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

Nottinghamshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

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

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 25 years, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078500-2025

About the buyer

Nottinghamshire County CouncilLast 12 months

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64

Awards

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From notice 078500-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 1 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.