Planning

Castle & Eye of York

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL

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Planning

28 Nov 2025 at 09:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of York Council has initiated a preliminary market engagement for a major public realm project titled "Castle & Eye of York". This construction project is categorized under industry code 45000000, focusing on works within the region of UKE21, United Kingdom. The process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement deadline set for 7 January 2025 as part of understanding the market’s capability and interest. This engagement is crucial for shaping the forthcoming procurement phase, scheduled to begin in August 2026, concluding in June 2027. The contract is expected to generate a gross value of £10.2 million, with a noteworthy project amount of £8.5 million. Interested contractors must register via the YORtender platform to participate.

This procurement process presents a significant business opportunity for main contractors in the construction sector, particularly those with experience handling large-scale public realm developments. Engaging in this project could provide substantial growth potential, enabling firms to enhance their portfolios with high-profile work. Businesses positioned well to compete are those with the capacity to manage complex projects and a proven track record in delivering similar large-scale infrastructure projects. Participation in this engagement can also offer insights into the City of York Council's upcoming opportunities pipeline, facilitating long-term strategic growth for successful firms.

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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/077941-2025
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
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
28 Nov 20256 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Jan 20262 months to go
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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