediation ServiceWirral CouncilNorth West£45kCloses 3 daysSME
- Cynhyrchu a chyhoeddi Canllawiau astudio ac adolygu, yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg / Production and publication of Welsh and English Study and Revision GuidesCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£320kCloses 3 daysSME
- Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£602kCloses 4 days
- CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) ResourceKent County CouncilSouth East£3mCloses 4 daysSME
- NEPO219 - Building Materials & Managed StoresThe Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)North East£800mCloses 4 daysFrameworkSME
- Christmas Light Trail for Sir Harold Hillier GardensHampshire County CouncilSouth East£15mCloses 4 days
- For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW)Ministry of DefenceSouth East£444kCloses 4 days
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- Management and Administration of Mental Health and Well-being Community FundLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustEast Midlands£414kCloses 7 daysSME
- Framework for the Provision of Trailblazer Programme Support Services and ActivitiesCity & County of SwanseaWales£48k–190kCloses 7 daysFrameworkSME
- Provision of Residential Building Manager Services at The Makers and Otto Building DevelopmentsMAKERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTDLondonNot statedCloses 7 daysSME
- Consultants for Registered Provider StatusCambridge City CouncilEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 7 days
- Provision of Legal Services for the Development of a Legislative Framework and Draft Law Recommendations on the Memorialization of the Russian-Ukrainian WarChemonics International, Inc.UK-wide£1Closes 9 daysFrameworkSME
- Seafood Expo Global 2027 Stand Design and BuildScottish EnterpriseScotland£242kCloses 10 days
- Photography Services FrameworkSouth Tyneside Borough CouncilNorth East£120kCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- Fire Safety Products and Associated ServicesKent County Council trading as Procurement ServicesSouth East£15m–120mCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- Design and Installation of the East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF 2027East Midlands Combined County AuthorityEast Midlands£130kCloses 11 daysSME
- Tate Galleries - Provision of Membership Communication Services for Tate MembersTateLondon£1.5mCloses 11 days
- DN Colleges Group - Learner Finder Services Preferred Supplier ITTDN Colleges GroupYorkshire and the Humber£400kCloses 11 daysSME
- CA18541 - DN Colleges Group - Learner Finder Services Preferred Supplier ITTDN Colleges GroupUK-wide£400kCloses 11 daysSME
- Provision of out of hours customer call centre services.Connexus Homes LimitedWest MidlandsNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Youth Services FrameworkBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£660kCloses 11 daysFrameworkSME
- T26-137CRO Provision of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 11 days
- UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival DevelopmentBirmingham City CouncilWest Midlands£320kCloses 11 days
- EEM0053 - Fire Safety, Fire Doors and Building Remediation Works FrameworkEFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDNorth East +9Not statedCloses 14 daysFrameworkSME
- Conversion Practices Victim Support ServiceCabinet OfficeLondon£180kCloses 14 daysSME
- Fire Scene Investigation TrainingMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue AuthorityWales£200kCloses 15 daysSME
- Membership Day to Day Mailing ServicesHistoric Environment ScotlandScotlandNot statedCloses 16 days
- Cadder Housing Association - Director of Operations (Consultancy Services)Cadder Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 17 days
- Cadder Housing Association - Director of Operations (Consultancy Services)Cadder Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 17 days
- External Reporting LineLondon Fire CommissionerLondonNot statedCloses 17 days
- Offender Engagement, Support and Oversight Service for High-Risk Offenders in Supported Exempt AccommodationThe Police and Crime Commissioner for DerbyshireEast Midlands£288kCloses 18 daysSME
- Business Support North East FrameworkNorth East Combined AuthorityNorth EastNot statedCloses 18 daysFrameworkSME
- Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places ProgrammeWrexham County Borough CouncilNorth West +3£60kCloses 18 daysSME
- 3D, 2D and Lighting Exhibition Design Services for: The Ocean (working title) Temporary Exhibition at Science Museum 2028 & Science and Industry Museum 2029Science Museum GroupLondon£108kCloses 20 days
- Provision of Travel Management ServicesUniversity of StrathclydeScotland£30mCloses 21 days
- The People's Network E-bikes - Customer Subscription, Service, Technology and Fleet Management Platform ProviderSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber£300kCloses 21 daysSME
- DRIVE Project for BedfordshireThe Police and Crime Commissioner for BedfordshireEast of England£992kCloses 21 daysSME
- ID 6621980 - DAERA - Strategic Communications Branch - Exhibition Design, Production/Print and Custom Build for the NI Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show May 2027Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsNorthern Ireland£360kCloses 21 daysSME
- For the provision of Out-of-Hour Emergency Service for households who are at risk of homelessness outside of standard operating times. Out of Hours emergency housing options telephone serviceOldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth WestNot statedCloses 21 daysSME
- Flexible Lifelong LearningCardiff UniversityWales£5mCloses 22 days
- Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6Procurement for HousingNorth WestNot statedCloses 22 daysFramework
- Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 (SHED 6)Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland)Scotland£250mCloses 22 daysFramework
- Executive Team development and coachingNHS Blood and TransplantSouth West£600kCloses 22 daysSME
- Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support PartnersThe Start-Up Loans CompanyNorth East +11£1.2m–104mCloses 22 daysSME
- Management Agent for Council HousesLiverpool City CouncilNorth West£120kCloses 23 daysSME
- ESFM: FM- Soft Facilities Management Services for BE in BrasiliaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLondon£620kCloses 24 daysSME
- T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support ProgrammeDerry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 25 days
- T26-112BUS Design and Delivery of the NW Community Wealth Building ProgrammeDerry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 25 days
- Language Services Framework 2027Bristol City CouncilNorth East +8£2.3mCloses 25 daysFrameworkSME
- Facilities Management Services for British Embassy TunisForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLondon£640kCloses 28 days
- Service, Maintenance and Reactive Repair of Sprinkler, Gas Suppression, Dry Riser and Fire Hydrants to various commercial premises 2027 - 2029East Renfrewshire CouncilScotland£400kCloses 28 days
- West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027West Northamptonshire CouncilEast Midlands£4.4mCloses 28 days
- Wales Hate Support CentreLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentWales£3.7mCloses 28 daysSME
- Work and Health Related ServicesNHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardWest Midlands£2.5m–32mCloses 28 daysFrameworkSME
- Total Office & Logistics SolutionsCommercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Procurement Services)South East£5m–100mCloses 30 daysSME
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03Who is buying
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 3 live tenders
- Derry City and Strabane District Council 3 live tenders
- Government Commercial Agency 3 live tenders
- North Ayrshire Council 2 live tenders
- DN Colleges Group 2 live tenders
04Business support contracts: common questions
How many business support tenders are live in the UK?
78 right now, from 68 public buyers, with 29 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in business support contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (2 of the 78 notices we have read), it is typically £7.6m. The insurance named most often is employer's liability at around £5m. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win business support contracts?
Often, yes. 48 of the 78 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 16 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Professional services
Professional services are often bought through frameworks and evaluated mainly on quality: named staff, case studies and method statements. Professional indemnity insurance levels are a common pass/fail check.
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