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award £7,500–£15,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)</description></item><item><title>UK Global Screen Fund: Slate Development Fund</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-22d909137196</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-22d909137196</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Grants &amp; funding</category><description>Supporting producers to develop slates of projects with international appeal. Overview The UKGSF Slate Development Fund supports later stage development for slates of up to five projects that offer…

award £45,000–£150,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Global Screen Fund</description></item><item><title>Artists Now Bursaries 2026–27</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d1227c603c68</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-d1227c603c68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Grants &amp; funding</category><description>Artists Now Bursaries support visual artists at every stage of their career to develop their artistic practice and professional development. You can apply for between £500 and £1,500 towards a…

award £500–£1,500 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Artists Now</description></item><item><title>Celebrating Our Strength in Our Diversity</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ffb847176e61</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-ffb847176e61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Networks &amp; market access</category><description>A Call to Artists At a time when division and intolerance are becoming more visible around the world, art has the power to bring people together. It can challenge prejudice, inspire empathy, and…

award £100–£200 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With via CuratorSpace</description></item><item><title>ITT - Taxation and reuse - UID 350</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3b90fbd99380</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-3b90fbd99380</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Historic England is seeking suppliers. We know that the structure of taxes shapes decisions about how and what to invest in.

contract value £29,167 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Historic England</description></item><item><title>Learning Management System and Associated Services</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-13ddac595c06</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-13ddac595c06</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>FAIRHIVE HOMES LIMITED is seeking suppliers. Invitation RFQ Description: Fairhive Homes Limited is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide, implement, configure,…

contract value £125,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With FAIRHIVE HOMES LIMITED</description></item><item><title>Artificial Intelligence Innovation — Office of Rail and Road</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-b3fc89e02ecf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-b3fc89e02ecf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Office of Rail and Road is seeking suppliers. ORR is seeking a specialist Microsoft AI delivery partner to design, develop and implement three AI solutions within its Microsoft 365 environment.

contract value £100,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Office of Rail and Road</description></item><item><title>Procurement Purchase to Pay System</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f1eebabe787f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f1eebabe787f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED is seeking suppliers. Maximus is undertaking a procurement exercise to identify a strategic Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform to support the ongoing transformation of…

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED</description></item><item><title>Rochdale Town Centre District Heat Network Development – Bidders Day</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-031660197184</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-031660197184</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · Rochdale, Greater Manchester · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>PME - Rough Sleeping Assertive Outreach and Support Service</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-bbf5e5d21240</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-bbf5e5d21240</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Liverpool City Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>LIOS - IROC/OP&amp;S — MOD Defence Sourcing Portal</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-93ecb527381a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-93ecb527381a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Ministry of Defence is seeking suppliers.

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With MOD Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP): current defence opportunities, public view</description></item><item><title>Music Growth Fund: £1,000 to £40,000 for music businesses</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c3e19d6d04d3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-c3e19d6d04d3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Grants &amp; funding</category><description>Grants of £1,000 to £40,000 (at least 25% match funding) from the £45m Music Growth Package for record labels, studios, publishers, rehearsal spaces, managers, promoters, festivals and grassroots…

award £1,000–£40,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Arts Council England - Music Growth Fund (Music Growth Package)</description></item><item><title>Event Services Framework at the National Portrait Gallery</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-28bc4dc84d5f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-28bc4dc84d5f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>National Portrait Gallery is seeking suppliers. The Gallery wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Event Services for events, which will be held at the National Portrait…

contract value £7,639,200 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With National Portrait Gallery</description></item><item><title>CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY OF AN ADVICE SERVICE UNDER THE CRISIS RESILIENCE FUND</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-67f9693821ce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-67f9693821ce</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking suppliers. This contract is to commission a proactive advice and support service to Hartlepool residents enabling service users to improve financial resilience.

