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Housing Professional Services

Nottingham City Council

This public procurement record has 9 releases in its history.

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05 Aug 2026 at 16:02

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02 Jul 2026 at 09:09

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26 May 2026 at 10:27

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25 Feb 2026 at 09:54

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02 Feb 2026 at 10:31

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09 Dec 2025 at 16:52

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21 Oct 2025 at 08:34

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25 Jun 2025 at 11:36

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20 Jun 2025 at 09:49

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council plans to procure housing professional services for work in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The requirement is divided into two areas: project management and quantity surveying services, and architectural design services. It covers professional support for housing-related projects, including quantity surveying and architectural design activity. The procurement is for services, with the classification including real estate services and quantity surveying services. The council is the buyer, and the arrangements may need to accommodate changes arising from the planned reorganisation of local government in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. This could affect governance, boundaries and service delivery during the contract. The procurement is expected to involve a framework agreement, allowing professional services to be called off for relevant housing work.

This procurement is at the planning stage: it is a pipeline notice intended to alert the market and is not an invitation to tender. Nottingham City Council expects to publish the tender notice on 5 October 2026, using an open procedure. The estimated value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT, or £4,800,000 including VAT. The planned contract period is from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2031. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and is marked as planned. The buyer has previously revised its expected market date because of delays, so the 5 October 2026 date is indicative rather than a response deadline. The procurement is arranged as two lots covering project management and quantity surveying services, and architectural design services.

This will suit firms providing housing project management, quantity surveying or architectural design services, including organisations able to work across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The buyer has marked the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, which may make it relevant to specialist practices and collaborative delivery teams. Suppliers should prepare evidence of the professional capability needed to support housing projects across the two service areas, such as project management, cost management, quantity surveying or architectural design experience. The framework structure may suit businesses seeking repeat call-off work rather than a single project. Firms should also be prepared to adapt delivery and contractual arrangements if local-government reorganisation changes the participating authorities or service requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Housing Professional Services

Notice Description

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 Housing Professional Services consisting of 2 lots - Project Management and QS Services and Architectural Design Services. During the anticipated contract period, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire may be subject to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), a national programme led by central government to restructure two-tier authorities into single unitary councils. This process involves Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, the district/borough councils, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and may lead to changes in governance, boundaries and service delivery arrangements that could affect this contract. Tenderers should therefore note that organisational and contractual arrangements may need to adapt in line with any LGR implementation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055094
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074343-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Postcode Area
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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