Planning

CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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PlanningUpdate

02 Jul 2025 at 09:33

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

19 Jun 2025 at 10:15

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council has released a planned procurement notice for the contract "CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework," aimed at maintaining and improving various structures within Nottingham, UK. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a projected future notice date of 20th October 2025. The contract, falling under the construction work industry category, involves activities such as bridge refurbishments, concrete repairs, and erection of public art structures. The procurement will be conducted using an open procedure for framework agreement, with a significant contract value of £2,600,000 grossing up to £3,120,000. The contract period is planned from 21st February 2027 to 20th February 2031.

This planned tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the construction sector, particularly those with expertise in infrastructure maintenance and repair. The framework is designed with SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSE) in mind, highlighting its openness to diverse business involvements. This provides a strategic advantage for companies specializing in bridge and highway structure maintenance to secure a substantial contract with a reputable public authority. Establishing a presence through such public contracts can enhance a business's portfolio and reputation in the public works sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework

Notice Description

Nottingham City Council will seek to appoint suitably qualified and experienced contractors to a framework to carry out maintenance and improvements of structures including bridge refurbishments, parapet maintenance, bearing replacements, edge beam repairs, concrete repairs, masonry repairs, small new structures, erection of public art structures, bridge deck waterproofing, corrosion protect (painting) for metal structures and associated temporary traffic management. This is a Pipeline Notice published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to forewarn the market of a future tender opportunity, and does not require any action from potential bidders at this time. When the tender goes live a further notice will be published giving details. The tender will be published on the Councils e-tendering platform which can be found at https://www.eastmidstenders.org. We advise registering on the portal to be notified directly of tenders published by the Council."

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054fc0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036672-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Feb 2027 - 20 Feb 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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