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Preliminary Market engagement for interest in developing a DfE registered AP Free School in Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:34.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV45214000 — Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN795921
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2052, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45214000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
Entry 2
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078500-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 13:54

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBCV-5152-BXBP
Name
Nottinghamshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF16
Country
GB
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG2 7QP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Loughborough Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBCV-5152-BXBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF16 · NG2 7QP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF15 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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