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13 machinery and equipment contracts open now that suit small firms

Every one is marked suitable for SMEs by the buyer, is worth up to £100,000 (or the value isn't stated), and closes at least 3 days from today. Updated 31 October 2026. Free, no sign-up.

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In the last 6 months, at least 53% of 919 machinery and equipment contracts went to small firms, and the typical value was £200,000. See what buyers paid.

Competition: recent machinery and equipment tenders on Find a Tender drew a median of 4 bids, and 28% got two or fewer (258 competitions). More tender numbers.

See all 255 open contracts · 26 machinery and equipment contracts coming soon (add their dates to your calendar) · 648 machinery and equipment contracts ending in the next 15 months · 7 machinery and equipment dynamic markets open to join · closing dates in your calendar

Any size, by buyer: 4 from housing associations, 5 from the NHS, 5 from schools and colleges, 15 from universities, 1 from parish and town councils

Machinery and equipment 13

  • Procurement of Handheld 3D SLAM scanner with a backpack mount and software

    Chemonics International, Inc. · London · Value not stated · closes Thu 5 Nov

    Chemonics Group UK Limited which is implementing the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine Phase 2 (PFRU-2) Project as part of international technical assistance (hereinafter referred to as Chemonics) invites you to…

  • Testing, Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Air Compressors and Ancillary Compressed Air Equipment

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and The Humber · £75,000 · closes Mon 9 Nov

    The Council has an estate of approximately 450 properties across the district covering a range of property types including (but not limited to) offices, schools, libraries, leisure centres, residential homes, private…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 6 bids (from 11 with a published count).

  • Invitation to Tender For Maintenance of CCTV, door entry systems and internal magnetic lock doors

    Maidstone Borough Council · South East · Value not stated · closes Wed 11 Nov

    Maidstone Borough Council is looking to tender a maximum 5-year contract for the maintenance of CCTV, door entry and internal magnetic lock doors of the residential blocks managed by the Housing Portfolio Team,…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 5.5 bids (from 8 with a published count).

  • For the provision of THOR Electrical Power Distribution Equipment

    UK Atomic Energy Authority · South East · £50,000 · closes Mon 16 Nov

    UKAEA is seeking to appoint an organisation to deliver electrical distribution equipment for the THOR project at UKAEA South Yorkshire (Rotherham). The requirement is for supply of an LV switchboard, protective devices,…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 3.5 bids (from 10 with a published count).

  • CEFAS26-115 ITT for a Small Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

    CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE · London · £100,000 · closes Mon 16 Nov

    Cefas currently uses hand deployable multi-parameter sondes (CTDs) for collecting water column data. With the advent of easy-to-use small AUVs we wish to supplement these programs with more autonomous data collection.…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 4.5 bids (from 6 with a published count).

  • Menin Gate Soundscape

    COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION · South East · £87,000 · closes Mon 16 Nov

    The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is seeking proposals from appropriate suppliers for the creation of an immersive soundscape installation and supporting activations at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres/Ieper…

  • Life Sciences Equipment - Cagewash, IVC and Decontamination

    UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX (THE) · South East · Value not stated · closes Mon 16 Nov

    This opportunity is for supply and installation of life sciences decontamination equipment, IVCs, racks and related goods at The University of Sussex. This opportunity is split into five lots. The University of Sussex…

  • Visitor Counters - Framework

    Forestry Commission · South West · £100,000 · closes Mon 23 Nov

    A framework agreement for the supply, installation, maintenance and potentially removal of visitor counters in the nation’s forests, across six forest districts: North, South, East, West, Central, Yorkshire and…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 7.5 bids (from 12 with a published count).

  • The Supply & Installation of Replacement Communal Laundry Equipment

    London Borough of Hillingdon · London · £100,000 · closes Tue 24 Nov

    The London Borough of Hillingdon wishes to appoint an experienced service provider for the Replacement programme of its Communal Laundry Equipment, ensuring compliance with all relevant industry, manufacturers and…

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 8 bids (from 5 with a published count).

  • BA Compressor Maintenance 2026-2030

    West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · West Midlands · £90,000 · closes Fri 27 Nov

    A maintenance contract for WMFRA's breathing air compressors.

    Re-tender: currently held by Revolution Air Services Ltd, Nov 2022 to Oct 2026.

    Competition: this buyer's recent open tenders drew a median of 8.5 bids (from 8 with a published count).

  • Procurement of Dynamic Market solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business

    United Utilities Water Limited · North West · Value not stated · closes Wed 1 Aug

    The Contracting Authority intends to establish a Dynamic Market for the provision of: solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business. The market will be for the procurement of goods for both…

  • Procurement of Dynamic Market solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business

    United Utilities Water Limited · North West · Value not stated · closes Wed 1 Aug

    The Contracting Authority intends to establish a Dynamic Market for the provision of: solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business. The market will be for the procurement of goods for both…

  • Procurement of Dynamic Market solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business

    United Utilities Water Limited · North West · Value not stated · closes Wed 1 Aug

    The Contracting Authority intends to establish a Dynamic Market for the provision of: solutions to support Process Equipment requirements across the business. The market will be for the procurement of goods for both…