Architecture and engineering tenders in the United Kingdom

Figures from Find a Tender · updated 4 Nov 2026

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How many tenders, month by month

Competition: how many bids

From 300 award notices: the newest 25 of each month, out of 2,343 published in the same 12 months. Bids are the number of tenders received that each notice reports, as the median of its lots.

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Questions

How many architectural, engineering and inspection services tenders are published in the United Kingdom?

In the 12 months from November 2025 to October 2026, public buyers in the United Kingdom published 1,842 architectural, engineering and inspection services tenders on Find a Tender, the UK government's official tender service. That is about 154 a month, and 208 are open for bids right now.

How many companies bid on architectural, engineering and inspection services tenders in the United Kingdom?

In 179 sampled award notices that report bids, the median contract received 5 bids, and 30% received only one bid. Fewer bids usually means better odds for a well-prepared bid.

Can a company from another country win architectural, engineering and inspection services tenders in the United Kingdom?

Yes. UK public tenders are open to suppliers from other countries, and the UK's trade agreements, including the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, give suppliers from the EU, the US and other member countries a legal right to bid for covered contracts. In practice 2% of sampled awards in this market went to a company from outside the United Kingdom, often through a local partner or subsidiary.

Where can I find architectural, engineering and inspection services tenders in the United Kingdom?

Contracts above the UK thresholds are published on Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk); smaller ones on Contracts Finder. Orbigate searches both together and sends the new matches every morning.

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Where the numbers come from

Counts are new tender notices on Find a Tender, the UK's official service for contracts above the thresholds, classified under CPV division 71 (design, engineering, surveying, testing and technical inspection services). Smaller contracts published only on Contracts Finder are not counted. Bids and winner sizes come from the award notices. Monthly figures are rebuilt when a month ends; open tenders every day. Always confirm details in the official notice.