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Ashton Town Centre - Development Partner Procurement

Descriptions

Link to brochure - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4b91fe59-5383-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21

Link to questionnaire - https://forms.office.com/r/Bx73bViuc4

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council ("the Council"), supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ("GMCA"), Homes England and Transport for Greater Manchester ("TfGM"), intends to procure a long-term private sector Development Partner capable of supporting

the Council to deliver the Vision and Project Goals through a Contractual Joint Venture (also known as a Master Development Agreement).

The programme envisages:

Plot-by-Plot drawdown of land once planning, funding and construction conditions are satisfied.

The creation of mixed tenure residential neighbourhoods, employment space, leisure, health and community assets.

The Council proposes to utilise a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The process will be lean, transparent and dialogue-led, seeking a best-in-class partner with the requisite financial standing, expertise and alignment with the Council's Vision and Project Goals.

The Council are undertaking this preliminary market engagement to consult with potential Development Partners to inform approach. This will not be defined as dialogue or negotiation and any future tender process will remain a competitive process.

The preliminary market engagement is being carried out under the provisions of Regulation 16 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Involvement in this preliminary market engagement will not preclude any organisation from participating in any future tender process.

Objectives

The primary objectives of this preliminary market engagement:

Inform the market of the upcoming opportunity

Gain insight and feedback in to:

- The scale of opportunity and land categories

- The significance of shopping centre acquisitions

- Delivery structures

- Developer working capital and early-stage funding

- Public sector financial support

- Procurement process

- Risks & dependencies

- Next steps

The Council will, where appropriate, use the information gathered to inform the tender documentation in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

The Council are seeking responses to 8 questions as part of this preliminary market engagement to be completed and returned by 17:00 on Friday 19th September. Please refer to the Soft Market Testing brochure for further details, available via the Chest - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4b91fe59-5383-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21

The questionnaire can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/r/Bx73bViuc4

Timeline

Published Date :

28th Aug 2025 21 days ago

Deadline :

19th Sep 2025 Tomorrow

Contract Start :

30th Aug 2026

Contract End :

1st Sep 2041

Tender Regions

Keywords

construction work

building construction

civil engineering

infrastructure projects

site construction

building sites

structural work

construction services

renovation work

public works

property services

real estate management

estate consultancy

property portfolio

realty services

real estate solutions

property sector services

asset property services

land and building services

real estate facilitation

architectural services

building engineering

technical design

construction consultancy

structural engineering

inspection services

surveying

planning consultancy

facility design

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

Assign to :

Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

PIN

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors