CPU3055 (PME) Giving Nottingham Children (0-19) the Best Start in Life - Pre Market Engagement
Nottingham City CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
30 June 2026
Published
23 April 2026
Type
Not specified
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Nottingham City Council is seeking suppliers to help deliver services that give children aged 0-19 the best possible start in life. This is a pre-market engagement exercise (PME), meaning the council is consulting the market before formally tendering, to understand what services are available and shape the final contract requirements.
Requirements
- No specific requirements listed in the notice — check the full tender documents.
- Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate experience delivering children's services or early intervention programmes
- Ability to work within Nottingham City Council's safeguarding and compliance frameworks
- Understanding of services for children aged 0-19 (early years, school age, and young people)
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Participate in pre-market engagement consultation to discuss service design and delivery options
- Provide market insight on feasible approaches to improving outcomes for children aged 0-19
- Outline any services, programmes or innovations your organisation could deliver in this space
- Feedback on council's current thinking and commissioning approach
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is PME, not a live tender yet — the council is asking 'what's possible?' not 'bid now'. Your feedback shapes the future contract, so engage even if you're not ready to bid immediately.
- 2Look for the full PME documents and response deadline — this notice is an invitation to a conversation, likely with a deadline for written feedback or attendance at a supplier event.
- 3Check whether the council specifies response format: some PMEs want formal submissions, others want attendance at workshops. Clarify before spending time preparing.
- 4Note the age range (0-19) is broad — think about whether you cover all of it or just part (e.g. early years only, or secondary school age). Be honest about your scope.
- 5PME feedback is non-binding and doesn't obligate the council to use your suggested approach, but it's valuable market intelligence about what they're planning to procure.
Tips for Small Businesses
- Use this PME to build relationships with the council's commissioning team — they'll remember good suppliers who engage early. Even if you can't deliver everything, offer to be part of a consortium or subcontractor.
- If you deliver specialist services (e.g. SEND support, mental health, speech therapy, family support), highlight what makes your approach different or better. The council is exploring what works, so evidence of impact matters.
- Ask the council directly about timescales, budget band, and whether they expect a single provider or multiple contracts — this PME feedback will inform the final tender scope, so clarity now saves wasted bidding effort later.
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Trust Utility Management Ltd
11 contracts wonlatest 22 May 2026ends 25 Nov 2026£1m
total awarded
- 2
Thomas Bow Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 15 May 2026ends 18 Nov 2026£1m
total awarded
- 3
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd T/A Heidelberg Materials Contr
6 contracts wonlatest 15 May 2026ends 18 Nov 2026£607,362
total awarded
- 4
Matchtech Group UK Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 8 May 2026ends 11 Nov 2026£170,684
total awarded
- 5
Quadient UK Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 5 May 2026ends 1 Dec 2031£5m
total awarded
Trust Utility Management Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
23 April 2026
Submission deadline
30 June 2026
Source
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