UK FM Tender Market Report
October 2026
What UK public bodies put out to tender for facilities management, M&E and building services in October 2026, and who won the contracts. Compiled from official notices.
- FM tender notices
- 463September 2026: 378
- Median stated value
- £600k428 notices stated a value
- Buyers advertising
- 331public bodies with FM notices
- FM contracts awarded
- 378£2.3bn where stated
Key findings
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- 463 FM, M&E and building services tender notices were published by UK public bodies in October 2026, up 22% on September 2026.
- Building maintenance was the busiest service with 78 notices (17% of the total), followed by minor works and refurbishment (75) and grounds maintenance (68).
- The biggest change was in energy and decarbonisation, up 175% on September 2026 (8 to 22 notices).
- Buyers stated a value on 428 notices, totalling £8.5bn with a median of £600k. Framework ceilings inflate the total, so the median is the better guide to a typical contract.
- London Borough of Haringey published the most FM notices (19).
- By nation: England 360, Scotland 19, Wales 45, Northern Ireland 20, UK-wide or not stated 19.
- 378 FM contracts were awarded, worth £2.3bn where a value was stated. Aspens Services Ltd was named on the most awards (4).
- 376 FM contracts tracked by TenderStandard have a stated end date in the next 12 months, so expect a steady pipeline of re-tenders.
FM tender notices by service
Published in October 2026, compared with September 2026.
A notice can cover more than one service, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
Most active buyers
Public bodies publishing the most FM notices in October 2026.
By nation
- England360 notices
- Scotland19 notices
- Wales45 notices
- Northern Ireland20 notices
- UK-wide or not stated19 notices
- London Borough of Haringey19 notices
- City & County of Swansea12 notices
- The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe7 notices
- Educo5 notices
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 notices
- Caerphilly County Borough Council4 notices
- Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited4 notices
- Ipswich Borough Council4 notices
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council4 notices
- Milton Keynes City Council4 notices
Largest advertised FM opportunities
By stated value. Framework values are ceilings shared across suppliers.
- Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (Kent County Council t/a LASER)£1.5bn
- Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework (EASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED)£1.1bn
- Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM4S) - Scotland Framework Agreement (LHC Procurement Group)£900m
- Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM4S) - Scotland Framework Agreement (LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA))£900m
- South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework 2027 (Carmarthenshire County Council)£800m
- Extra Care Housing Development - Edinburgh House (Portsmouth City Council)£280m
- Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 (Procurement for Housing)£250m
- Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 (SHED 6) (Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland))£250m
- Environmental Services Contract (Bracknell Forest Borough Council)£185m
- Accommodation Only Services for People Experiencing Homelessness - Private Rented Sector Accommodation (Glasgow City Council)£178m
Who won FM contracts
Suppliers named on the most FM award notices in October 2026. See every award and the contracts ending soon on the FM contract awards page.
- Aspens Services Ltd4 awards
- COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED3 awards
- MiQuill Catering Ltd3 awards
- Mobius Works Ltd3 awards
- 7Formation2 awards
- Amspec Limited2 awards
- BELL GROUP LTD2 awards
- Churchill Contract Services Ltd2 awards
- FIELDWAY COMPLIANCE LIMITED2 awards
- GROUND CONTROL LIMITED2 awards
Method and coverage
How the figures are built, and their limits.
- Source: official tender, award and contract notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, collected daily by TenderStandard UK.
- A notice counts as FM when its CPV classification or title places it in one of 14 FM, M&E and building services categories. Supply-only goods notices are excluded.
- Each tender notice is counted once, in the month it was first published. The same opportunity cross-posted to two portals is counted once.
- Values are as stated by buyers, usually excluding VAT. Framework values are ceilings shared across suppliers, so totals overstate likely spend. The median is the better guide to a typical contract.
- Awards are counted in the month of award or contract signature. The supplier is the first named supplier on the notice.
- Figures for recent months can rise slightly as late notices are collected. Find a Tender coverage is complete from June 2026.
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Suggested citation
TenderStandard UK, UK FM Tender Market Report: October 2026, tenderstandard.co.uk/fm-tender-market-report/2026-10.
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