--- title: "Procurement for a Developer for Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078002" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078002" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078002.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078002.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Stroud District Council" published: "2026-10-02" --- # Procurement for a Developer for Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Buyer: Stroud District Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078002 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078002) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078002.json) ## Summary Stroud District Council is seeking a developer partner to redevelop Brimscombe Port, a ten-acre former industrial site in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The scheme is residential-led and mixed-use, and includes reinstating the canal. The Listed Port Mill and salt warehouse form part of the site’s setting. The council is leading delivery with Stroud Valleys Canal Company and Homes England. The requirement combines development and construction work with architectural, engineering and related professional services. It is suited to organisations able to take a development from partnership and planning through to delivery, bringing together the necessary construction and design expertise. The redevelopment is intended to bring the former port site back into use while restoring the canal. The council invited offers through a competitive flexible, selective procedure, with an initial participation stage followed by dialogue; up to six candidates may progress. Expressions of interest were due by 6 November 2026 at 12:00, and enquiries by 23 October 2026 at 16:00. The stated contract period runs from 1 July 2027 to 31 July 2032. The estimated value is £50 million excluding VAT (£60 million including VAT). Evaluation weights development outcomes at 35%, deliverability and risk at 27%, social value at 10%, sustainability strategy at 9%, development cost and viability at 8%, strategic partnership structure at 6%, and delivery methodology at 5%. The participation requirements include minimum company turnover and technical conditions; the procurement documents set out further detail. Standard payment terms apply. This opportunity is aimed at developers able to act as a strategic partner and deliver a substantial, residential-led mixed-use regeneration scheme, including canal reinstatement, on a ten-acre site. Relevant strengths include managing complex development proposals, demonstrating commercial viability and risk control, and presenting a credible delivery programme. Bids are assessed particularly on the quality of development outcomes and the commercial deliverability of the proposals, alongside sustainability, social value and the partnership structure. Construction capability and access to architectural and engineering expertise are relevant to the combined scope. Applicants must meet the stated minimum turnover and technical participation conditions, with the procurement questionnaire providing the detailed thresholds and requirements. Organisations able to combine development, delivery and partnership expertise are best placed to compete. ## Notice :Stroud District Council wishes to procure a developer partner to deliver its Brimscombe Port development. Brimscombe Port was at one time the largest inland port in the Country dating back to the 1780's. Following the decline in canals the Port became redundant. The canal was in-filled after the Second World War and the site developed as an industrial estate during the 1960/70's. Today the industrial estate has been demolished, ready for redevelopment , the Listed Port Mill and salt warehouse add to the site's spectacular setting SDC is leading on the delivery of the redevelopment of Brimscombe Port in conjunction with Stroud Valleys Canal Company (SVCC) and Homes England (HE), to reinstate the canal and provide a mixed use residential led development on a ten-acre site. Please see Procurement documents for further details. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093470-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 31 Jul 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000,000 | | Lots value | £50,000,000 | | 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 | Stroud District Council | | Locality | STROUD | | Postcode area | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL5 4UB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Stroud | | Electoral ward | Cainscross | | Westminster constituency | Stroud | | Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ## Release History - 2 Oct 2026 at 15:35 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093470-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093470-2026 2nd October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.stroud.gov.uk - 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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