Official UK procurement notice
Crompton Place - Development Partner Procurement
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBolton Metropolitan Borough Council (the "Council") invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers in relation to entering into an agreement with the Council (the "Contract") to become the Council's Development Partner for the redevelopment of Crompton Place, Bolton.
Crompton Place represents an unrivalled opportunity to develop a high quality, residential-led mixed-use scheme at the historic heart of Bolton - the UK's largest and officially happiest town. The site is one of the largest single ownerships opportunities to come to the market in many years. The Council is doing things differently and de-risking the delivery of a key town centre location, allowing ambitious developers to shape the future of the Town Centre.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Council is seeking to appoint a master developer partner to develop the Council's Land, via a Master Development Agreement (MDA). This will allow the parties to form a contractual joint venture approach addressing meanwhile uses and phased delivery. The MDA will provide the usual mechanisms to address the working up of the scheme designs, planning, funding and other conditional delivery items. The initial scope for the MDA will be the Council's Land as defined by the red line boundary in the Information Memorandum. Any future additional development of Additional Council Land or Third Party Land, will be agreed between the parties and is not guaranteed as part of this procurement.
- How the procedure runs: Interested parties should refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) for further details of the Council's intended process for the procurement. This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in the following 3 stages: 1. Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ") 2. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender ("ITT) 3. Stage 3: Preferred Supplier Stage ("PSP") Stage 1: PSQ Applicants are invited to express an interest in the Opportunity by completing and returning the PSQ Response Document. The Council will use this stage to confirm that neither the Applicant, nor any related persons within its corporate group, associated persons relied on to meet the conditions of participation, or proposed sub-contractors are an excluded supplier or excludable supplier in accordance with Sections 26 to 31 of the Act. Subject to their being sufficient Applicants qualifying, the Council intends to shortlist up to three (3) Applicants to Stage 2 (ITT). Following confirmation of this shortlist, the Council will formally issue the ITT to the selected Applicants. Stage 1 will complete with Applicants being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Applicants not invited to Stage 2 will be provided with a written explanation of the reasons why they have not been shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Applicants that have successfully passed Stage 1 (each a "Tenderer") to attend one or more dialogue meetings. The Council may, at its discretion, undertake a Dialogue Solutions stage. This stage, if undertaken, is intended to enable Tenderers to prepare a Dialogue Solutions Submission setting out, inter alia, the solutions which have developed through the procurement process to date. Full details will be provided to those Tenderers invited to Stage 2. The Dialogue will conclude with the issuing of letters to all participating Tenderers confirming the closure of dialogue and the invitation of Final Tenders. Following submission of Final Tenders, the Council will carry out an evaluation in accordance with the published Award Criteria and select the Tenderer that represents the Most Advantageous Tender. Such Tenderer shall be known as the "Preferred Tenderer". Following the evaluation of Final Tenders and identification of the "Preferred Tenderer", it is the Council's intention to send Assessment Summary letters to all Tenderers, informing them of the outcome of the process. Shortly after issuing Assessment Summary letters, the Council will publish a Contract Award Notice, setting out the Council's intention to enter into the contractual documents with the Preferred Tenderer. Publication of the Contract Award Notice will commence a 'mandatory standstill period' of at least 8 working days from the date of publication of the Contract Award Notice, in accordance with Section 51 of the Act. Stage 3: Preferred Supplier Stage Following the mandatory standstill period, the highest scoring Tenderer may be invited to engage in further discussions with the Council as part of a preferred supplier stage. This stage will be used to finalise the draft Contract terms and conditions, in accordance with the limitations set out in the Act. Tenderers should note that this is not an opportunity to renegotiate the core terms of the Contract, and the final Contract must reflect the outcome of the legal mark-up dialogue sessions. Stage 3 will end with the Council entering into the Contract with the Preferred Supplier and publication of a Contract Details Notice on the Central Digital Platform (within 30 days of the date on which the Contract is entered into). The Council will also publish a copy of the Contract to the Central Digital Platform in accordance with section 53(3) of the Act. The Council reserves the right to vary the procurement process set out above and in the procurement documents at any stage in the procurement. Please note that the 'contract start date' and 'award decision date' included within this Tender Notice are estimates and may be subject to change.
