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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-interest-in-developing-a-dfe-registered-ap-free-school-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "Preliminary Market engagement for interest in developing a DfE registered AP Free School in Worksop, Nottinghamshire". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for buildings relating to education and research, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF15
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-interest-in-developing-a-dfe-registered-ap-free-school-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-for-interest-in-developing-a-dfe-registered-ap-free-school-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf9#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45214000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2052

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078500-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-01T13:54:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:23:53.227Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf9