Early Market Engagement for SEND Resource Base at Gordano School

Description

North Somerset Council (NSC) would like to invite prospective bidders to complete a short market engagement questionnaire to inform the project team in the development of their procurement strategy. The Project is to create a new Resource Base at Gordano School in Portishead, to open by January 2027. The project will deliver 25 new local places for pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). North Somerset Council intend to publish an open tender later in the year in order to appoint an experienced principal contractor as part of a 2-stage Design and Build (D&B) tender process. Further details and the market engagement questionnaire are included on the attached. Please note: Responses to this market engagement will not form part of any supplier selection, NSC currently intend to use an open tender process. Prospective bidders are kindly requested to submit responses to this Market Engagement Questionnaire, via the portal, no later than 1300 15 August 2025. Keywords: School Construction