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Hartlepool Borough Council</description></item><item><title>EV Infrastructure Back Office — Stirling Council</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d35ca8e0cc24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-d35ca8e0cc24</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Stirling Council is seeking suppliers. Stirling Council seeks a Charge Point Network Operator (CPNO) to provide EV Charge Point Management System (CPMS) services for its public and fleet charging…

contract value £315,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Stirling Council</description></item><item><title>NSpOC: Sovereign Sensor - Active RF Radar Capability</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-0ede2d898503</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-0ede2d898503</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology is seeking suppliers. **This notice supercedes UK3 Planned Procurement Notice reference 2026/S 000-078126, which was issued on 3rd August and modified…

contract value £25,000,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology</description></item><item><title>Commercialisation, Adoption Brokerage and Investment Readiness Support for the Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-73aff6f868f6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-73aff6f868f6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT is seeking suppliers. Provision of specialist commercialisation, adoption brokerage, procurement readiness, Return on investment/value proposition development and investment…

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT</description></item><item><title>Contract for Roofing and Solar Panels at Heol Emrys and Tudno, Lavender Court</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-aa36847a0e4e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-aa36847a0e4e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Proposed improvements to Plots 1 – 16 Lavender Court Tudno Place

contract value £88,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With City &amp; County of Swansea</description></item><item><title>UOW1002 - Video, audio and vital signs recording for medical procedures and simulation</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e736855a2250</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e736855a2250</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>University of Worcester is seeking suppliers. The University of Worcester is inviting tenders from suitably experienced suppliers for the provision of a video, audio and vital signs observation and…

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With University of Worcester</description></item><item><title>Use of Quantum Magnetic Sensing and Edge-AI in Asset Performance Monitoring in Airports</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-80a6dab975e4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-80a6dab975e4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT is seeking suppliers. Supply of a technology trial at Glasgow Airport to develop the application of quantum sensing technology in asset performance monitoring in airports to…

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT</description></item><item><title>Procurement of Solar Power Systems</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7f687d5c4586</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-7f687d5c4586</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine Phase 2 (PFRU-2) is a multi-year, multi-donor-funded programme managed by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As part of its project…

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Chemonics International, Inc.</description></item><item><title>Casting researcher — ScreenSkills training and opportunities</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-65e10edab2a8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-65e10edab2a8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. How do you…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>No silly questions - small group camera tutorials</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5572e3e10ad7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-5572e3e10ad7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. This small…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Standby art department dressing for camera in scripted high-end TV and Film</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3b1a63c9904b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-3b1a63c9904b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>Are you interested in moving into the role of standby art director? Tracey Ewen-Powell will be delivering one-day masterclasses in Manchester and London for crew who want to move into the role of…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · North West · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Essential influencing skills: Getting buy in at work</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a17f7696c5a2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a17f7696c5a2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. We have the…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Leading effective teams in post-production for HETV &amp; Film 2026</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d007fbcb7f23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-d007fbcb7f23</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>Many people in post-production are promoted based on their technical skills, a significant majority receive no training in people management or leadership skills at all. This highly regarded course,…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Upskilling, cross-skilling, and diversifying: Futureproofing your TV freelancer skillset</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1293441b7fac</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-1293441b7fac</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. The TV…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>An Introduction To Branded Content: Top 10 Tips For Getting Started</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5db44cc7eb38</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-5db44cc7eb38</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. Any…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Creating Branded Content: A Deep Dive</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1ed52a30fc09</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-1ed52a30fc09</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role or responsibility level, or improving skills in…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Key questions to ask your format from the get-go!</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3afcf80e6467</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-3afcf80e6467</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. Every…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>All ideas welcome: development for non-developers</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7200c477d776</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-7200c477d776</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. This 2-hour…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027: €50,000 international prize for professional craftspeople</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-75286fa0bde5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-75286fa0bde5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Awards &amp; prizes</category><description>An international prize for contemporary craft with €50,000 for the winning entry. Professional artisans aged 18 or over from any country can enter, individually or as a collective.

Closes 15 Oct 2026 · International · With LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027</description></item><item><title>Understanding Production for Factual Entertainment &amp; Structured Reality Development Teams</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3f12f71d645e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-3f12f71d645e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. What…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>MOBO UnSung Class of 2027: six-month artist development programme for unsigned artists</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4ac1c50e678f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-4ac1c50e678f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Accelerators &amp; programmes</category><description>Ten selected artists get a six-month Artist Development Programme with mentoring, industry-led masterclasses, creative and business development, networking, live performance opportunities and career…

non-cash support · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With MOBO UnSung</description></item><item><title>Talking Trail Sculpture — Natural England</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-fe57a86fae41</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-fe57a86fae41</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Natural England is seeking suppliers. To create, deliver and install six hardwood sculptures To be delivered by 15 March 2027

contract value £20,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Natural England</description></item><item><title>Exhibit in Brazil - Sensorial Exhibition</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-751c2ae178be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-751c2ae178be</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Networks &amp; market access</category><description>A unique opportunity for artists to show their work in a different country without having to be physically present. Please read the guidelines and apply.

award £160–£240 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With via CuratorSpace</description></item><item><title>McCarthy Stone Foundation Festive Connections: up to £750 for festive activities for people aged 65 and over</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-eef31b926ecf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-eef31b926ecf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Grants &amp; funding</category><description>Grants of up to £750 (no minimum) for a festive activity between 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027 that brings people aged 65 and over together, such as a Christmas lunch, community gathering,…

max award £750 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With McCarthy Stone Foundation Festive Connections Grants</description></item><item><title>BSL/English Media Interpreters Training Course 2026 - 2027</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e91cc87a404a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e91cc87a404a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>The demand for BSL/English interpreters with knowledge of working in the media domain has surged in recent years. However, the lack of formal training in the UK for BSL/English interpreters within…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · North West · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Technical Support Services 2026 — Procurement for Housing</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5b620403c79a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-5b620403c79a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Procurement for Housing is seeking suppliers. Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the…

contract value £260,000,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · North West · With Procurement for Housing</description></item><item><title>ITT for the Provision of Repairs Services Tender</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-424451477419</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-424451477419</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED is seeking suppliers. This service is being commissioned on behalf of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing strategic outcome(s) include, but is not limited to: •…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Rochdale, Greater Manchester · With ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED</description></item><item><title>SETsquared Framework For Mentors — The University of Bath</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-de2b02ed5f17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-de2b02ed5f17</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>The University of Bath is seeking suppliers. The University of Bath &amp; SETsquared is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of mentoring and business support services.

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With The University of Bath</description></item><item><title>National LGPS Framework for Legal Services</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-8a36f9663af1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-8a36f9663af1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund) is seeking suppliers. Norfolk County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the Pension Funds listed below wish to…

contract value £40,000,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Norfolk County Council (as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund)</description></item><item><title>Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7d2d5d7930f6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-7d2d5d7930f6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Tender to create a multi supply framework for housing disrepair legal support

contract value £1,750,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Home Group</description></item><item><title>Dedicated Housing Tenant Website — Cardiff Council</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-622bc2296669</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-622bc2296669</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Cardiff Council is seeking suppliers. Cardiff Council seeks approval in principle to procure a supplier to design, build, host and support a dedicated housing tenant website.

contract value £75,500 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Cardiff Council</description></item><item><title>Procurement of development viability training and bespoke support for Local Planning Authorities</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-6d189edeff45</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-6d189edeff45</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) is seeking suppliers. The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified development viability expert to…

contract value £170,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)</description></item><item><title>ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South West of England - UID 354</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2bedb53278d6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2bedb53278d6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Historic England is seeking suppliers. Historic England is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design and deliver a teacher professional development programme in the South West…

contract value £25,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Historic England</description></item><item><title>ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South East of England - UID 359</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a8a917c62c79</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a8a917c62c79</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Historic England is seeking suppliers. Historic England is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design and deliver a teacher professional development programme in the South East…

contract value £25,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Historic England</description></item><item><title>Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant Appointment 2026-2028</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-80928c7bf2f7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-80928c7bf2f7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Cumberland Council is seeking suppliers. Cumberland Council's Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint a single professional services provider (the "Consultant") with suitable architectural,…

contract value £200,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Cumberland, Cumbria · With Cumberland Council</description></item><item><title>Station Gateway &amp; King Street Investment &amp; Delivery Framework</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-22f3232cb37f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-22f3232cb37f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Wigan Council is seeking suppliers. Wigan Council is seeking to commission a multidisciplinary consultancy team to prepare a deliverable, evidence-led and action-focused Station Gateway &amp; King Street…

contract value £100,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Wigan, Greater Manchester · With Wigan Council</description></item><item><title>P-1723 Early Emotional and Wellbeing Support for Perinatal Mothers Service</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f95958c215a0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f95958c215a0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Manchester City Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Greater Manchester · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>PA047 Emotional Health &amp; Wellbeing Service For Looked After Children and Care Leavers</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e829c0d749a3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e829c0d749a3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Wigan Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Wigan, Greater Manchester · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>Regulation 44 Visits — The Chest</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2357a2f663d7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2357a2f663d7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Oldham Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Oldham, Greater Manchester · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>#45523 - IoT and Remote Condition Monitoring</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e96e7cf3024f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e96e7cf3024f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is seeking suppliers. Procurement Act – Competitive Flexible.

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Network Rail sourcing platform (BravoNR / Jaggaer): current opportunities, public view</description></item><item><title>Circular Economy Foundations Programme</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4ff99ea333a8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-4ff99ea333a8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Accelerators &amp; programmes</category><description>Over six weeks, you'll learn about customer demand, pricing, operational resilience, partnerships, impact and regulation. You'll have access to Entrepreneur Academy content, Visa financial education…

non-cash support · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Barclays Eagle Labs Circular Economy Foundations Programme</description></item><item><title>Sovereign AI R&amp;D Procurement: AI for a more productive NHS</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a652e071b8e0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a652e071b8e0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Build systems that unlock NHS productivity at scale, whether automating workflows, coordinating care, or supporting decision-making across services. Reduce cost, free capacity, and improve staff…

award £250,000–£10,000,000 · total pot £100m · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Sovereign AI Fund</description></item><item><title>Sovereign AI R&amp;D Procurement: Integrate AI at pace across Defence mission environments</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a48138dbc887</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a48138dbc887</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Develop open, secure, and modular-by-design AI capabilities that can operate on platform, in the field, and by dismounted forces in close combat, closing critical gaps in edge AI deployment across…

award £250,000–£10,000,000 · total pot £100m · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Sovereign AI Fund</description></item><item><title>Sovereign AI R&amp;D Procurement: Increase compute efficiency</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-69d24a574c69</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-69d24a574c69</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Drive efficiency and effectiveness in public compute infrastructure, to help deliver expansion of the AI Research Resource (AIRR), through trialling and deploying novel hardware or software…

award £250,000–£10,000,000 · total pot £100m · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Sovereign AI Fund</description></item><item><title>Sovereign AI R&amp;D Procurement: Enabling safe AI agent adoption</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-6d5484f40102</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-6d5484f40102</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Produce an evidence-based, operational, and ideally automated risk management approach for CISOs to support risk-based decision-making for specific AI agents in specific contexts, covering resilience…

award £250,000–£10,000,000 · total pot £100m · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Sovereign AI Fund</description></item><item><title>Internet Connectivity, Resilience, Firewall and Web Filtering</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a4dd7521d479</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a4dd7521d479</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>COTHAM SCHOOL is seeking suppliers. Cotham School is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide resilient internet connectivity and associated network security,…

contract value £60,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With COTHAM SCHOOL</description></item><item><title>CPU7109 - Alternative Provision (Education) Services Open Framework</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-69fddfd9394a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-69fddfd9394a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Nottingham City Council is seeking suppliers. Once this Tender Notice is published, Tender documents can be obtained from the East Midlands Procurement Portal at by searching for CPU7109.

contract value £178,000,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Nottingham City Council</description></item><item><title>Goss and Tregoss Historic Impact and Opportunity Scoping Assessment'</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f67131391fc3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f67131391fc3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Natural England is seeking suppliers. Completion of a Historic Impact and Opportunity Scoping Assessment for Goss and Tregoss Moors.

