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CPU 8272 Specialist Highways Surfacing Framework

Nottingham City Council · Local authority

In brief

Nottingham City Council has announced plans to buy construction and highways work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £7,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 2 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 43 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £7,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

This framework is to deliver works in respect of Specialist Highway Surfacing throughout Nottingham City Council boundaries. These works will include but not limited to: Specialist highways surfacing for the management of concrete roads and high load areas. This is a Pipeline Notice published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to forewarn the market of a future tender opportunity, and does not require any action from potential bidders at this time. When the tender goes live a further notice will be published giving details. The tender will be published on the Councils e-tendering platform which can be found at https://www.eastmidstenders.org. We advise registering on the portal to be notified directly of tenders published by the Council.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 026417-2026

Last time this was bought

CPU 7320 Highways Planned Carriageway Maintenance Framework

Awarded
2 September 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
6 September 2030

Matched on Nottingham City Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Nottingham City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

191

Awards

109

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From notice 026417-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.