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title: "Festival Gardens Development Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a585"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL"
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# Festival Gardens Development Partner

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a585

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## Summary

Liverpool City Council is currently in the tender stage seeking a development partner for the "Festival Gardens Development Partner" project, which falls into the construction industry category. This initiative involves the redevelopment of an approximately 11-hectare plot in South Liverpool, aiming to create a vibrant, sustainable neighbourhood with strong community ties. Key dates include the updated deadline for tender submissions, which is now 11th November 2024, with the second stage of the procurement process beginning on 22nd November 2024. The tender utilises a competitive dialogue procurement method, emphasizing quality and commercial considerations, with substantial opportunities valued at £200 million GBP.

This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for businesses specialising in construction works, including site preparation, civil engineering, building installation, and completion work. Companies with innovative design and place-making solutions, as well as those focused on sustainability, will find this project particularly well-suited to their capabilities. The competitive dialogue procedure ensures that the most economically advantageous tender will be selected, providing a significant platform for businesses to showcase their creativity, quality, and commercial expertise.

## Notice

Liverpool City Council ("the Authority") is seeking a development partner to design and deliver the redevelopment of a c11ha development plot at Festival Gardens, South Liverpool ("the Site"). The Site provides an exciting opportunity to create a thriving, sustainable, healthy and inclusive neighbourhood with a strong identity and sense of community. It will have a unique sense of place seamlessly connected to nature, the adjoining park and river. As a well-connected place, it will bring people together to live, play and visit. It will be an exemplar residential-led neighbourhood driven by best practice, creativity and innovation in design, place-making and sustainability and deliver a robust response to climate change. This Site is of strategic importance to the city and represents a fantastic opportunity to deliver a place of real quality, at a density that maximises the site's potential, nestled between the Festival Gardens parklands and the River Mersey and with excellent connections to the city centre. The Authority wishes to enter into a Development Agreement structure with the successful tenderer.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Competitive Dialogue procedure in accordance with Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations. Award criteria: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Renewal: 5 year renewal option via extension

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035638-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45300000 - Building installation work
- 45400000 - Building completion work

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2024 at 12:52 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035638-2024
- 3 Oct 2024 at 13:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031744-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com

## Provenance

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