Notice Information
Notice Title
Central Morecambe - Development Opportunity Sites
Notice Description
Leveraging the development of Eden Project Morecambe, Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council (the councils) have high aspirations for Morecambe. The councils are working with a multi-disciplinary professional services team to establish the basis to drive positive change within Central Morecambe over the next decade. The aim is to enhance its role as a local service centre and boost its commercial, cultural and leisure offer. The councils have issued a Pre Market Engagement Notice and Request for Information to seek to understand market appetite for bringing forward development, the opportunities and challenges faced and how these may be overcome.
Planning Information
The Councils have issued a pre-market engagement (PME) notice and a Request for Information (RFI) to understand the market interest and capacity in taking forward Central Morecambe sites in line with the outline strategic objectives, their potential uses and the best delivery model to ensure successful outcomes. The Market Engagement Information Pack is available on the Proactis ProContract web portal 'The Chest'. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with this pre market engagement by: 1. Go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities 2. Select 'Lancaster City Council' from the Organisation list 3. Search for Project ref. DN776302 or title 'Central Morecambe - Development Opportunity Sites' 4. Select 'express interest in this opportunity 5. Download the Market Engagement Information Pack and complete the attached questionnaire by the deadline date. The deadline for responses is Friday 27th June 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052bc4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029594-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
70 - Real estate services
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
70000000 - Real estate services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Miss Kate Smith, Sharon McGuinness
- Contact Email
- kmsmith@lancaster.gov.uk, sharon.mcguinness@lancashire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LANCASTER
- Postcode
- LA1 1PJ
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Preston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029594-2025
3rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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