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title: "SOFT MARKET TESTING Rutland County Council Highways Term Maintenance Contract (TMC)"
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# SOFT MARKET TESTING Rutland County Council Highways Term Maintenance Contract (TMC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-testing-rutland-county-council-highways-term-maintenance-contract-tmc-ocds-h6vhtk-02eb46). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rutland County Council: "SOFT MARKET TESTING Rutland County Council Highways Term Maintenance Contract (TMC)". 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:** [Rutland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rutland-county-council-ons-e06000017)
- **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 pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, Highways consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02eb46`

## 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/soft-market-testing-rutland-county-council-highways-term-maintenance-contract-tmc-ocds-h6vhtk-02eb46#tl-md)

## Description
THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO TENDER Please note all information provided is indicative and for information purposes only.
Rutland County Council (the Council) is undertaking a soft market testing exercise, with the aim of providing information to and requesting feedback from the highway industry. The Council is especially keen to explore:
• The contract options and delivery models
• Incentivisation of the delivery
• The implications of the government’s drive for social value
• The level of background information required by the market to prepare a potential bid
• Retaining flexibility in delivery mechanisms to take account of improved technologies and to reflect changes in regulations over a long-term contract
• Introducing services to this contract currently undertaken by RCC or others
The Council’s intention is to undertake a procurement exercise that is compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and advertise through “Find a Tender”, for a Term Maintenance Contract (TMC). The operational service delivery elements would commence on 1st June 2024.
Responses should be submitted via ProContract www.eastmidstenders.org by 12:00noon on 19th November 2021. Please note that participation (or lack of) will not (dis)advantage any potential bidder for future tender opportunities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71311210
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Please see the "Soft Market Testing Questionnaire" for full indicative details.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027503-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-03T09:17:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:25:57.465Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02eb46