{
  "source": "TenderStandard UK",
  "dataset": "uk_fm_tender_market_report",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "label": "September 2026",
  "complete": true,
  "generated_at": "2026-10-19T12:56:45.034Z",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
  "attribution": "Credit \"TenderStandard UK\" and link to https://tenderstandard.co.uk",
  "docs": "https://tenderstandard.co.uk/data",
  "page": "https://tenderstandard.co.uk/fm-tender-market-report/2026-09",
  "citation": "TenderStandard UK, UK FM Tender Market Report: September 2026, tenderstandard.co.uk/fm-tender-market-report/2026-09",
  "tender_notices": 383,
  "previous_month_notices": 313,
  "stated_value_total": 3403032732,
  "stated_value_median": 500000,
  "notices_with_value": 351,
  "buyers_advertising": 285,
  "services": [
    {
      "service": "building-maintenance",
      "name": "Building maintenance",
      "notices": 62,
      "share_percent": 16,
      "previous_month": 61,
      "stated_value": 745340547
    },
    {
      "service": "hvac-mechanical",
      "name": "HVAC and mechanical",
      "notices": 46,
      "share_percent": 12,
      "previous_month": 37,
      "stated_value": 429949830
    },
    {
      "service": "cleaning",
      "name": "Cleaning",
      "notices": 43,
      "share_percent": 11,
      "previous_month": 37,
      "stated_value": 162848857
    },
    {
      "service": "minor-works-refurbishment",
      "name": "Minor works and refurbishment",
      "notices": 38,
      "share_percent": 10,
      "previous_month": 16,
      "stated_value": 80128500
    },
    {
      "service": "grounds-maintenance",
      "name": "Grounds maintenance",
      "notices": 37,
      "share_percent": 10,
      "previous_month": 32,
      "stated_value": 53903386
    },
    {
      "service": "security",
      "name": "Security",
      "notices": 31,
      "share_percent": 8,
      "previous_month": 21,
      "stated_value": 80518084
    },
    {
      "service": "electrical",
      "name": "Electrical",
      "notices": 30,
      "share_percent": 8,
      "previous_month": 30,
      "stated_value": 45072864
    },
    {
      "service": "fire-safety",
      "name": "Fire safety",
      "notices": 28,
      "share_percent": 7,
      "previous_month": 26,
      "stated_value": 276190999
    },
    {
      "service": "waste-management",
      "name": "Waste management",
      "notices": 28,
      "share_percent": 7,
      "previous_month": 32,
      "stated_value": 1211886857
    },
    {
      "service": "catering",
      "name": "Catering",
      "notices": 26,
      "share_percent": 7,
      "previous_month": 12,
      "stated_value": 194830918
    },
    {
      "service": "lift-maintenance",
      "name": "Lift maintenance",
      "notices": 26,
      "share_percent": 7,
      "previous_month": 14,
      "stated_value": 28957500
    },
    {
      "service": "facilities-management",
      "name": "Facilities management",
      "notices": 11,
      "share_percent": 3,
      "previous_month": 11,
      "stated_value": 74128778
    },
    {
      "service": "energy-decarbonisation",
      "name": "Energy and decarbonisation",
      "notices": 10,
      "share_percent": 3,
      "previous_month": 3,
      "stated_value": 113531000
    },
    {
      "service": "pest-control",
      "name": "Pest control",
      "notices": 10,
      "share_percent": 3,
      "previous_month": 9,
      "stated_value": 47590605
    },
    {
      "service": "water-hygiene",
      "name": "Water hygiene",
      "notices": 10,
      "share_percent": 3,
      "previous_month": 7,
      "stated_value": 29260520
    },
    {
      "service": "asbestos",
      "name": "Asbestos",
      "notices": 6,
      "share_percent": 2,
      "previous_month": 7,
      "stated_value": 146899041
    },
    {
      "service": "housing-maintenance",
      "name": "Housing repairs and maintenance",
      "notices": 2,
      "share_percent": 1,
      "previous_month": 1,
      "stated_value": 97766000
    }
  ],
  "nations": [
    {
      "nation": "England",
      "notices": 295
    },
    {
      "nation": "Scotland",
      "notices": 6
    },
    {
      "nation": "Wales",
      "notices": 42
    },
    {
      "nation": "Northern Ireland",
      "notices": 10
    },
    {
      "nation": "UK-wide or not stated",
      "notices": 30
    }
  ],
  "top_buyers": [
    {
      "buyer": "ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE",
      "notices": 11
    },
    {
      "buyer": "Caerphilly County Borough Council",
      "notices": 5
    },
    {
      "buyer": "London Borough of Haringey",
      "notices": 5
    },
    {
      "buyer": "Science Museum Group",
      "notices": 5
    },
    {
      "buyer": "British Council",
      "notices": 4
    },
    {
      "buyer": "City & County of Swansea",
      "notices": 4
    },
    {
      "buyer": "CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED",
      "notices": 4
    },
    {
      "buyer": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office",
      "notices": 4
    },
    {
      "buyer": "Learning Community Trust",
      "notices": 4
    },
    {
      "buyer": "Procurement for Housing",
      "notices": 4
    }
  ],
  "contract_awards": 502,
  "contract_award_value": 3284611110,
  "top_suppliers": [
    {
      "supplier": "Biffa Waste Services Ltd",
      "awards": 4
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Fieldway Compliance Ltd",
      "awards": 4
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd",
      "awards": 3
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Anti Graffiti Systems Ltd",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "BRITISH GAS SOCIAL HOUSING LIMITED",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "C.F. ROBERTS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LIMITED",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "CLC Contractors Limited",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Guardian Electrical Compliance",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Integral Roofing and Maintenance Services Ltd",
      "awards": 2
    },
    {
      "supplier": "Kirkman & Jourdain Ltd",
      "awards": 2
    }
  ],
  "contracts_ending_12_months": 378,
  "findings": [
    "383 FM, M&E and building services tender notices were published by UK public bodies in September 2026, up 22% on August 2026.",
    "Building maintenance was the busiest service with 62 notices (16% of the total), followed by hvac and mechanical (46) and cleaning (43).",
    "The biggest change was in minor works and refurbishment, up 138% on August 2026 (16 to 38 notices).",
    "Buyers stated a value on 351 notices, totalling £3.4bn with a median of £500k. Framework ceilings inflate the total, so the median is the better guide to a typical contract.",
    "ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE published the most FM notices (11).",
    "By nation: England 295, Scotland 6, Wales 42, Northern Ireland 10, UK-wide or not stated 30.",
    "502 FM contracts were awarded, worth £3.3bn where a value was stated. Biffa Waste Services Ltd was named on the most awards (4).",
    "378 FM contracts tracked by TenderStandard have a stated end date in the next 12 months, so expect a steady pipeline of re-tenders."
  ]
}