--- title: "Hardingstone Bike Park Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-12-17" --- # Hardingstone Bike Park Soft Market Testing Buyer: NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85.json) ## Summary The Northampton Borough Council is initiating the Hardingstone Bike Park Soft Market Testing procurement process, which falls under the construction industry category. This process is in the planning stage and aims to gather information from suppliers regarding their capabilities relevant to the forthcoming tender. The budget for the project is set at £400,000, covering the period from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022. Suppliers are invited to submit their responses to the questionnaire by 8th January 2021 through the Procurement Portal. The site for the project is located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in construction and recreational facility services to expand their market reach. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in sports facilities construction and operation could particularly benefit from engaging in this process, as the council seeks to refine its procurement strategy based on supplier input. Companies that can demonstrate relevant experience, alongside innovative solutions, will be well-positioned to compete for future opportunities linked to this initiative. ## Notice The purpose of this document is to briefly explain to suppliers, the business and technical requirements and the expected scope of the forthcoming Hardingstone Bike Park tender for the two new unitary authorities in Northamptonshire in order that suppliers can explain the relevance of products, services and their experience to the requirements. Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. The council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier invited to present to the council is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. Please read this document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this exercise please complete the questionnaire at the end of this document and return, via Pro Contract by Friday 8th January 2021. Additional information: There will be no hard copy documents issued to Potential Providers and all communications with The Authority including, submission of SMT Questionnaire, will be via The Authority's 'Procurement Portal' (Pro Contract). The portal is powered by PROACTIS and located at https://procontract@due-north.com/Login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc59766-a6d5-4c11-abc6-91b667ba20ba | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Dec 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Feb 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Dec 2020 - 8 Jan 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92610000 - Sports facilities operation services ## Release History - 17 Dec 2020 at 13:44 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc59766-a6d5-4c11-abc6-91b667ba20ba ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc59766-a6d5-4c11-abc6-91b667ba20ba 17th December 2020 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - https://procontract@due-north.com/Login ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca3b1b9f-b481-4c1e-9d1a-eac69958ed85.json.