Notice Information
Notice Title
Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity
Notice Description
Appointment of suitably qualified and highly experienced global consultants to promote a strategically important leisure development opportunity to investors, that exists right in the heart of the resort, adjacent to the iconic Blackpool Tower and incorporating land on its famous Golden Mile. Redevelopment of the site is key to Blackpool's regeneration and central to our ambition of developing a new, exciting and unique tourist destination with world-class facilities. The site occupies a prime location in Blackpool with an element of the site occupying the famous Golden Mile, within the shadow of Blackpool Tower. It lies on the southern edge of the town centre and enjoys direct connection with the M55 motorway via Central Corridor. The appointed consultancy team will be required to lead on the marketing of the site and supporting the Council in identifying the most appropriate use for the site and securing appropriate high quality investor/developer interests. Full details of the requirement were provided within the tender documentation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Contracting Authority may also identify future requirements for additional services related to provision of marketing and development consultancy. Additional or extended services are considered within scope of this procurement exercise, without guarantee or obligation on either party and to be agreed between the Contracting Authority and Supplier.
Renewal: Extensions are permissible in an incremental basis, based on continuing requirement for service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072486-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £397,400 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLACKPOOL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Jenna Douthwaite
- Contact Email
- ftsprocurementnotices@blackpool.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BLACKPOOL
- Postcode
- FY1 1NB
- Post Town
- Blackpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD42 Blackpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD42 Blackpool
-
- Local Authority
- Blackpool
- Electoral Ward
- Talbot
- Westminster Constituency
- Blackpool South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072486-2025
10th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058149-2025
19th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017142-2025
25th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017141-2025
25th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013203-2025
4th April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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