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Published 19 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£2,600,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 20 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 20 Feb 2031 · starts 21 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 www.eastmidstenders.org ↗. We advise registering on the portal to be notified directly of tenders published by the Council."

CPV: Construction work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 21 Feb 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 21 Feb 2027 – 20 Feb 2031 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “CPU 7538 Highways Structure Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 10:33 BST
Authority reference
CPU 7538
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036672
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054fc0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 21 Feb 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 10:33 BST
  3. Tender notice expected373 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 114 days
    21 Feb 2027

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 10:33 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (1)

To clarify that this is a pipeline notice to forewarn of a future tender opportunity.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender