Small construction contracts for first-time bidders

There are 37 open construction tenders a small firm new to public sector work could realistically go for. The soonest closes on 9 November 2026.

Every contract here passes all six checks, taken from the official notice:

• Anyone can bid: it is not a call-off for firms already on a framework
• Worth £100,000 or less
• The buyer hasn't marked it as unsuitable for small firms
• No staff to take over (no TUPE)
• No named accreditations required
• At least 7 days until the deadline

Open now

• Rough Sleeper Winter Accommodation Pods Pilot, Milton Keynes City Council, £40,000, closes 9 November 2026
  Milton Keynes City Council is looking for about 20 temporary accommodation pods to give people sleeping rough a safe, self-contained place to stay over winter 2026/27. The contract also covers shared
• POW-ITT-64317 FLAT ROOF FOR MONNOW WARD, BRONLLYS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL , Powys Teaching Health Board, £90,000, closes 9 November 2026
  Powys Teaching Health Board needs a complete replacement of a failing flat roof on Monnow Ward at Bronllys Community Hospital in Brecon. The work includes removing the old roof, repairing the deck and
• Resurfacing of Church Car Park - Church Street, Audley, Audley Rural Parish Council, £90,000, closes 9 November 2026
  A local parish council needs the existing surface of a church car park removed and replaced with new surfacing. This is a straightforward resurfacing job on Church Street in Audley.
• Water Treatment Services including Water Risk Asesssments, Solihull College and University Centre, £80,000, closes 10 November 2026
  Solihull College needs a water treatment company to look after water systems across three campuses and carry out annual risk assessments. The current contract ends on 31 December 2026, and they want a
• Improvements to Martham Playing Field Play Area, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, £89,000, closes 10 November 2026
  Great Yarmouth Borough Council wants a contractor to redesign, refurbish, and install new play equipment at Martham Playing Field Play Area in Norfolk. This is a complete overhaul of the play area inc
• Gorleston Cliffs Play Area Improvement Works, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, £69,000, closes 10 November 2026
  Great Yarmouth Borough Council is looking for a contractor to redesign, refurbish, and install new play equipment at Gorleston Cliffs Play Area on Marine Parade. The work includes removing old equipme
• Temporary Exhibition Build - Uniform, NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, £75,000, closes 11 November 2026
  The National Army Museum needs a contractor to build and construct gallery structures for a new temporary exhibition opening in April 2027. The work includes manufacturing structures to design drawing
• Sworders Field Children's Playground Inclusive Play Unit, Bishop's Stortford Town Council, £30,000, closes 11 November 2026
  Bishop's Stortford Town Council wants a contractor to supply and install one large inclusive play unit at Sworders Field. The unit must include a half pipe slide with pull ropes, low climbing ropes, a
• CA18526 - ITT for Flitcham Chimney Removal and Associated Electrical Works, Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, £25,000, closes 12 November 2026
  A primary school (Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy) needs a contractor to remove a chimney from their building and carry out associated electrical work to make safe or reconnect electrics af
• Roof Replacement and Solar PV Installation - Sleight's House Westonbirt Arboretum, Forestry Commission, £90,000, closes 13 November 2026
  The Forestry Commission wants a contractor to replace the roof at Sleights House in Westonbirt Arboretum, fix the garage flat roof, and install solar panels on the building. The work needs to make the
• NDC0130-26 - Installation of Replacement LED Lighting - Greenlanes, North Devon District Council, £100,000, closes 13 November 2026
  North Devon District Council is replacing all the lighting in Greenlanes shopping centre in Barnstaple with new LED lighting. This is a direct contract worth around £100,000 for the installation work.
• Alterations and Refurbishment, South Tyneside Borough Council, £81,000, closes 13 November 2026
  South Tyneside Borough Council wants a contractor to refurbish a house on East Boldon Road in Boldon so it can be used as a respite foster care home. The work includes stripping out the interior, new
• 5521 - Cwm Ifor Primary School - Installation of Pedestrian Control Gate, Caerphilly County Borough Council, £35,000, closes 13 November 2026
  Caerphilly County Borough Council wants a contractor to install an access control system on the front pedestrian gate at Cwm Ifor Primary School. The work includes digging a trench from the gate to th
• Level 1-3 Construction and Energy Efficiency Skills in the Community, East Lindsey District Council, £75,000, closes 13 November 2026
  East Lindsey District Council is looking for a training provider to deliver accredited construction and energy efficiency skills courses (Levels 1-3) to local residents. The provider will recruit lear
• Supply and instal doors to Hexton Barn, SG5 3HX, Natural England, £18,000, closes 13 November 2026
  Natural England is looking for a supplier to install roller shutter doors and pedestrian doors with cladding at a barn in Hexton, Hertfordshire. The work is scheduled for December 2026 or January 2027
• Romney Lock House - Internal Wall Insulation PIR, Environment Agency, £45,000, closes 16 November 2026
  The Environment Agency wants a contractor to fit insulation on the inside of the solid concrete block walls and the sloped ceilings of Romney Lock House, a property near Windsor. PIR is rigid foam boa
• Contract for Bike Tracks at Coed Gwilym & Coed Bach, City & County of Swansea, £63,200, closes 17 November 2026
  The City & County of Swansea is buying the design and construction of mountain bike trail improvements at two woodland sites. At Coed Gwilym, the jump trails will be redesigned and rebuilt, and at Par
• NCC2010 Fascia Replacement at Burnside Primary School, Northumberland County Council, £75,000, closes 18 November 2026
  Northumberland County Council wants a contractor to replace the fascia boards and cladding on the outside of Burnside Primary School in Cramlington. The school stays open during the work, so the contr
