Scope
Reference
DN795921
Description
Nottinghamshire County Council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise and is seeking an understanding of the market interest in a potential opportunity for a Provider to develop a DfE registered AP Free School on Council owned land in Worksop in Nottinghamshire.
More details of the potential opportunity and the pre market engagement process can be accessed through Nottinghamshire County Council e-tendering portal Pro Contract via www.eastmidstenders.org and all interested parties must register an interest within the Pro Contract e-tendering portal to access the pre market engagement documents.
This will ensure all parties are privy to any communications and developments from Nottinghamshire County Council in relation to this pre market engagement exercise.
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 Friday 19th December 2025.
Neither the intentions nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participants in any future procurement process.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2052
- 25 years
Main procurement category
Works
Additional procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
Engagement
Engagement deadline
31 March 2026
Engagement process description
Publicization of soft market testing questionnaire which the response date is the 19th December 2025.
Further engagement with the market may be carried out once the responses from the soft market testing have been reviewed. The engagement period has been set as such to allow further engagement if needed.
Contracting authority
Nottinghamshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBCV-5152-BXBP
County Hall, Loughborough Road
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
United Kingdom
Email: prpc@nottscc.gov.uk
Website: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Region: UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government