Read today
What is open, by trade and by area
7,776 public notices are open this morning — 1,468 in the United Kingdom, 6,308 in the United States. Pick the trade you sell and the area you work in.
These pages state what the buyers published, and nothing more. Which ones your firm could win is what a Watch is for.
Trades
Service desk, managed infrastructure, device and Microsoft 365 work published by public buyers. By area →
Bespoke build, systems integration and application support contracts open to small development shops. By area →
Website builds, redesigns, accessibility work and content management contracts. By area →
Campaign, media, social and communications work put out to tender by public buyers. By area →
Course delivery, e-learning design and workforce development contracts. By area →
Advisory, business case, options appraisal and programme support contracts. By area →
Evaluations, surveys, evidence reviews and applied research contracts. By area →
Penetration testing, security assessment, monitoring and assurance contracts. By area →
Data platform, reporting, dashboard and analytics contracts. By area →
If this is new to you
How a small firm wins UK public-sector work
What the 1,468 open UK notices are actually worth, how long you get to respond, which buyers publish most, and why a keyword alert cannot find the handful you could win. Every figure in it is read from this same pool.
And if you are deciding which portal to watch: Contracts Finder vs Find a Tender in 2026 — what changed under the Procurement Act, and where small contracts are published now.
What was read, and when
- SAM.gov United States
- 8,927 open · read 30 October 2026
- Find a Tender United Kingdom
- 1,394 open · read 30 October 2026
- Contracts Finder United Kingdom
- 97 open · read 30 October 2026
Each source is counted as it published. A tender that appears on two of them is one notice in the totals above, which is why these figures add up to more.