Find a Tender Service (FTS) is the UK government’s official portal for finding and applying for High-value public sector contract opportunities (typically worth over £139,688). Launched in 2021, it replaced the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) for UK contracts.
FTS is the public portal for all High-value notices published in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is used by public buyers to advertise contracts, and by suppliers to access these opportunities.
High-value notices make up around 34% of all contract opportunities in the UK, with lower-value notices making the other 66%. The thresholds which determine if contracts are higher or lower-value change biennially, and vary in value for goods, works and services. Details of current thresholds can be found on our ‘UK Public Procurement Thresholds‘ page.
Prior to 1 January 2021, High-value notices were published on TED – the official portal for active notices within the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). With the conclusion of Brexit, High-value notices from the UK are no longer advertised on the OJEU. UK businesses can, however, still bid for applicable High-value EU contracts.
If you are planning to search for tenders using FTS, you should be aware of the following constraints and challenges you will encounter.
Tenders Direct goes beyond FTS and empowers your business to win public sector contracts.
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