Development Partner for the Blackpool Central Housing Regeneration Area Scheme

Opportunity overview

Blackpool Council ("Council") is seeking to procure a Development Partner, with the requisite skills and track record to work in partnership with the Council to redevelop a 5.41-hectare site close to Blackpool town centre to deliver a high quality residential-led scheme, including the following key worksteams: • demolish up to 300 densely populated properties and existing structures including the removal of associated infrastructure; • undertake site clearance and preparation work; • develop up to 230 new dwellings (use class C3) with car and cycle parking; • develop local centre uses comprising floorspace for flexible E use classes (including office, retail, leisure including food and beverage and F2 use classes (including halls, meeting places for local community); • deliver new public realm and hard and soft landscaped public open spaces; • and provide associated infrastructure and highway works. Please see the Request to Participate ("RTP") document for further information which is available via the Council's procurement portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/.). The estimated contract value of this Project on the defined Site (within the red boundary line), as set out in the RTP is £102,000,000 (inclusive of VAT). Please note, the Council reserves the right to bring forward similar phases at its discretion, subject to the Contract Documents, during the term within the extended red boundary line (please see the RTP for further information). The total estimated value set out in this tender notice includes: extension options; and the provision for potential, future phases and options for further similar development activity. The Council cannot guarantee that any extension options or further phases will be progressed. Subject to the necessary approvals, development works in respect of the Project on the Site are anticipated to begin in 2028. The Council has entered into a grant funding agreement ("GFA") with the Homes and Community Agency ("Homes England"). This project is now backed by £110.4m of grant funding from Homes England and is part of a wider 15-year vision to transform housing and communities across inner Blackpool. The project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Blackpool; it marks the start of the journey to deliver transformational change to housing in the heart of Blackpool's urban area. The Council is adopting a multi staged competitive flexible procedure ("CFP") process pursuant to section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 ("Act"), to procure a development partner.

Lot 1 — Contract lot

Estimated lot value including VAT: £360.0m

Participation condition: Participation in this procurement is subject to the conditions of participation and associated evaluation methodologies as set out in the RTP, available via Blackpool Council's Procurement Portal: The Chest: https://procontract.due-north.com/.

Participation condition: The Council will use the RTP stage, which consists of the procurement specific questionnaire and conditions of participation, to shortlist 3 tenderers, who submit the highest scoring RTP responses evaluated in accordance with the RTP, to take forward to the invitation to submit initial tender stage of the CFP procurement process.

Award criterion: Scheme Proposals: 25%

Award criterion: Delivery and Partnership Approach, Programme and Risk: 20%

Award criterion: Social Value: 15%

Award criterion: Commercial and Financial: 30%

Award criterion: Legal: 10%

Contract starts: 31 July 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 July 2037

Maximum term ends: 31 July 2047

Extension: The contract term will be for an initial 10-year period. There will be further options to extend in increments of 1 year for a further 10 years. The maximum total contract term available will therefore be 20 years.

Contracting authority

Blackpool Borough Council PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, FY1 1NB, UKD42, United Kingdom Email: FTSprocurementnotices@blackpool.gov.uk Website: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure

Clarification deadline: 20 November 2026 at 11:59 pm

Award decision expected by: 31 July 2027 at 11:59 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

45100000 — Site preparation work; 45211000 — Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses; 45215210 — Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation; 45233100 — Construction work for highways, roads; 70111000 — Development of residential real estate; 70123100 — Sale of residential real estate; 70210000 — Residential property renting or leasing services; 70311000 — Residential building rental or sale services; 70331000 — Residential property services; 70333000 — Housing services

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Documents

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