Notice Information
Notice Title
How to Tender with North East Lincolnshire Council - Guidance Sessions
Notice Description
North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) will be hosting Procurement Support sessions to provide guidance for suppliers intending to submit bids for the following forthcoming tenders: * Educational School-to-Home Transport * Unregistered Alternative Educational Provision * Targeted Short Breaks for Children and Young People The purpose of these sessions is to address queries and offer guidance on the procedural steps required to submit a compliant bid. Please note that these sessions will not provide answers to specific questions relating to the procurement, nor will they advise on the content of your intended bid. Further details about this preliminary market engagement can be found on the Authority's e-tender portal, YORtender by searching the above refernce number in current opportunities.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101535&TID=100106772&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0602c7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001846-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
60120000 - Taxi services
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
80000000 - Education and training services
80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
80310000 - Youth education services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £17,075,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Apr 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelincs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
- Postcode
- DN31 1HU
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Electoral Ward
- West Marsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001846-2026
9th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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