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Contracts Finder is a UK government portal allowing suppliers to find and apply for low-value public sector contract opportunities published by central government departments, local authorities, NHS trusts, and more.
The portal is not a comprehensive source of all available notices, as many can be found on various other public sector websites. Notices published by devolved administrations can be found on Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI.
Low-value tenders are notices which fall below UK public procurement thresholds, but are worth more than £12,000 inc VAT. Typically these contracts have less red tape than high-value tenders, making them perfect for SMEs and companies who have limited to no experience working with the public sector.
Low-value tenders make up around 66% of all public sector contract opportunities in the UK, with Higher-value notices making the other 34%. Despite making up the majority of the public sector market, low-value tenders are much harder to find than high-value contracts – which must be published on Find a Tender.
If you plan to search for tenders using Contracts Finder, you should be aware of the following constraints and challenges you will encounter.
Tenders Direct goes beyond Contracts Finder and empowers your business to win public sector contracts.
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