Pre-tender

RUG - Pre Market Engagement for Brandon Stadium Future

Details

Buyer: Rugby Borough Council
Topic: Sports facilities operation services
Published: 2 November 2026
Submission: 8 January 2027in 2 months
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Rugby Borough Council is undertaking Soft Market Testing to understand whether there is credible market interest in the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car racing and associated community uses. The purpose of this exercise is to gather structured market intelligence. It is intended to test market appetite, viability, deliverability, operator capability, funding evidence, commercial realism, governance requirements, potential delivery structures, information requirements and the likely role expected of the Council.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published2 November 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Rugby Borough Council is a local authority in Warwickshire that buys goods, services and works from suppliers. Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby have shared a procurement service since 2010. Framework contracts from ESPO, Procurement for Housing and the Government Commercial Agency are also used.

Over the past 5 years, most of Rugby Borough Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, business services and construction work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rugby-borough-council.gov