# School Construction: Rooks Nest Soft Market Testing

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Wokingham Borough Council](/buyers/wokingham-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £20,000,000
- Published: 30 August 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: fe3f1b92-868b-4134-86fc-bd121cfc6668-676224
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cd30bc4-32e6-4215-8bfc-384760c8941e

## Description

Wokingham Borough Council have been awarded funding by the DfE to build two SEND schools within the borough, which are planned to open in September 2026, with potentially construction beginning July 2024\. The Council is conducting soft market testing and wishes to understand the current construction market for schools construction, including understanding suppliers capacity, resources and timescales\. The Council wishes to hear from any interested construction company with suitable school construction methods, to fill in the attached questionnaire \(available on Procontract\) detailing their capacity, experience and availability of their supply chain in particular to meet these requirements regarding timescales in order to make the project successful\. Please download and fill in the questionnaire from Procontract/Rooks Nest Soft Market Testing\.

## Related contract awards

- [WBCCOL40 - BCA](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b7894c57-6fb0-4381-b697-a6edf6059a65): Wokingham Borough Council
- [WBCSENOB369 Queensmead School](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b941d6f4-74bc-4900-91a6-9a910b3f7f6e): Wokingham Borough Council
- [WBCP88 All Saints School](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d6e01a6d-05ef-4560-b72a-cdb28acae05e): Wokingham Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe3f1b92-868b-4134-86fc-bd121cfc6668-676224)