CPU7109 - Alternative Education Provision - PME

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THIS IS NOT A TENDER/CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY EXERCISE - It is a market engagement process. 1. Information Please note that the PME does not oblige the Authority to proceed with any procurement process. Whilst all information shared and provided will be considered, this does not guarantee it will form part of the final procurement approach or document. You may only provide the information you wish to provide. Any procurement conducted as a result of this PME will be advertised separately and all suppliers wanting to participate will need to respond to the Tender advertisement as and when it is published. Your response will have no influence on any Tender you submit in relation to any future procurement process. Participation in the PME process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Authority. There may be numerous other Contracting Authorities that may use this framework and they maybe 'linked' to Nottingham City Council, such as maintained schools, academies, trusts, PRU's. These are too numerous to list or register at this time. 2. Exclusion Grounds - Unfair advantage or distortion of competition Participation or non-participation in this market engagement event shall not prejudice organisations participating in any future procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. The Procurement Act 2023 requires the Authority to take steps to ensure that suppliers or persons participating in the PME are not put at an unfair advantage and that competition in relation to the award of the contract is not otherwise distorted. If the Authority considers that a supplier's participation in the PME has put a supplier at an unfair advantage in relation to the future award of the contract and that advantage cannot be avoided, it is possible that the supplier may be excluded from the procurement process. The Authority does not envisage that this will be an issue in this process. 3. Transparency The Authority will keep a record of the information it has shared and received as part of the PME. The Procurement Act 2023 requires that the Authority shares information, and therefore the PME information will be summarised and shared as part of the tendering process to help ensure that participating suppliers are not unfairly advantaged or disadvantaged. The information shared in the tendering process will focus on any factors that were material in deciding the Authority's procurement approach. It will not highlight any suppliers individual response to the PME. 4. Confidentiality/Commercial Secrecy The Authority reserves the right to disclose any information discussed as part of the PME unless otherwise agreed in writing, and subject to its obligations under the Procurement Act 2023, Freedom of Information Act 2000, and any other legislation governing the Authority. Please consider in advance how we can handle any discussions involving confidential information including intellectual property. Any information you consider to be confidential information should be highlighted as such when it is made available to the Authority. You will not make any public statement or press release in connection with the PME without prior written approval of the Authority. 5. Other Information In preparation for any future Tender opportunity, please read the below. This is just information. The tender process is not yet open to respond to. 5a. Find A Tender Service (FTS/CDP) To bid for public contracts Central Government has mandated that Suppliers are required to register on the Find A tender Service/CDP. This can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search You may have previously registered on the previous Find a Tender Service before the 24 February 2025. You will need to re-register on this enhanced platform if you have not already done so. Guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6995bd5dbfdab2546272bf47/Supplier_Registration_-_short_guide_FINAL__1_.pdf Suppliers are required to fully complete the required information are part of the registration process on the CDP. Please note the Authority has no influence on the operation, control and content required on this platform. It is advised that Suppliers interested in this opportunity register on the CDP as soon as possible. Even if you are not interested in any current opportunities, registration will give you access to all contract opportunities published on this site. 5b. East Midlands Procurement Portal Once a Tender Notice (advert) is published on the Find A Tender Service, tender documents can be obtained from the East Midlands Procurement Portal at https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ . You will need register on this website to use it, if you have not already done so. Please note if you require any assistance regarding the registration on the East Midlands Procurement Portal please contact Proactis direct via Helpdesk on Tel: 0330 005 0352 or Email: procontractsuppliers@proactis.com. This is not an Authrority website, so we are unable help.