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title: "ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement - Development Brief for Site located at Comber Road, Newtownards"
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# ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement - Development Brief for Site located at Comber Road, Newtownards

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-preliminary-market-engagement-development-brief-for-site-located-at-comber-road-newt-ocds-h6vhtk-06b592). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ards and North Down Borough Council: "ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement - Development Brief for Site located at Comber Road, Newtownards". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ards and North Down Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport, Development of non-residential real estate, Land sale or purchase services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN09
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-preliminary-market-engagement-development-brief-for-site-located-at-comber-road-newt-ocds-h6vhtk-06b592#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b592`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-preliminary-market-engagement-development-brief-for-site-located-at-comber-road-newt-ocds-h6vhtk-06b592#tl-md)

## Description
Ards and North Down Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a transparent and informed preliminary market engagement exercise to support the development of a Council owned site located at Comber Road, Newtownards for commercial use.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to seek feedback and insights from experienced developers to help shape the specification for the appointment of a Developer. The Council is intending to bring the site to market to attract experienced developers to acquire a long leasehold interest in the land, with a view to delivering a high-quality business or industrial park development that will make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the economic growth of the Borough.
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 6577062). Completed questionnaires must be returned via the Messaging function of the CfT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45213000, 70112000, 70122000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/11/2026 to 29/11/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062770-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-03T11:51:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:21:17.790Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b592