--- title: "ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement for City/Town Centre Market Provision" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-21" --- # ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement for City/Town Centre Market Provision Buyer: ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069f6e.json) ## Summary Ards and North Down Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement for City/Town Centre Market Provision". This undertaking focuses on services within the retail trade and community services sectors, specifically aimed at shaping future market provisions in Newtownards and Bangor. The initiative is part of a transparent preliminary market engagement process where experienced suppliers are invited to contribute insights via a supplier questionnaire. The deadline for submitting responses is the 18th of June, 2026. This initiative provides an opportunity to shape upcoming procurement documentation though it is not a formal procurement process yet. This market engagement exercise offers a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in retail trade services, community service provision, and management-related services. Participation in the engagement process could facilitate business growth, as it allows suppliers to influence the council's understanding of current marketplace capabilities and innovations. Businesses with innovative delivery models or unique management strategies that align with the objectives of the Ards and North Down Borough Council would be well-suited to compete in this future procurement process. Engaging in this early stage could position businesses favourably for future formal tenders once the market dynamics and requirements are fully scoped and developed. ## Notice Ards and North Down Borough Council is preparing to undertake a transparent and informed preliminary market engagement exercise to seek feedback and insight from experienced suppliers to help shape the future of our market provision in Newtownards and Bangor. This market engagement will take the form of a supplier questionnaire. Responses will help the Council gain a clearer understanding of the capability, innovation and delivery models available in the marketplace and will inform the development of future procurement documentation. The information provided in the completed questionnaire will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement (PME) questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home (Resource ID 6507980). The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of the CfT or by email to procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. ### Planning Information Ards and North Down Borough Council is preparing to undertake a transparent and informed preliminary market engagement exercise to seek feedback and insight from experienced suppliers to help shape the future of our market provision in Newtownards and Bangor. This market engagement will take the form of a supplier questionnaire. Responses will help the Council gain a clearer understanding of the capability, innovation and delivery models available in the marketplace and will inform the development of future procurement documentation. The information provided in the completed questionnaire will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement (PME) questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home (Resource ID 6507980). The questionnaire must be completed and returned via the Messaging function of the CfT or by email to procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047190-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BANGOR | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT20 4BT | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN09 Ards and North Down | | Local authority | Ards and North Down | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | North Down | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 55900000 - Retail trade services - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 79420000 - Management-related services ## Release History - 21 May 2026 at 13:50 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047190-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047190-2026 21st May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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