LONDON, Oct. 28 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Colchester Borough Council Industry: Fire doors and Installation services of fire protection equipment Description: Undertake installation and remediation to compartmentation aspects within the housing stock. Defects are identified during Fire Risk Assessments, HHSRS inspections and annual Fire Risk Assessment Reviews. Closing date: 2026-11-25T12:00:00Z Contract durat...
LONDON, Oct. 28 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: DSIT Industry: Technical services Description: The UK Space Agency intends to procure technical services for the development of three technology roadmaps covering Cyber Resilience and Security Technologies for Space; In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM); and Advanced Materials for Space. The roadmaps will provide evidence-based assessments of current UK...
LONDON, Oct. 28 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Ferrovial BAM Rail Systems Industry: Civil engineering consultancy services and Construction consultancy services and Infrastructure works consultancy services and Environmental engineering consultancy services and Health and safety consultancy services and Civil engineering support services and Transport systems consultancy services and Engineering design services for t...
LONDON, Oct. 28 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Industry: Construction work Description: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a fully priced tender for the refurbishment and conversion of an existing room within the Ground Floor Eye Care Unit at St Helier Hospital to provide a new staff welf...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The former chairman of the Military Committee of NATO set the context of the state of UK Defence in light of the Strategic Defence Review, as 150 guests gathered at HMS CAMBRIA. The event on Thursday 22 October 2026 was attended by a diverse audience including members of the Armed Forces community, partner organisations, employers and other key stakeholders. Incoming chair, Air Commodore Adrian Williams OBE, jo...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Annual data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that tuberculosis (TB) notifications in England in 2025 (5,449 notifications) remain level with 2024 (5,485 notifications), after significant increases in previous years: * 2022: 4,380 notifications * 2023: 4,831 notifications The TB notification rate in England in 2025 was 9.26 per 100,000 population, similar to the rate of 9.36 per 100,...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Sir Chris Bryant MP, has today announced the appointment of Dr Cathy Gormley-Heenan OBE as a Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland with effect from 1 November 2026. Background Civil Service Commissioners are appointed under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 by the King, on recommendation from the Secretary of State for Northern...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The King has approved that Professor Laura Swift, Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Magdalen College, be appointed to the Regius Professorship of Greek at the University of Oxford in succession to Professor Gregory Hutchinson. The Regius Professorship of Greek was established by Henry VIII in 1541. Professor Laura Swift Professor Swift took her BA in Literae Huma...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Six Masters students have presented research projects exploring some of the biggest long-term challenges facing the public sector, with support from experts at the Government Actuary's Department (GAD). Industry supervisors The students were from Bayes Business School at City St George's, University of London, and the University of York, which hosts the Centre for Health Economics. The students worked on projec...
LONDON, Oct. 29 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: As a result of ongoing coverage monitoring, we are seeking a single provider to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services (HLPAS) in Hertford and Watford. The provider must currently hold a 2024 Standard Civil Contract in Housing and Debt. We are inviting expressions of interest from organisations that would like to take up this opportunity. We intend to award a contract under this process for HLPAS Hertf...