• Repairs and Maintenance Service (RMS) - Utterby Side Garage Site Demolition (CRN/2026/289), Stoke-on-Trent City Council, £100,000, closes 18 November 2026
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants a single contractor to demolish 40 brick and concrete garages and carry out associated works at one site in Stoke-on-Trent. The council will act as the Principal Cont
• Video Games Exhibition - Fit Out and Graphics, Science Museum Group, £100,000, closes 18 November 2026
  The Science Museum Group wants a contractor to fit out and design the graphics for a new Video Games Exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford. The estimated contract value is £1
• Repair of St Michaels and All Angels Church Wall, Aylsham Town Council, £60,000, closes 19 November 2026
  Aylsham Town Council wants a contractor to carry out extensive repairs to the boundary walls around St Michael's Church churchyard in Aylsham, Norfolk. Parts of the walls are in very poor condition an
• Tender for Installation of Electric Charging Pedestals, Broads Authority, £30,000, closes 20 November 2026
  The Broads Authority wants a contractor to replace 52 existing electric vehicle charging pedestals at 21 sites across the Broads with new Meter MACS units. The work runs from 4 December 2026 to 26 Feb
• CA18609 - R9387 - SHGH - ECU STAFF ROOM, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, £75,000, closes 20 November 2026
  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust wants a contractor to convert an existing room on the ground floor of the Eye Care Unit at St Helier Hospital into a new staff welfare room. The work
• Aids and Adaptations Works Contractor (Sutton Bridge), South Holland District Council, £85,000, closes 20 November 2026
  South Holland District Council wants to hire a building contractor to extend and adapt a property at 96 Railway Lane South in Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. The work is worth about £85,000 and is likely
• SWAST-5147-E Newton Abbot Structural repairs (2a), South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, £100,000, closes 20 November 2026
  South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust wants a contractor to carry out structural repairs at its ambulance station in Newton Abbot. The contract is worth around £100,000 and covers physi
• Contract for Event Lighting – Swansea Ampitheatre , City & County of Swansea, £25,000, closes 20 November 2026
  Swansea Council wants to hire a lighting contractor to design, install and set up a permanent lighting scheme for the Swansea Amphitheatre. The aim is to make the building look better, strengthen its
• Design Supply and install Junior Play Area - Kynaston Rd, Shrewsbury Town Council, £85,000, closes 20 November 2026
  Shrewsbury Town Council wants you to redesign, supply, and install a new junior play area at Kynaston Road. The budget is £85,000. The play equipment must be inclusive for children aged 6 to 12 of all
• Demolition and Clearance of 1-4 & 5-8 Redoubt Court, Fareham Borough Council, £90,000, closes 20 November 2026
  The council wants a contractor to demolish buildings at 1-4 and 5-8 Redoubt Court in Fareham (PO14 1BY) and clear the site afterwards. The estimated value is £90,000.
• YSJU London Campus Security Doors, York St John University, £80,000, closes 23 November 2026
  York St John University wants a contractor to install electronic access control (keycard or electronic lock style entry systems) on eight doors at its London campus in Canary Wharf. The work covers up
• Design, supply, and Installation of Newbiggin Skatepark Extension, Newbiggin Town Council, £97,767, closes 23 November 2026
  Newbiggin Town Council wants a contractor to design, build and finish an extension and upgrade to the skatepark in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. The work covers ground preparation, concrete co
• King George V Play Area Refurbishment, Madron Parish Council, £40,000, closes 26 November 2026
  Madron Parish Council wants to refurbish King George V Play Area, including new play equipment and perimeter fencing. The goal is to create a safe, inclusive, imaginative play space that is also envir
• Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy Services - Replacement of Depot Heating System, North East Derbyshire District Council, £66,666, closes 27 November 2026
  North East Derbyshire District Council wants to hire engineering consultants to plan the replacement of the ageing gas-fired heating system at its Eckington Depot. The work covers the early technical
• CA18585 - ITT Repair and replacement works to whole site drainage system, Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, £100,000, closes 27 November 2026
  Diss Church of England Junior Academy wants a contractor to repair and replace the drainage pipes and related parts across the whole school site. The Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company is r
• Swanley Park Footpath Refurbishment, Swanley Town Council, £20,000, closes 30 November 2026
  Swanley Town Council wants a contractor to dig up and rebuild two footpaths in Swanley Park, one about 355 metres long and one about 62 metres long after extension. The new paths will be wider and stu
• The Design and Installation of Land Drainage at Cambridge Crematorium, Cambridge City Council, £36,000, closes 4 December 2026
  Cambridge City Council wants a consultant to design land drainage at Cambridge Crematorium. The work starts with a brief options report recommending a drainage solution, then a full detailed design, w
• Stone Walling at Milton Road Cemetery in Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare Town Council, £75,000, closes 18 December 2026
  Weston-super-Mare Town Council needs a specialist stone walling contractor to rebuild a collapsed retaining wall at Milton Road Cemetery. The wall is in a conservation area, so the new work must match
• Design and construct a pump BMX Track and new community sports equipment., Drayton Bassett Parish Council, £84,000, closes 18 January 2027
  Drayton Bassett Parish Council is asking for a contractor to design and build a pump BMX track, move existing play equipment if needed, and install new community sports equipment at their playing fiel

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