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title: "CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054fc0"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-02"
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# CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054fc0

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036672-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Feb 2027 - 20 Feb 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2025 at 09:33 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036672-2025
- 19 Jun 2025 at 10:15 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033611-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036672-2025
  2nd July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033611-2025
  19th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastmidstenders.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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