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title: "Request for Information and Expressions of Interest - Tennis Court Refurbishment and Padel Court Installation and Operation"
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# Request for Information and Expressions of Interest - Tennis Court Refurbishment and Padel Court Installation and Operation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-and-expressions-of-interest-tennis-court-refurbishment-and-padel-c-ocds-h6vhtk-04dead). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sussex: "Request for Information and Expressions of Interest - Tennis Court Refurbishment and Padel Court Installation and Operation". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dead`

## 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/request-for-information-and-expressions-of-interest-tennis-court-refurbishment-and-padel-c-ocds-h6vhtk-04dead#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this PIN is to gauge interest and connect with providers within this marketplace to better understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the requirements. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. 
Any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.
The University are seeking expressions of interest from potential suppliers for the following work and services:
- Refurbishment of 6x pre-existing tennis courts with a new all year round surface including fencing and floodlighting
- Provision of a pod type facility to include a toilet and clubroom space
- The construction and operation of 4x brand new padel courts
- Use of a concession contract model to fund all of the above
Suppliers are invited to send expressions of interest and provide relevant information to the University via suppliers@sussex.ac.uk on or before 28th February 2025

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004935-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-13T13:50:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:11:41.551Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dead