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Nottinghamshire County Council procurement and tender opportunities

Procurement process

If you are an organisation who needs information on the Council's procurement process go to Our procurement process (nottinghamshire.gov.uk)
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Tender opportunities

EastMids Tenders is the e-tendering portal that is used by Nottinghamshire County Council and other East Midlands organisations to procure public sector contracts. Once you've registered you will be able to search and submit tender responses online. Go to EastMidsTenders (eastmidstenders.org)

Adult and children's tendering opportunities - market position statements

The purpose of a market position statement is to provide key market intelligence which will be useful to existing and potential providers in making business and investment decisions, and includes commissioning intentions and opportunuties.

Download Adult Social Care Market Position Statement 2023-2025 (Nottinghamshire County Council) [PDF]

If you are a provider interested in providing short breaks for children and young people with disabilities, specialist education provision, or 16+ supported accommodation, you can find further information and market position statements for these different service areas at Children’s short breaks, specialist education and 16+ supported accommodation tenders and procurement (nottinghamshire.gov.uk)


Funding opportunities

Nottinghamshire County Council Local Communities Fund (LCF)

The Local Communities Fund is a discretionary financial contribution for voluntary and community sector organisations to support the delivery of projects that help to deliver the strategic aims of the County Council's Nottinghamshire Plan Vision and Ambitions (nottinghamshire.gov.uk)

The funding includes:

  • Capital Programme
  • Revenue Programme
  • Homes for Ukraine Programme
  • Talented Athletes Programme
  • Food Redistribution Programme

Further details, including how to apply, can be found at The Local Communities Fund (LCF) (nottinghamshire.gov.uk)

Other sources of funding

Please view the external links section on this page below, for more links to organisations who can potentially offer funding for businesses.


External Links

Last updated: 25 March 2026