Procurement of a Development Partner for the Redevelopment of Land East of the Sevenoaks High Street

Descriptions

Procurement of a Development Partner for works and services to deliver the redevelopment of the Land East of the Sevenoaks High Street, including re-provision of a leisure centre and construction of residential units, estimated to commence January 2026 and carried out over a minimum of 4 years. Estimated GDV over 120000000GBP.

Engagement

During February 2025 the contracting authority’s advisers undertook a comprehensive market engagement exercise. They sought to engage with suppliers to establish the level of interest in the development site and the key parameters for undertaking a procurement. To enable market engagement, a brochure was developed and sent out to 11 suppliers being primarily developers that carry out town centre or other developments with or for public bodies. The brochure gave details of the opportunity, the contracting authority’s vision for the scheme, the illustrative master plan (dated February 2025), the intended procurement route, and the key questions on which developer feedback was sought. The market engagement also included parties previously consulted by the Council as part of market engagement in 2022 and 2023. The brochure was used to provide overall context and to help facilitate follow-up meetings with interested parties. The responses received (including from meetings held) have informed the authority’s requirements, procurement approach, conditions for participation and award criteria, likely suppliers that may be able to supply the services and works, and the intended commercial terms, as well as to establish market knowledge of and interest in the opportunity. Steps were taken and will be taken to ensure that suppliers involved in this market engagement are not put at an unfair advantage in any competition in relation to a contract award to be carried out. It is the contracting authority’s intention to publish a tender notice on or about 6th May 2025. A letter setting out the outcomes of the Preliminary Market Engagement is available through the following link: https://sevenoaksgovuk-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/david_lagzdins_sevenoaks_gov_uk/Ervqj7Ap7lZJmQhm-ezQ-60Bql-FrmGoVumfeZN2H1zr8g?e=oAu6eK