Planning

Castle & Eye of York

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL

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PlanningUpdate

05 Jan 2026 at 09:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Nov 2025 at 09:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of York Council is currently in the planning phase of a major procurement project involving the Castle & Eye of York public realm initiative. This involves engaging with potential main contractors prior to issuing an official procurement opportunity to the market. The project falls under the 'works' procurement category, specifically focusing on construction work, and is valued at £8.5 million excluding VAT. The procurement takes place in the Yorkshire and Humber region, specifically York, UK. The preliminary market engagement documents are available via YORtender, with the submission deadline extended to Friday, 9th January 2026 at 12 noon.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth to construction companies, particularly those capable of undertaking large public realm projects. Engaging in this process allows businesses to understand market expectations and requirements, potentially positioning them strongly for future bidding phases. Companies experienced in handling substantial construction projects and those well-versed with regional developments would find this procurement suited to their scope of work. Registration on the YORtender portal and the Central Digital Platform is necessary for tender participation, ensuring businesses stay informed and compliant with the council's procurement protocols.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Castle & Eye of York

Notice Description

City of York Council have a Preliminary Market Engagement Opportunity for a Castle & Eye of York, a major public realm project within the centre of York. City of York Council wish to engage with Main Contractors prior to a procurement opportunity being issued to the market. The purpose of this market engagement is to understand the capability and appetite within the market to undertake these works. This document is accompanied by a drawing pack which contains further information to assist your organisation with responding to the below queries in relation to this scheme. The Preliminary Market Engagement document containing further information, detail and market engagement questions can be found via YORtender (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER) with the reference number 105585. The submission deadline for the premarket engagement is Wednesday 7th January 2025 at 12pm. All of City of York Council's procurement opportunities are published on YORtender, in order to bid for this your organisation will need to be registered to the portal. You can register your organisation here: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All suppliers who wish to bid for City of York Council procurement opportunities must be registered on the Central Digital Platform, with all supplier information submitted and kept up to date. Your organisation can register on the Central Digital Platform here: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ To see all upcoming opportunities, City of York Council publish a pipeline of all upcoming procurement which can be found here: https://data.yorkopendata.org/dataset/cyc-procurement-pipeline

Planning Information

The purpose of this market engagement is to understand the capability and appetite within the market to undertake these works. This document is accompanied by a drawing pack which contains further information to assist your organisation with responding to the below queries in relation to this scheme. The Preliminary Market Engagement document containing further information, detail and market engagement questions can be found via YORtender (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER) with the reference number 105585. The submission deadline for the premarket engagement is Wednesday 7th January 2025 at 12pm.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eac6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000141-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 1 Jun 2027 6-12 months
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
CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@york.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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