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title: "MBC Gretton Court Soft Market Test"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079387"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Melton Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-29"
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# MBC Gretton Court Soft Market Test

Buyer: Melton Borough Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079387

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## Summary

Melton Borough Council is exploring the future ownership and management of Gretton Court, its extra care housing scheme in Melton Mowbray. The potential arrangement could involve selling or transferring the property to a registered housing provider or housing association with suitable experience owning and managing extra care housing. The buyer expects the scheme to continue operating as extra care housing, with the Council retaining nomination rights for residents. This is a property and housing-management opportunity, rather than a general housing development or a standard property sale. The work would be based at Gretton Court in Melton Mowbray.

This process is at the planning and market-testing stage: the Council is seeking market input, not inviting tenders. It is considering future ownership and management options, potentially through a sale or transfer to a housing provider. A questionnaire is scheduled to be returned through ProContract by 27 November 2026; this is the market-engagement response date, not a bid deadline. The planned contract period is 11 January 2027 to 10 January 2028. The procurement is described as above threshold, but no estimated contract value or budget is stated. One lot is identified. No procedure, award criteria or eligibility requirements have been set out at this stage.

The market exercise is most relevant to registered housing providers and housing associations with a proven track record in owning and managing extra care housing. Suppliers should be able to sustain the scheme as extra care housing and work within a model that gives Melton Borough Council nomination rights. The central commercial consideration is whether a provider can take on the future ownership and management of an existing council-owned scheme, rather than deliver a new-build project or provide housing services alone. Providers with experience combining property stewardship and ongoing extra care operations are best placed to assess whether the proposed transfer or sale could suit their portfolio and operating model. The Council is seeking market feedback to inform its future approach.

## Notice

Melton Borough Council is undertaking a market testing exercise in relation to a Council-owned extra care housing scheme, Gretton Court in Melton Mowbray. The Council is exploring options for the future ownership and management of the scheme, including the potential sale or transfer of the property to a Registered Provider / Housing Association with appropriate experience in the ownership and management of extra care housing. The Council would expect/require a purchaser of its extra care housing scheme to continue to operate the service as extra care housing with the Council having nomination rights to the scheme.

### Planning Information

Questionnaire to be returned via Procontract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102628-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Jan 2027 - 10 Jan 2028 |
| 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 | Melton Borough Council |
| Locality | MELTON MOWBRAY |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE13 1GH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Melton |
| Electoral ward | Melton Warwick |
| Westminster constituency | Melton and Syston |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70000000 - Real estate services

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2026 at 13:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102628-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102628-2026
  29th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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