This section links to details about the new HM Government and Public Sector Open Tender market. This was a new initiative under the last the Labour Government under the "Office of Government Commerce" - a department of HM Treasury. A new initiative was launched in January 2007 called "Transforming Government Procurement" intended to avoid excessive red tape and the need for competitive open tendering on public contracts. The "tenders" involved will have a low value - typically up to £250,000 but any company can apply to do the job at the fixed price declared in the tender. This initiative is mainly aimed at SME companies.

The Private & Public Tender Alert Service provides lists of tenders available in the private sector.