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    "date": "2026-09-09T13:06:13+01:00",
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            "id": "GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN",
            "name": "North Northamptonshire Council",
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                "id": "PQCM-5634-HGCN"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "The Corby Cube, George Street",
                "locality": "Corby",
                "postalCode": "NN17 1QG",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKF25"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk"
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        "name": "North Northamptonshire Council"
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                "description": "The Council will consider any feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. Any potential Supplier which does not respond to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise within the stipulated timescales will not exclude themselves from any potential Procurement process for this project. 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 Pre-Market Engagement exercise shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the Pre-Market Engagement exercise shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process. The Council will not reimburse any expenses incurred by any person in the consideration of and/or response to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise. All documents and materials, which comprise the response, must be written in English only. If you are interested in participating in this Pre-Market Engagement exercise, please contact the Council by email via procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk. and further details will be shared with your organisation.",
                "dueDate": "2026-09-23T23:59:59+01:00",
                "status": "scheduled"
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                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085374-2026",
                "datePublished": "2026-09-09T13:06:13+01:00",
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            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "North Northamptonshire Council Gawthrops Woodland Community Tree Planting and Maintenance Scheme",
        "description": "North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter known as \"the Council\") are looking to carry out Preliminary Market Engagement (hereafter referred to as \"Pre-Market Engagement\") in relation to the capability and capacity of a potential supplier providing the services detailed below. A Council owned former horse paddock on the outskirts of Kettering, Northamptonshire has been re-scheduled for woodland plantation. The 2.45ha site has secured a grant from the Forestry Commission to plant a new woodland of 3134 trees. The land is situated off Deeble Road, Kettering (Grid Reference: SP 883 709). The proposed net area of woodland creation is 1.96ha with 20% proposed integral open space incorporated into the design. Trees will be planted with 2.5m spacing, totalling 1600 stems per hectare. The new woodland has been designated a community woodland and will be planted by volunteers drawn from Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area. It is estimated that approximately 150 + volunteers will need to be recruited to undertake the two-year planting schedule. The Council is seeking a delivery partner to manage the physical planting, maintenance and aftercare of the new woodland. This will include: (i) the recruitment and training of volunteers drawn from the local area (ii) mapping out and planning tree planting locations, incorporating pathways as outlined in grant agreement map (iii) planting of trees at a rate close to 2000 whips per planting season and providing all necessary tools and equipment (iv) managing the mulching of the whips and delivering a spring/summer watering and maintenance cycle for two years. The purpose of this Pre-Market Engagement is to understand market appetite and to engage with appropriate contractors to support the development of this project.",
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                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "77231600",
                        "description": "Afforestation services"
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                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "77310000",
                        "description": "Planting and maintenance services of green areas"
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                    {
                        "region": "UKF2",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z",
                    "endDate": "2028-10-31T23:59:59Z"
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                "status": "planning"
            }
        ],
        "status": "planning"
    },
    "language": "en"
}