contract value £16,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Natural England</description></item><item><title>Provision of insurance and related services to Bromsgrove District Housing Trust</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-aeed8d57c1f4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-aeed8d57c1f4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>BROMSGROVE DISTRICT HOUSING TRUST LIMITED is seeking suppliers. Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT) is seeking to appoint one or more financially secure insurers to provide its Property,…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With BROMSGROVE DISTRICT HOUSING TRUST LIMITED</description></item><item><title>New EV Depot - Architectural Designer Services in connection with construction of a new EV depot for AfC SEND Transport</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a00825853486</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a00825853486</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking suppliers. Royal Borough of Kingston are conducting this Procurement to select an Architect to progress RIBA stage 1 &amp; 2 for the construction of a…

contract value £300,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames</description></item><item><title>Next Generation on Train Wifi (Members of RM6370)</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f278595895b6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f278595895b6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED is seeking suppliers. This Procurement is a Competitive Flexible Procedure open to members of the GCA Dynamic Market RM6370 Space Technology Solutions ( LNER is…

contract value £34,600,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED</description></item><item><title>High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Software for Drug Discovery</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2eb4dfa275f9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2eb4dfa275f9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>University of Dundee is seeking suppliers. HTE is a field of chemistry that expanded exponentially in the past five years, and most pharmaceutical companies are currently using it in their workflows.

contract value £210,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With University of Dundee</description></item><item><title>Concession Contract for a New Major Music Festival</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2fe5145fccf6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2fe5145fccf6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking suppliers. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is inviting Expressions of Interest and proposals from suitably qualified and…

contract value £2,500,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council</description></item><item><title>Provision of a Managing Agent Service to Manage, Supply, Deliver, Install and Commission Air Source Heat Pumps</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-8880aa3a88ea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-8880aa3a88ea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED is seeking suppliers. PowerNI, a brand of Energia Group wish to appoint a Managing Agent (Supplier) to provide an air source heat pump solution including assessment,…

contract value £640,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With ENERGIA GROUP NI HOLDINGS LIMITED</description></item><item><title>Albert Cross Design Contest — Glasgow City Council</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-822354ce3eb4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-822354ce3eb4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Glasgow City Council is seeking suppliers. Glasgow City Council (GCC) is initiating a landmark architectural design contest to redevelop two prominent gap sites at Albert Cross, situated within the…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Glasgow City Council</description></item><item><title>Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, Phase 2 Capital Development and Cultural Quarter Integration Project – Multidisciplinary Technical Project Management and Design Services to end of RIBA Stage 6</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4fdfeceeff20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-4fdfeceeff20</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking suppliers. Wrexham County Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary design team to progress the Tŷ Pawb Phase…

contract value £330,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Wrexham County Borough Council</description></item><item><title>Integrated Hospitality Technology platform (EPOS, Digital Ordering, Kiosk &amp; CRM Solutions)</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f7301049e755</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f7301049e755</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>University Of Edinburgh is seeking suppliers. The University requires a flexible and scalable software and hardware solution to support the efficient operation of a complex, multi-site catering…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With University Of Edinburgh</description></item><item><title>Viability Assessment — Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d62528652680</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-d62528652680</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is seeking suppliers. In June 2026, the Borough Council began the process of producing the next Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044.

contract value £100,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk</description></item><item><title>Notice: OUH Blood Transfusion Analysers MS</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-b05d6466c160</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-b05d6466c160</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking suppliers. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is seeking to procure a managed service for the provision of a blood…

contract value £1,650,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</description></item><item><title>Appointment of an Integrated Consultant Team ICT to deliver professional design services to manage the project for a new floodlighting installation at New-Bridge Integrated College, Loughbrickland for</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3da582aecea7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-3da582aecea7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>City of Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is seeking suppliers. This procurement is for the provision of an Integrated Consultant Team.

contract value £24,600 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With City of Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council</description></item><item><title>IoT Devices for Insight into Freebridge Homes</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c428bbde7ff8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-c428bbde7ff8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Freebridge Community Housing Limited is seeking suppliers. Freebridge Community Housing is seeking to procure an Internet of Things (IoT) environmental sensor solution to support the proactive…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Freebridge Community Housing Limited</description></item><item><title>External Board Effectiveness Review</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f4d3bbf443d3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-f4d3bbf443d3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Legal Services Board is seeking suppliers. The Legal Services Board (LSB) is looking to appoint a suitably qualified third party to undertake an external evaluation of the LSB Board.

