LONDON, June 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Derbyshire County Council Industry: Landscaping work Description: Derbyshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and fully accredited Principal Contractor to undertake external landscaping works at Spring Cottage, Buxton. The scope of works will include, but is not limited to: Installation of a new asphalt driveway Paving works Installation of fenc...
LONDON, June 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: London Borough of Hounslow Industry: Networks Description: Procurement of the renewal of software licence Closing date: 2026-06-29T12:00:00+01:00 Contract duration: 2027-01-13T00:00:00Z to 2028-07-20T00:00:00+01:00 Value of contract: GBP225000 Location of contract: United Kingdom About the buyer: procurement@hounslow.gov.uk; Hounslow House; London; TW3 3EB; England...
LONDON, June 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Industry: Event services Description: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (the Council) is inviting tenders from suitably experienced suppliers for the provision of Event Staging and Auxiliary Services to support the delivery of Council events. This will include, but is not limited to, staging structures, temporary infra...
LONDON, June 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Gloucestershire County Council Industry: Building construction work Description: The Shrubberies School - Internal Alterations to provide Hygiene Room. Refurbishment to include redesigned spaces include new WCs flooring and decoration. To also include hoist, sanitary fittings, new window and new finishes. Lot 1 allocation direct award E G Carter Closing date: 2026-06-1...
LONDON, June 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED Industry: Drainage system and Demolition work Description: The project on the A47/A11 Thickthorn Interchange is looking for potential subcontractors for our 1100.03 - V-Channel/Slipform package. Currently, we do not have any further information on this package but if you would like to be considered for this work, please complete an Expres...
India, June 16 -- Forward this to someone who still hasn't figured out what to gift their father. Father's Day 2026 is 21 June. You have days, not weeks.There is a photograph sitting in my phone that I keep coming back to.My father, at a family lunch last year, glancing down at his wrist mid-conversation. Nothing dramatic. He was just checking the time. But that watch - a simple analog with a worn leather strap - was given to him by my mother seventeen years ago. He has worn it almost every sing...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the Leaders of the G7, call for a strong and coordinated response to address the health security risks posed by the re-emerging outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Partner countries of the G7, Egypt, India, Kenya and the Republic of Korea, also support this call. We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives and the burden that the disease is inflicting on the affected c...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * New AI prototype that aims to halve decision times for routine planning applications is now being tested in three English counties * Smart use of AI will support plans to modernise England's planning system and build 1.5 million homes this Parliament * Complements existing AI that converts decades of historic planning records into digital data in minutes, which is now available to every council in England Mill...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz along with their spouses at the G7 summit in France. The leaders began by reflecting on the summit so far, and welcomed the peace deal struck between the US and Iran. Turning to the close relationship between the UK and Europe, the leaders discussed the UK's ambition to get closer to the EU. The Prime Minister said he believed good progress had been made, ...
LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Key points * The Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) is a key forum for strategic engagement, enabling earlier collaboration and fast responses to urgent operational needs * Early market engagement is providing clearer and insight into available capability, supporting quicker, better informed procurement decisions * MOD Category Strategies are strengthening access to critical materials, reducing supp...