--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for North Northamptonshire Councils Refurbishment of Autumn House" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f458" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f458" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f458.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f458.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2025-12-11" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for North Northamptonshire Councils Refurbishment of Autumn House Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f458 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f458) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f458.json) ## Summary North Northamptonshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Pre-Market Engagement for North Northamptonshire Councils Refurbishment of Autumn House." This project falls under the construction industry category, with a focus on refurbishment works for a Public Health dementia facility in Corby, United Kingdom. The preliminary market engagement aims to seek advice and opinions from the market to inform the Council's decision on future steps. While this engagement is not a formal procurement process, interested parties are encouraged to contact the Council by 15th January 2026 for more information and to participate in the discussion. The Council's office is located at The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, NN17 1QG, and inquiries can be sent to procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk. This pre-market engagement represents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in construction and refurbishment, to influence the future procurement plans of North Northamptonshire Council. Companies that specialise in dementia-friendly design, accessibility improvements, and modernisation of facilities are well-suited to compete when the formal tender process begins. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as organisations within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors, will find this project suitable given its focus on collaborative engagement and open dialogue with various stakeholders, including the University of Northampton and the Autumn Centre. ## Notice North Northamptonshire Council (here after referred to as 'the Council') are looking to carrying out PPME in relation to refurbishment works required at their Autumn House dementia facility. The Council will consider any feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process and participation will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. The Council is carrying out this stage to seek further advice and opinions from the market to help inform the Council of benchmark costs, influences, value engineering, potential timeframes and material/product lead times. The Council are also seeking feedback from relevant contractors on projected phasing plans, scope and design. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. The Council are looking to potentially procure a principal contractor to undertake a range of refurbishment works required at a Public Health dementia facility. The key areas of focus include improving overall layout, including accessibility and areas of movement whilst applying dementia-friendly design principles. Other upgrades include reconfiguration works, modernising the utilities, improving lighting and installing safety features such as non-slip flooring and additional handrails. Whilst the Council are undertaking this exercise and any subsequent procurement, this project is a collaborative agreement between the Council, Public Health, the University of Northampton and the Autumn Centre. As the centre is dated and in need of modernisation, the Council have engaged with a specialist architect to develop the design and reconfiguration with a focus on a dementia friendly environment. The Council would like to seek further clarity from industry experts on aspects prior to undertaking any potential procurement. To support potential providers in relation to this pre market engagement, the Council will look to share draft documentation and short list of questions to establish further information. In order to receive this information please contact the Council procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk and further detail will be provided. ### Planning Information To support the Council in this process we ask that all potential and interested providers please contact the Council at procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk for further information. All responses to this PME must be submitted to the Council either on or before 15th January 2026. All requests for information and any responses must be sent to procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082237-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2026 - 1 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | CORBY | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN17 1QG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire | | Local authority | North Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Lloyds | | Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire | | Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 11 Dec 2025 at 17:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082237-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082237-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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