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Soft Market Testing - Provision of a Care-experienced Dance Group in Nottinghamshire

  • Nottinghamshire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-008064

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-061204

Published 29 January 2026, 1:18pm

Last edited 29 January 2026, 1:52pm

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Scope

Reference

DN804980

Description

The Council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise and is asking organisations to submit comments & ideas to support and shape the development of weekly group dance provision for care-experienced children and young people.

We have included some questions that can be accessed via www.eastmidstenders.org and should be completed on the response form and returned to us by 12 noon on Thursday, 26th February 2026. The information and insight we obtain from this will then support the development of a tendering exercise later in the year.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
  • UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

26 February 2026

Engagement process description

The Council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise and is asking organisations to submit comments & ideas to support and shape the development of weekly group dance provision for care-experienced children and young people.

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2f82b1b3-12fd-f011-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

We have included some questions that should be completed on the response form and returned to us via the portal by 12 noon on Thursday, 26th February 2026. The information and insight we obtain from this will then support the development of a tendering exercise later in the year.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Nottinghamshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBCV-5152-BXBP

County Hall, Loughborough Road

Nottingham

NG2 7QP

United Kingdom

Contact name: Jessica Chong

Email: prpc@nottscc.gov.uk

Region: UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government