contract value £35,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Legal Services Board</description></item><item><title>Growth Hub Website — York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5b22af614830</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-5b22af614830</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking suppliers. 3.2 York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority invites suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to tender for the design,…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority</description></item><item><title>Adolygiad Caffael a Rheolaeth Categori / Procurement and Category Management Review</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-6cfacaddf736</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-6cfacaddf736</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Cyngor Gwynedd is seeking suppliers. Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn ceisio cymorth gan arbenigwr caffael annibynnol i adolygu'r trefniadau caffael a rheoli categorïau presennol o fewn y Cyngor / Cyngor…

contract value £15,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Cyngor Gwynedd</description></item><item><title>Product and Service Design and Implementation</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4e0f090e620f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-4e0f090e620f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT is seeking suppliers. Connected Places Catapult is seeking a specialist software development partner to design, develop, test, deploy and support the Innovation Passport…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT</description></item><item><title>Evaluation of the pilot phase of Marine Recovery Action Plans</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-94e1cf18ba00</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-94e1cf18ba00</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Natural England is seeking suppliers. Natural England is testing a proposed process for developing Marine Recovery Action Plans (M-RAPs), and requires a light touch process evaluation (in keeping…

contract value £35,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Natural England</description></item><item><title>Cytundeb Fframwaith CymruSOC 2.0 CymruSOC 2.0 Framework Agreement</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d9943ab0e56d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-d9943ab0e56d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking suppliers. Bydd CymruSOC 2.0 yn darparu fframwaith SOC a reolir cenedlaethol sy'n cynnwys gwasanaeth SOC craidd a reolir a Gwasanaethau Ychwanegol a…

contract value £90,000,000 · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council</description></item><item><title>Shooting for sizzles: a hands on guide to self shooting for development</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a65a2b46e5ea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a65a2b46e5ea</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>Shooting for sizzles is a one-day, in-person course focusing on how to shoot sizzle specific content on a tiny budget and build a tape to sell your show. The expectation that a TV idea will arrive…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · North West · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Cutting content in the digital age</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-79384fc5306e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-79384fc5306e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>Today's productions don't stop at delivering a programme. Editorial teams are increasingly expected to create social clips, promotional content, digital-first edits and platform-specific versions…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · North West · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>Provision of Continuing Airworthiness Management, Maintenance, Engineering and Logistics Support Services for the Bell 429 Aircraft</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a18ed45dacbe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a18ed45dacbe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC is seeking suppliers. The contracting authority is seeking a suitably qualified aviation services provider to deliver continuing airworthiness management,…

Closes 16 Oct 2026 · National · With NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC</description></item><item><title>Burnley FC Innovation Hub: six-month live pilot at a football club for early-stage sports tech companies</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e3a89116d7d4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e3a89116d7d4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Accelerators &amp; programmes</category><description>Two or three early-stage companies with a working product get a six-month pilot inside Burnley FC from December 2026, with access to athletes, staff, training facilities and the club's data, at no…

non-cash support · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · North West · With Burnley FC Innovation Hub</description></item><item><title>Legal Disrepair Surveyor Services — West Lancashire Borough Council</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-50c8e5270566</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-50c8e5270566</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking suppliers. West Lancashire Borough Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced surveyors to provide legal disrepair surveyor services in…

contract value £150,000 · Closes 17 Oct 2026 · West Lancashire, Lancashire · With West Lancashire Borough Council</description></item><item><title>Request For Information - Service Now Maintenance Support</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2397310ca086</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2397310ca086</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking suppliers.