- No preliminary market engagement: No PME Notice has been published because the PME predates the new Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Financial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial: Bidders should refer to further detail on the draft award criteria set out in Appendix 5 of the PSQ. Full and final award criteria will be issued at commencement of the tender stage of the procurement process.
- Quality: Bidders should refer to further detail on the draft award criteria set out in Appendix 5 of the PSQ. Full and final award criteria will be issued at commencement of the tender stage of the procurement process.
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2025, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
Q085- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033071- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e8dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Interested parties should refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) for further details of the Council's intended process for the procurement.
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in the following 3 stages:
- Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire ("PSQ")
- Stage 2: Invitation to Tender ("ITT)
- Stage 3: Preferred Supplier Stage ("PSP")
Stage 1: PSQ
Applicants are invited to express an interest in the Opportunity by completing and returning the PSQ Response Document.
The Council will use this stage to confirm that neither the Applicant, nor any related persons within its corporate group, associated persons relied on to meet the conditions of participation, or proposed sub-contractors are an excluded supplier or excludable supplier in accordance with Sections 26 to 31 of the Act.
Subject to their being sufficient Applicants qualifying, the Council intends to shortlist up to three (3) Applicants to Stage 2 (ITT). Following confirmation of this shortlist, the Council will formally issue the ITT to the selected Applicants.
Stage 1 will complete with Applicants being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Applicants not invited to Stage 2 will be provided with a written explanation of the reasons why they have not been shortlisted to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2: Invitation to Tender
Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Applicants that have successfully passed Stage 1 (each a "Tenderer") to attend one or more dialogue meetings.
The Council may, at its discretion, undertake a Dialogue Solutions stage. This stage, if undertaken, is intended to enable Tenderers to prepare a Dialogue Solutions Submission setting out, inter alia, the solutions which have developed through the procurement process to date. Full details will be provided to those Tenderers invited to Stage 2.
The Dialogue will conclude with the issuing of letters to all participating Tenderers confirming the closure of dialogue and the invitation of Final Tenders.
Following submission of Final Tenders, the Council will carry out an evaluation in accordance with the published Award Criteria and select the Tenderer that represents the Most Advantageous Tender. Such Tenderer shall be known as the "Preferred Tenderer".
Following the evaluation of Final Tenders and identification of the "Preferred Tenderer", it is the Council's intention to send Assessment Summary letters to all Tenderers, informing them of the outcome of the process. Shortly after issuing Assessment Summary letters, the Council will publish a Contract Award Notice, setting out the Council's intention to enter into the contractual documents with the Preferred Tenderer. Publication of the Contract Award Notice will commence a 'mandatory standstill period' of at least 8 working days from the date of publication of the Contract Award Notice, in accordance with Section 51 of the Act.
Stage 3: Preferred Supplier Stage
Following the mandatory standstill period, the highest scoring Tenderer may be invited to engage in further discussions with the Council as part of a preferred supplier stage. This stage will be used to finalise the draft Contract terms and conditions, in accordance with the limitations set out in the Act. Tenderers should note that this is not an opportunity to renegotiate the core terms of the Contract, and the final Contract must reflect the outcome of the legal mark-up dialogue sessions.
Stage 3 will end with the Council entering into the Contract with the Preferred Supplier and publication of a Contract Details Notice on the Central Digital Platform (within 30 days of the date on which the Contract is entered into). The Council will also publish a copy of the Contract to the Central Digital Platform in accordance with section 53(3) of the Act.
The Council reserves the right to vary the procurement process set out above and in the procurement documents at any stage in the procurement.
Please note that the 'contract start date' and 'award decision date' included within this Tender Notice are estimates and may be subject to change.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 30 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 16:16 BST
- Clarification questions by7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent275 days ago20 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published275 days ago20 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Standstill ends265 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Tender notice published17 Jun 2025, 16:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATED HERMES LIMITED30 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2041 · up to 30 Apr 2046Extensions: There is an option if all parties agree to extend the term for up to five years on expiry of the initial term. | £20,000,000 | 19 Jan 2026standstill to 29 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonFEDERATED HERMES LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winURBAN SPLASH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- FEDERATED HERMES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- URBAN SPLASH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationswww.the-chest.org.uk
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: www.the-chest.org.uk
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender