Machinery and equipment tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 57 live machinery and equipment tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers machinery, plant hire and tools and equipment 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.
57Live now
28Closing in 14 days
10Frameworks & DPS
£700kTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 57 live machinery and equipment tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £350k (stated in 2 of 57)
- Contract length
- Typically 4 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 39 of 57 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 10 of 57
Insurance
- Employer's liability (asked for in 1 of 57)
02Live machinery and equipment tenders in the UK
- Ceredigion, Food Centre Wales - Filtration Pilot Plant Equipment / Ceredigion, Canolfan Fwyd Cymru - Offer Peilot Hidlo ar gyfer Prosesu BwydCyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilWales£330kCloses TomorrowSME
- BCU-ITT-64247 - SBCU Boiler Replacement -YGBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWales£200kCloses 2 daysSME
- 733 - Supply and Fitting of Hydraulic and other Vehicle HosesLeeds City CouncilYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses 2 days
- St Edmunds College Mechanical and Electrical ServicesST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGEEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 3 days
- Waste Service Mobile PlantEssex County CouncilEast of England£720k–4.4mCloses 3 daysSME
- Servicing and Maintenance of Passenger LiftsSouth Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceWales£50kCloses 4 daysSME
- TEC Partnership - Boiler & Hot Water Generation Replacement Scheme BridlingtonTEC PartnershipYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses 4 days
- Hendre Ladus, Ystradgynlais, Powys, SA9 1SE, Design, Supply and Installation of ASHP Heating System and Associated WorksPowys County CouncilWales£220kCloses 4 daysSME
- NEPO219 - Building Materials & Managed StoresThe Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)North East£800mCloses 4 daysFrameworkSME
- AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and ServicesNHS Ayrshire & ArranScotlandNot statedCloses 7 days
- Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Training and Maintenance of a Fully Automatic Cardboard Baling SolutionBlaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilWales£150kCloses 7 daysSME
- Materials FrameworkORBIT GROUP LIMITEDEast Midlands +2Not statedCloses 7 daysFrameworkSME
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- FIF027-26 Laundry Dosing SystemNHS FifeScotland£1.2mCloses 7 days
- UKRI-5720 Magnetic Bearing Drive systems for ISIS Neutron Disc ChoppersUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South West£2.1mCloses 7 daysSME
- Medical Pulp and Associated Products 2027SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITEDLondon£1.6m–120mCloses 7 daysFrameworkSME
- Grounds Equipment SupplyPoringland Parish CouncilEast of England£55kCloses 7 daysSME
- NAB - Gas & Heating System InstallsNUNEATON AND BEDWORTH COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITEDWest Midlands£600kCloses 8 days
- North Wooton Pump and Pre-Cast Concrete Units SupplyKings Lynn Internal Drainage BoardEast of England£390kCloses 8 daysSME
- Supply of Automatic BA Washing Machine, Installation and Associated WorksSouth Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceWales£100kCloses 8 daysSME
- DNWP0016 - WAGR Enabling Works and Strip-out - Sellafield - A2R JVAltrad AtkinsRealis Joint Venture (A2R JV)UK-wide£10m–20mCloses 8 daysSME
- CTCRM Laundry Rental procurementMinistry of DefenceSouth East£51kCloses 9 days
- Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation FrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITEDNorth East +10£1061mCloses 9 daysFrameworkSME
- Poplar Harca Lift Service and Maintenance – All EstatesPoplar HARCA (Housing and Regeneration Community Association)LondonNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Tender to Establish a Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Various Containers at Household Recycling CentresArds and North Down Borough CouncilNorthern Ireland£220kCloses 14 daysFrameworkSME
- Detergent Dosing SystemNHS TaysideScotlandNot statedCloses 14 days
- Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply FrameworkCirrus Consortium c/o Coastline Housing LimitedNorth East +10Not statedCloses 14 daysFramework
- Two Cremators and Installation Works for Vinters Park CrematoriumMaidstone Borough CouncilSouth East£3.6mCloses 14 daysSME
- Testing, Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Air Compressors and Ancillary Compressed Air EquipmentCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£75kCloses 14 daysSME
- S20 Lifts - Avondale, Selwyn Morris & GalleonCardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA)Wales£90k–270kCloses 15 daysSME
- Provision of Design and Technology Machinery Safety and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Examination ServicesCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£30k–60kCloses 15 daysSME
- Boiler & Mechanical Specialist Remedials, Minor Works and New InstallationsKENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSouth East£250kCloses 15 daysSME
- CPU 6567 Automated Motor Vehicle and Plant Machinery PartsNottingham City CouncilEast Midlands£1.6m–8.8mCloses 16 daysSME
- Servicing, Maintenance and Repair of HVAC systems in non-domestic properties MTC 2027-2029East Renfrewshire CouncilScotland£1.2mCloses 17 days
- 260068 Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Twin-Screw Extruder for Compounding and RecyclingQueen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland£609kCloses 17 days
- PUBLIC SECTOR DECARBONISATION SCHEME 4 - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF AIR COURCE HEAT PUMPS – BRIGHOUSE SWIMMING POOLThe Borough Council of CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber£1.3mCloses 18 daysSME
- Vacuum Pump Tritium TestingUK Atomic Energy AuthoritySouth East£400kCloses 21 daysSME
- Supply and Delivery of Grounds MachineryNorthern Ireland Housing ExecutiveNorthern Ireland£18k–537kCloses 21 days
- 273_27 Office Machines and Office Ergonomic EquipmentLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEast Midlands£167k–3.3mCloses 22 daysSME
- ESTH - Lift Maintenance PPM & ReactiveEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustLondonNot statedCloses 23 daysSME
- Major Works 2027Places for PeopleNorth East +8Not statedCloses 23 daysSME
- Replacement of Steam BoilersMHRALondon£5.8mCloses 25 days
- EDC/2026/4397 Lift Refurbishment Milngavie Enterprise CentreEast Dunbartonshire CouncilScotlandNot statedCloses 28 days
- Total Office & Logistics SolutionsCommercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Procurement Services)South East£5m–100mCloses 30 daysSME
- Unified Customer Contact and Force Control Room SolutionYork and North Yorkshire Combined AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber£15mCloses 32 days
- The Provision of Servicing, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air CompressorsCleveland Fire AuthorityNorth East£210kCloses 32 daysSME
- Procurement Coffee and Vending Equipment, Consumables, Maintenance Services and a Replenishing Service for Coffee and Vending machinesVelindre University NHS TrustWales£1Closes 32 daysSME
- BA Compressor Maintenance 2026-2030West Midlands Fire and Rescue AuthorityWest MidlandsNot statedCloses 32 daysSME
- Fully Comprehensive Lift Maintenance and Repairs (Passenger Lifts, Platform Lifts and Stairlifts)(Brunelcare)BrunelcareSouth WestNot statedCloses 35 daysSME
- Diagnostic and Capital Equipment and Related Accessories and ServicesSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITEDLondon£24m–4326mCloses 35 daysFrameworkSME
- In-Vitro Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology ServicesSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITEDLondon£703mCloses 51 daysFrameworkSME
- UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas CoolerUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South East£140kCloses 52 daysSME
- IRM26/7740 - The Supply of HVAC SparesMinistry of DefenceWest Midlands£700kCloses Not statedFramework
- Pump Optimisation and Aeration Efficiency AnalysisTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITEDLondon +1Not statedCloses Not statedFrameworkSME
- Flow Regulators (Device Only)AFFINITY WATER LIMITEDNorth East +8£10mCloses Not statedSME
- NHS Tayside Laundry ReplacementNHS TaysideScotlandNot statedCloses Not stated
- Basildon Station Platform Replacements (1&2) GRIP 5-8 2026C2C RAILWAY LIMITEDEast of England +1£20mCloses Not stated
- FW Services - Procurement Cost Estimation and demand planning ToolsSCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLCScotland£1.4m–3.8mCloses Not statedSME
03Who is buying
- SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED 3 live tenders
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service 2 live tenders
- UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) 2 live tenders
- Ministry of Defence 2 live tenders
- NHS Tayside 2 live tenders
04Machinery and equipment contracts: common questions
How many machinery and equipment tenders are live in the UK?
57 right now, from 51 public buyers, with 28 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 machinery and equipment contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (2 of the 57 notices we have read), it is typically £350k. The insurance named most often is employer's liability. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win machinery and equipment contracts?
Often, yes. 39 of the 57 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 10 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: Goods & equipment
Goods are often bought through frameworks run by central purchasing bodies, with call-offs for specific needs. Price, delivery terms and product specifications usually decide it; check whether the buyer expects you on a framework first.
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