Closes 17 Oct 2026 · West Lancashire, Lancashire · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>Independent Evaluation of the Better Security, Better Care Programme (October 2025 to October 2028)</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2cfcd5c04fe2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2cfcd5c04fe2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Better Security Better Care is seeking suppliers. Digital Care Hub is seeking an independent evaluation partner to assess the delivery, impact, sustainability and value for money of the Better…

contract value £125,000 · Closes 18 Oct 2026 · National · With Better Security Better Care</description></item><item><title>Understanding Production for Formats &amp; Returnable Series</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-53016a880c94</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-53016a880c94</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Training &amp; skills</category><description>As part of our Step Up strand, we’re offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role, or improving their skills in unscripted TV. What…

free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 18 Oct 2026 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)</description></item><item><title>The Elephant Trust Main Fund</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2249981d4b21</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2249981d4b21</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Grants &amp; funding</category><description>Support for new work by artists in the fine arts and small organisations and galleries with imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions.

award £2,000–£5,000 · Closes 18 Oct 2026 · National · With The Elephant Trust</description></item><item><title>EPSRC Clean Energy ICURe Engage - November 2026</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-25e3b3536bc6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-25e3b3536bc6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Accelerators &amp; programmes</category><description>EPSRC Clean Energy ICURe Engage is a four-week, part-time programme which helps healthcare technologies researchers identify who could benefit from their research and explore the benefits of…

non-cash support · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)</description></item><item><title>Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational Establishments</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1154ce986e19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-1154ce986e19</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Norfolk County Council is seeking suppliers. Norfolk County Council is seeking to replace its existing framework agreement for education connectivity which is expiring.

contract value £1,500,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With Norfolk County Council</description></item><item><title>On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems &amp; Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing &amp; Payment Consultancy</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-dbe3f2ef43b5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-dbe3f2ef43b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>SOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED is seeking suppliers. Smart Applications Management Limited (SAM) is the trading name of South West Smart Applications Limited, a Membership based central…

contract value £100,000,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With SOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED</description></item><item><title>Commercial Boilers Installations Framework Agreement 2026 - 2030</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a2ef0c2956cd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-a2ef0c2956cd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>The Riverside Group Limited is seeking suppliers. Framework Agreement will cover all labour, materials, equipment, and services required to supply, install, test, and commission a fully operational…

Closes 19 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With The Riverside Group Limited</description></item><item><title>Provision of a Human Resources Information System and Payroll Service</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7fe46bd2c8d4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-7fe46bd2c8d4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST is seeking suppliers. David Ross Education Trust is inviting tenders for the implementation and ongoing provision of a secure, modern and user-friendly Human Resources…

contract value £1,600,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST</description></item><item><title>James Rennie School at Bishop Harvey Goodwin School, Carlisle - Consultancy Services</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ed6cf1194d73</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-ed6cf1194d73</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Cumberland Council is seeking suppliers. Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to provide full multidisciplinary design and professional services…

contract value £150,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · Cumberland, Cumbria · With Cumberland Council</description></item><item><title>Chiltern Rail - Train Planning &amp; Rostering System Replacement</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2a0f48d48f60</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-2a0f48d48f60</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED is seeking suppliers. Chiltern Rail is seeking to procure supplier-hosted software solutions and associated services to replace its existing Train Planning and Rostering systems.

contract value £6,500,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED</description></item><item><title>Pipelines - Support and Development</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-8aa4081301cc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-8aa4081301cc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>UK Hydrographic Office is seeking suppliers. UKHO requires a supplier to provide support, maintenance and development services for its Product Aggregation Pipeline systems.

contract value £5,500,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With UK Hydrographic Office</description></item><item><title>Asset Valuations &amp; Associated Services</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-81425798fd1d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-81425798fd1d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Merseytravel is seeking suppliers. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide a range of land, property and asset valuation…

contract value £10,125,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>Design, Build and Delivery of Invest Liverpool City Region Real Estate Exhibition Stands</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e60206ef7817</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-e60206ef7817</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Merseytravel is seeking suppliers. Liverpool City Region, through Invest Liverpool City Region (ILCR), is seeking to appoint experienced exhibition design and build partners to design, construct and…

Closes 19 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)</description></item><item><title>Understanding the V&amp;A's Impact on the Creative Industries</title><link>https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-97d9121d5caf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">opp-97d9121d5caf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tenders &amp; contracts</category><description>Victoria and Albert Museum is seeking suppliers. We are looking for a supplier to conduct a study to build a clear, evidence‑based understanding of how the V&amp;A supports the UK creative industries and…

contract value £60,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · National · With Victoria and Albert Museum</description></item></channel></rss>
