Official UK procurement notice
CPU 8465 - Property Auction Services
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking to procure a panel of auctioneers to support the disposal of a diverse portfolio of surplus property assets over the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years, and possibly beyond.
The objective is to secure a flexible, multi supplier arrangement that maximises market exposure, supports achievement of best consideration in accordance with statutory requirements, and ensures value for money through competitive and appropriately targeted marketing strategies.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Auction services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 16 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
Subject to suitability, the Authority is seeking to appoint up to four Suppliers (potentially 2 for each Lot) and reserves the right not to award any contract.
Suppliers may bid for one Lot or all Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated individually using the responses submitted by the Supplier for that Lot.
Once suppliers are awarded a place on the framework a call off process will be done to decide which supplier will be asked to sell a particular asset.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £150,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Local and Regional AuctioneersRenewalceiling above
Lot 1 is intended for auctioneers with a strong presence and demonstrable performance within Nottingham and the wider East Midlands region.
This Lot is expected to primarily support the disposal of:
- Lower value or smaller scale assets (e.g. small parcels of land, garages, vacant residential property)
- Assets with a predominantly local buyer audience
- Properties where local market knowledge and relationships with regional developers, owner occupiers and investors are likely to enhance outcomes
Lot #2National Auctioneers and Wider Market OperatorsRenewalceiling above
Lot 2 is intended for auctioneers with a regional or national profile, capable of accessing a broad investor and developer market beyond the local area.
This Lot is expected to primarily support the disposal of:
- Higher value assets
- Complex or strategic sites (including development opportunities)
- Assets where national or specialist investor interest is likely to increase competition and sale price
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality 70% Social Value 10%
- Price: Price 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CPU 8465 - Property Auction Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Jan 2030
- First published
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CPU 8465- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082329- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eee0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The framework tender will be advertised on the Due North/Proactis e-tendering portal, www.eastmidstenders.org ↗ .
Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published58 days ago28 Aug 2026, 16:03 BST
- Clarification questions by37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends27 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts9 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender