Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 4 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Published estimate£440,000≈ £406k / year · £440,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025awarded 17 Sept 2025

Awarded to NEWMARK HDH LIMITED

Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 15 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Appointment of suitably qualified and highly experienced global

consultants to promote a strategically important leisure development opportunity to

investors, that exists right in the heart of the resort, adjacent to the iconic Blackpool Tower

and incorporating land on its famous Golden Mile.

Redevelopment of the site is key to Blackpool's regeneration and central to our ambition of

developing a new, exciting and unique tourist destination with world-class facilities. The site

occupies a prime location in Blackpool with an element of the site occupying the famous

Golden Mile, within the shadow of Blackpool Tower. It lies on the southern edge of the town

centre and enjoys direct connection with the M55 motorway via Central Corridor.

The appointed consultancy team will be required to lead on the marketing of the site and

supporting the Council in identifying the most appropriate use for the site and securing

appropriate high quality investor/developer interests.

Full details of the requirement were provided within the tender documentation.

How the procedure runs: The procurement is being run under the competitive flexible procedure. Any Supplier may submit a tender. Suppliers must meet conditions of participation, in particular relevant experience of similar provision is a critical requirement. A maximum of three suppliers will be shortlisted for interview. The procedure is fully described within the tender documents.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 1 moSMEPublished value£440,000

Contract period: 15 Jul 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 (1 yr 1 mo) · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensionsValue: £440,000 exc. VAT · £440,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Contracting Authority may also identify future requirements for additional services related to provision of marketing and development consultancy. Additional or extended services are considered within scope of this procurement exercise, without guarantee or obligation on either party and to be agreed between the Contracting Authority and Supplier. · Extensions are permissible in an incremental basis, based on continuing requirement for service.

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 30%Price: 50%Social value: 20%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Quality: 30%
Interview: 20%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 20%

Published award criteria (4)

Quality: Full details provided within the tender documents
Interview: Full details are provided within the tender documentation.
Social Value: Full details are provided within the tender documentation
Price: Full details are provided within the tender documentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST
Last source update: 10 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 26 Jun 2025
Authority reference: DN772738
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017141
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9c Find a Tender

How it runs: The procurement is being run under the competitive flexible procedure.
Any Supplier may submit a tender.
Suppliers must meet conditions of participation, in particular relevant experience of similar provision is a critical requirement.
A maximum of three suppliers will be shortlisted for interview.
The procedure is fully described within the tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders may be submitted electronically (reference DN772738): www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

The opportunity can be found here: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

4 Apr 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
4 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST
Next notice expected
23 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
Clarification questions by
30 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
15 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent399 days ago
19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends387 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published347 days ago
10 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025

Planned procurement notice published
4 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST
UK3
Tender notice published
25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
UK4
Published value updated
25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
Status changed to active
25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
Deadline moved to 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
+7 days · was 30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
25 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Updated to included the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=aef68767-e121-f011-8136-005056b64545

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-04: 2 releases · 4 Apr 2025, 25 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £440,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NEWMARK HDH LIMITEDProvision of Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity7 Oct 2025 – 6 Oct 2026Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Contracting Authority may also identify future requirements for additional services related to provision of marketing and development consultancy. Additional or extended services are considered within scope of this procurement exercise, without guarantee or obligation on either party and to be agreed between the Contracting Authority and Supplier.	£440,000 inc. VAT	17 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Blackpool Central Leisure Development Consultancy · NEWMARK HDH LIMITED
Signed
6 Oct 2025
Value
£397,400
Period
6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NEWMARK HDH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02778489GB-PPON: PRGJ-7939-LCZX C/O Corporation Service Company (Uk) Limited, London, London, E14 5HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: The tender documents (reference DN772738) are available here: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Nov 2025, 14:59 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Apr 2025, 16:48 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender4 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST