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Temporary Storage & Site Accommodation

Northumberland County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 15:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council intends to appoint a supplier to hire temporary storage units and site accommodation across Northumberland. The requirement includes delivery, collection, maintenance, testing, operator training and monitoring of the units. Where applicable, the supplier will also provide weekly toilet servicing and consumables. This is primarily a goods requirement involving construction structures, materials and associated products, classified under CPV 44000000. The work will be delivered throughout the county of Northumberland. It is relevant to providers of modular or temporary accommodation, portable storage, welfare facilities, site services and associated logistics. Suppliers should be able to manage the full equipment lifecycle, including transport, installation or deployment, servicing, testing, collection and operational support for multiple locations.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The council expects the engagement to run until 4 September 2026, with a future notice expected on 24 September 2026. The anticipated contract period is from 13 January 2027 to 12 January 2029, with the possibility of renewal or extension to 12 January 2032. The requirement is a single lot, currently in planning, and the council has identified it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. The recorded estimated value is £0. The council is using this early engagement to inform the anticipated requirements and help suppliers prepare for the future competitive process.

The requirement is likely to suit small and medium-sized suppliers with an established fleet of temporary storage, site accommodation or welfare units and the capacity to serve locations across Northumberland. Strong candidates will be able to coordinate countywide delivery and collection, maintain units throughout their use, carry out testing, monitor condition and provide operator training. Experience in supplying temporary site facilities, portable storage, modular accommodation or serviced welfare units would be relevant. Suppliers offering end-to-end support, including regular toilet servicing and consumables, may be well placed when the competition reaches the market. Businesses can use the pre-market engagement to raise initial project questions and prepare their service, logistics and maintenance model ahead of the expected competitive process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Storage & Site Accommodation

Notice Description

Northumberland County Council are seeking to appoint a Supplier for the provision of the hire of temporary storage and site accommodation units including all maintenance, delivery, collection, testing, operator training, monitoring and where applicable, weekly servicing of toilets and consumables throughout the county of Northumberland.

Planning Information

Northumberland County Council is publishing this PME notice to provide early visibility of the upcoming Temporary Storage & Site Accommodation opportunity. This pre-market engagement aims to inform the market of the anticipated requirements and enable interested suppliers to prepare ahead of the future competitive process. Suppliers may use the contact details provided within this notice to submit initial questions regarding the project or to confirm their interest in the forthcoming procurement. Northumberland County Council will aim to respond to as many questions as reasonably possible during the pre-market engagement period. All expressions of interest and enquiries recevied at this stage will be used solely to inform and coordinate engagement activity and do not constitute participation in, or confer any advantage within any future competitive processes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db80
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073792-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Sep 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Jan 2027 - 12 Jan 2029 2-3 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
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Further Information

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