Hatchmoor Development, Great Torrington

Descriptions

The project centres on developing the land adjacent to Hatchmoor Road, Great Torrington, Devon UK with a view to attracting businesses to create a local employment hub. The project therefore comprises of the:

• Construction of employment space totalling 1,230m/2. The buildings are to be of varying sizes fitted out to shell and core;

• Construction of a new highway junction and estate road off Hatchmoor Road, along with associated offsite highway improvements to support the site;

• Installation of drainage infrastructure for both surface and foul water, including the potential use of soakaways for sustainable surface water management;

• Upgrading of existing electrical, drainage and fibre networks to ensure sufficient capacity for the proposed development.

Engagement

Torridge District Council – Preliminary Market Engagement for Hatchmoor Road, Great Torrington. Preliminary Market Engagement event via Teams on 10th February 2026 from 12:00pm to 13:00pm hosted by J Price Consulting Ltd. The Authority is soon to be submitting a planning application for the development of a local business hub on land adjacent to Hatchmoor Road in Great Torrington, Devon and will be seeking to procure a contractor to undertake the works if permission is granted. The initial phase of development seeks to construct a new highway junction and estate road off Hatchmoor Road, install drainage infrastructure, upgrade the existing service capacities for the proposed development and construct the first phase of variably sized units. The Authority are embarking on a preliminary market engagement exercise that seeks to ensure market awareness of the opportunity. We are looking to invite suitable suppliers in this service line to attend a short meeting on Microsoft Teams to allow a presentation to be shared and feedback to be provided. The Authority wishes to ensure awareness of the opportunity, share details on the scope of the project, determine the markets capacity and capability to deliver these options. Invite If your organisation would like to participate in this preliminary market engagement exercise, please attend a virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 10th February 2026 at 12.00 noon. Please indicate if you can attend the meeting by confirming your attendance using this link https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=i0WsPlSbp0mQ1LYwQKOvvLeVy10nmGdImw0X4MVTT_BUOUtIWllSRFVDN1U2RTdMT1ZHNjU1SjlPRy4u&route=shorturl Fill in form before Midnight on Thursday 5th February 2026. Invites will be sent on the 6th February, so please add a personal placeholder to your diary in anticipation. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this preliminary market engagement exercise and a response to this notice does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future public procurement process that the Authority may conduct. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Authority and the Authority is not bound to accept any proposals offered. The Authority is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the preliminary market engagement / sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by the Authority in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Any responses provided will not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by the Authority in the final service specifications used for the contract. The preliminary market event information will be shared at tender stage to ensure transparency with suppliers that are unable to attend. You will need to create an account on our e-tendering platform if you are not already registered at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk