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Published 4 Feb 2026, 14:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PL0360 Shrub Hill Development Partner

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Framework ceiling (notional)£90,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Admission open until 3 Nov 202612:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 22 Oct 202617:00 BST · questions to the authority
Framework period 5 yrsends 31 May 2032 · up to 31 May 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Opportunity

Worcestershire County Council ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a long-term Development Partner to help unlock and deliver the transformational Shrub Hill Regeneration Quarter, a landmark 35-acre regeneration opportunity in the heart of Worcester.

The successful partner will work collaboratively with the Authority and its public sector partners to shape, de-risk and deliver a residential-led mixed-use development that will create a vibrant new destination connecting Worcester Shrub Hill Train Station with Worcester city centre.

Key features of the opportunity include:

A strategic 35-acre regeneration area , offering significant placemaking and development potential.

Council ownership of the entirety of Phase 1, comprising approximately 9.7 acres, providing a clear route to early delivery.

An adopted Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) that establishes the vision and development principles while retaining flexibility to respond to market opportunities.

Significant public sector investment already secured through Towns Fund and Brownfield Land Release Fund programmes, helping to reduce development risk and accelerate delivery.

A highly sustainable central location with direct access to rail services, supporting national objectives to increase development around transport hubs.

Potential access to up to £5 million of additional Towns Fund support for enabling and pre-construction activities, subject to approvals.

Potential interest for a new Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC), providing an early occupier and catalyst for activity and investment within the regeneration area.

Strong momentum across the project, with site preparation works completed, funding secured and public sector partners committed to bringing forward the vision.

The Authority is seeking an experienced and financially robust partner capable of working collaboratively to unlock the full potential of Shrub Hill and deliver a high-quality, sustainable and commercially viable regeneration programme over the long term.

  • How the procedure runs: PROCUREMENT PROCESS The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. Whilst substantive amendments are not expected to be made, the Authority has expressly reserved the right to refine the award criteria contained within the procurement documents and is provided for information only at this stage. The process consists of a two -stage procedure. Each stage of the process is summarised below. Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate Stage 1 commenced with the issuing of a Tender Notice and the publication of the ITP. The ITP includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) which all Bidders are required to complete and return in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within the ITP. The ITP responses will then be evaluated by the Authority. Further details of the selection criteria and process that will be followed to determine the shortlist of Bidders is set out within the ITP document. Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ, provided there are sufficient suitable Bidders based on the PSQ evaluation, the Authority intends to invite the top 4 scoring Bidders to participate in the next stage of the Procurement. Bidders who are successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to participate in Stage 2. Bidders should note that the Authority reserves the right to re-assess any response to the PSQ, in light of any new relevant information that comes to the Authority's attention. Please refer to the Procurement Terms and Conditions set out in Schedule 1 of the ITP Tender Documents. Stage 2 - ITT / Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Bidders that have successfully passed Stage 1 to attend two or more discussion sessions. The Authority will also publish an updated Invitation to Tender (ITT), setting out the confirmed requirements for confirmed evaluation criteria for Final Tenders and any other details regarding this stage of the procurement. Discussion sessions: Discussion sessions will be split into two focus areas. Technical, Design & Social Value and Legal & Commercial. Bidders will be invited to submit questions they have, relating to these two focus areas. These sessions will not be evaluated under any scoring methodology. Stage 2 - Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Bidders that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 and that have complete the discussion sessions, will then submit their Tenders. The ITT document will set out the evaluation criteria, evaluation methodology and any other details regarding this stage of the procurement. Tenders must be submitted in accordance with the timetable and instructions set out in the ITT document. After the deadline for submission of Tenders, the Authority will reconsider, in respect of each Bidder that submitted a Tender, whether the Bidder or any related persons within its corporate group, Associated Persons relied on to meet the conditions of participation, or proposed sub-contractors, are Excluded or Excludable Suppliers and will consider whether to disregard the Tender submitted in accordance with its obligations under the Act. If the Bidder is an Excluded or Excludable Supplier only by virtue of an associated person or proposed sub-contractor, the Authority will notify the Bidder of its intention to disregard its tender and provide the Bidder with a reasonable opportunity to replace the Associated Person or sub-contractor. If as a consequence of this process the Authority disregards a tender from an Excluded or Excludable Supplier, or is aware of an Associated Person or sub-contractor having been replaced, it will give notice of this fact within 30 days of its decision to the Procurement Review Unit (PRU). Evaluation of Tenders: The Authority will assess all Tenders in order to identify the Bidder which has submitted the most advantageous tender in accordance with the assessment methodology and award criteria set out in the Tender Notice and described in the ITT. In carrying out this assessment, the Authority will disregard any tender from a Bidder that does not satisfy the conditions of participation. The Authority may also disregard a tender: from a Bidder that is not a United Kingdom supplier or a treaty state supplier (as defined in the Act) or that intends to sub-contract the performance of all or part of the Contract to a supplier that is not a United Kingdom supplier or a treaty state supplier (as defined in the Act); or if the tender breaches a procedural requirement set out in the Tender Notice or associated tender documents; or if the tender offers a price that the Authority considers to be abnormally low for the performance of the Contract. Where the Authority considers that a price offered by a Bidder in its tender is abnormally low, the Authority will notify the Bidder and give the Bidder a reasonable opportunity to demonstrate that it will be able to perform the contract for the price offered. The Authority will only disregard the tender if the Bidder cannot satisfactorily demonstrate that it will be able to perform the Contract for the price offered. If, as part of any bidder's proposed commercial structure, any development lease or development sub-lease is proposed to be granted to a developer or sub-developer who is not part of any consortium or supply chain identified at the outset, the Authority will require this to be identified during the procurement by the Development Partner to allow the Authority to consider if any further information is required in respect of any such parties or the proposed structure. Once the assessment has concluded, the Authority will provide an assessment summary to all Bidders that submitted Tenders to: inform them whether they have been successful in being awarded the Contract; provide an explanation of the assessment of the Bidder's tender against the relevant award criteria, in accordance with the requirements of the Act; and where different to the Bidder concerned, provide information in respect of the most advantageous tender submitted, including details of the assessment of this tender against the relevant award criteria and the successful Bidder's name. Once the assessment summaries have been provided to the Bidders that submitted Tenders, the Authority will also publish a Contract Award Notice on the Central Digital Platform to commence the mandatory standstill period. Contract Award Following the successful conclusion of the standstill period and contract finalisation stage, the Authority expects to enter into the Contract with the Successful Bidder and it will then publish a Contract Details Notice on the Central Digital Platform (within 30 days of the date on which the Contract is entered into).

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work · Development of residential real estate · Preservation services of historical buildings

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Jun 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£90,000,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2027 – 31 May 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 May 2037 with extensionsValue: £90,000,000 exc. VAT · £108,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid Options relates to associated professional services. · There will be a longstop date of five years from the date of the Development Agreement for Lease for the satisfaction of all conditions to allow for the draw down of a development lease for each phase of Development within Phase 1 (to be extended to ten years by agreement including where additional land within the Shrub Hill Quarter area is incorporated at a later date).Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3
  • Economic & financial standing

    As described within the procurement documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As described within the procurement documents.

  • Condition of participation

    Included within procurement documents

    shortlisting

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical & Design: 45%
  • Legal: 15%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value and Environmental Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical & Design
  • Legal
  • Social Value and Environmental Sustainability
  • Commercial
Conditions of participation3
  • Economic & financial standing

    As described within the procurement documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As described within the procurement documents.

  • Condition of participation

    Included within procurement documents

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “PL0360 Shrub Hill Development Partner” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Worcestershire County Council buys Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511), and who usually turns up

Worcestershire County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511) →

1

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerWorcestershire County Council · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 5 known-size awards · market: CPV 4511 · West Midlands, n=5
20%100%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in West Midlands.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 3 of 6 known-location awards · market: CPV 4511 · West Midlands, n=13
50%8%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in West Midlands.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 14 decided notices · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=5
40 days35 days

Half of these awards were announced within 40 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 2 of 5 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=13
40%15%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer10 lots with bid counts · all categories
10% had one bid
The market33 lots with bid counts · CPV 4511 · UK-wide
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid10% / 0%
Buyer: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
2–310% / 9%
Buyer: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
4–610% / 33%
Buyer: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 11 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
7+70% / 58%
Buyer: 7 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 19 of 33 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

2

Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 451160 monthsPublished estimate£90m
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

7expected bids4% chance of a single bid
forecast from 6 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid4%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 4%. This is a forecast.
2–35%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 5%. This is a forecast.
4–610%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 10%. This is a forecast.
7+81%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 81%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Speller Metcalfe Ltd.Worked for this buyerPL0237 - Isaac Maddox House - Phase 2 Refurbishment Worksnotice published Nov 2024——Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
12 panel places
£43m15 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago3 live · £500m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=1
1 win in West Midlands
£1.0bn4 awards in 36m · last 4 months agoNone on fileat estimate n=1
2 wins in West Midlands2 panel places
£1.0bn13 awards in 36m · last 5 months agoNone on fileat estimate n=3
3 panel places
£4.6m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago3 live · £1.0m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

13% above n=1
3 wins in West Midlands1 panel places
£18m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months agoNone on file8% above n=1
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Feb 2026, 14:59 GMT
Last source update
8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Mar 2027
Authority reference
PL0360
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095154
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBuilding demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving workDevelopment of residential real estatePreservation services of historical buildings
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06472d Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 day payment terms

How it runs

PROCUREMENT PROCESS

The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. Whilst substantive amendments are not expected to be made, the Authority has expressly reserved the right to refine the award criteria contained within the procurement documents and is provided for information only at this stage.

The process consists of a two -stage procedure.

Each stage of the process is summarised below.

Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate

Stage 1 commenced with the issuing of a Tender Notice and the publication of the ITP. The ITP includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) which all Bidders are required to complete and return in accordance with the Procurement Timetable and instructions within the ITP. The ITP responses will then be evaluated by the Authority. Further details of the selection criteria and process that will be followed to determine the shortlist of Bidders is set out within the ITP document. Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ, provided there are sufficient suitable Bidders based on the PSQ evaluation, the Authority intends to invite the top 4 scoring Bidders to participate in the next stage of the Procurement.

Bidders who are successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to participate in Stage 2. Bidders should note that the Authority reserves the right to re-assess any response to the PSQ, in light of any new relevant information that comes to the Authority's attention. Please refer to the Procurement Terms and Conditions set out in Schedule 1 of the ITP Tender Documents.

Stage 2 - ITT / Invitation to Submit Final Tenders

Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Bidders that have successfully passed Stage 1 to attend two or more discussion sessions. The Authority will also publish an updated Invitation to Tender (ITT), setting out the confirmed requirements for confirmed evaluation criteria for Final Tenders and any other details regarding this stage of the procurement.

Discussion sessions:

Discussion sessions will be split into two focus areas. Technical, Design & Social Value and Legal & Commercial. Bidders will be invited to submit questions they have, relating to these two focus areas. These sessions will not be evaluated under any scoring methodology.

Stage 2 - Invitation to Submit Final Tenders

Bidders that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 and that have complete the discussion sessions, will then submit their Tenders. The ITT document will set out the evaluation criteria, evaluation methodology and any other details regarding this stage of the procurement.

Tenders must be submitted in accordance with the timetable and instructions set out in the ITT document.

After the deadline for submission of Tenders, the Authority will reconsider, in respect of each Bidder that submitted a Tender, whether the Bidder or any related persons within its corporate group, Associated Persons relied on to meet the conditions of participation, or proposed sub-contractors, are Excluded or Excludable Suppliers and will consider whether to disregard the Tender submitted in accordance with its obligations under the Act. If the Bidder is an Excluded or Excludable Supplier only by virtue of an associated person or proposed sub-contractor, the Authority will notify the Bidder of its intention to disregard its tender and provide the Bidder with a reasonable opportunity to replace the Associated Person or sub-contractor. If as a consequence of this process the Authority disregards a tender from an Excluded or Excludable Supplier, or is aware of an Associated Person or sub-contractor having been replaced, it will give notice of this fact within 30 days of its decision to the Procurement Review Unit (PRU).

Evaluation of Tenders:

The Authority will assess all Tenders in order to identify the Bidder which has submitted the most advantageous tender in accordance with the assessment methodology and award criteria set out in the Tender Notice and described in the ITT.

In carrying out this assessment, the Authority will disregard any tender from a Bidder that does not satisfy the conditions of participation. The Authority may also disregard a tender: from a Bidder that is not a United Kingdom supplier or a treaty state supplier (as defined in the Act) or that intends to sub-contract the performance of all or part of the Contract to a supplier that is not a United Kingdom supplier or a treaty state supplier (as defined in the Act); or if the tender breaches a procedural requirement set out in the Tender Notice or associated tender documents; or if the tender offers a price that the Authority considers to be abnormally low for the performance of the Contract. Where the Authority considers that a price offered by a Bidder in its tender is abnormally low, the Authority will notify the Bidder and give the Bidder a reasonable opportunity to demonstrate that it will be able to perform the contract for the price offered. The Authority will only disregard the tender if the Bidder cannot satisfactorily demonstrate that it will be able to perform the Contract for the price offered.

If, as part of any bidder's proposed commercial structure, any development lease or development sub-lease is proposed to be granted to a developer or sub-developer who is not part of any consortium or supply chain identified at the outset, the Authority will require this to be identified during the procurement by the Development Partner to allow the Authority to consider if any further information is required in respect of any such parties or the proposed structure.

Once the assessment has concluded, the Authority will provide an assessment summary to all Bidders that submitted Tenders to: inform them whether they have been successful in being awarded the Contract; provide an explanation of the assessment of the Bidder's tender against the relevant award criteria, in accordance with the requirements of the Act; and where different to the Bidder concerned, provide information in respect of the most advantageous tender submitted, including details of the assessment of this tender against the relevant award criteria and the successful Bidder's name.

Once the assessment summaries have been provided to the Bidders that submitted Tenders, the Authority will also publish a Contract Award Notice on the Central Digital Platform to commence the mandatory standstill period.

Contract Award

Following the successful conclusion of the standstill period and contract finalisation stage, the Authority expects to enter into the Contract with the Successful Bidder and it will then publish a Contract Details Notice on the Central Digital Platform (within 30 days of the date on which the Contract is entered into).

Review and risk notes
Risks
  • The future requirements for the refurbishment, redevelopment, partial retention or potential selective demolition of heritage assets within the regeneration area may evolve as further surveys, technical investigations, viability assessments and planning discussions are undertaken, particularly in relation to the Engine Works and other historic buildings.
  • The scope, timing and extent of enabling infrastructure works may require amendment following the completion of further technical investigations, including sewer diversion requirements, utilities infrastructure, ground conditions and site preparation works.
  • The regeneration programme may be affected by the availability, timing, conditions or reallocation of public sector grant funding, including Towns Fund, Brownfield Land Release Fund and other funding opportunities which may become available during the term of the Development Agreement.
  • The proposed NHS Community Diagnostics Centre may proceed, be amended or not proceed, which could require changes to site boundaries, development parcels, infrastructure requirements, car parking provision, development phasing and associated obligations.
  • Additional land and property interests within the wider Shrub Hill Quarter may be acquired by the Authority or become available during the term of the Development Agreement, requiring amendments to the scope of the partnership and development programme.
  • The extent and timing of development parcels may require amendment to reflect planning requirements, viability considerations, market conditions, stakeholder requirements or changes to the agreed phasing strategy.
  • Additional public realm, transport, active travel, rail connectivity, environmental or infrastructure requirements may emerge through the planning process, engagement with statutory consultees or funding bodies, or through the evolution of the wider masterplan.
  • The long-term regeneration strategy may require modification to respond to changes in national, regional or local planning policy, funding programmes, transport initiatives or Local Government Reorganisation arrangements impacting the project area.

The Authority considers that these risks may jeopardise the performance of the contract but, due to the nature of the risks, due to the long-term nature and complexity of the regeneration project, the precise nature and extent of any resulting changes cannot reasonably be determined at the time of contract award . Therefore, the Authority reserves the right to modify the awarded contract to address the risks in accordance with Schedule 8 of the Act.

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Appointment period ends
3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
22 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published260 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 14:59 GMT
  2. Market engagement237 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Please see link to the Microsoft Forms questionnaire.

    forms.office.com/e/9j8axFhPGK ↗

    Please copy and paste this link into a web browser to access the questionnaire.

    Please complete by Friday 27th February 2026.

    There will also be a Market Engagement Event on Thursday 26th February. Please acknowledge your attendance within the Microsoft Forms questionnaire.

  3. Next notice expected45 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published14 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
  5. Clarification questions byearlier today
    22 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  7. Admission / appointment period endsin 12 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  8. Award decision expected byin 153 days
    24 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 221 days
    1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 14:59 GMT
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 16:25 GMT
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 May 2026, 13:09 BST
    UK2
  4. Tender notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value published: £90,000,000
    8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    8 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
Published amendments (1)

Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire 2 is now live. Please review the pre market engagement brochure on the Council's E-Procurement system, In-Tend and if possible, please complete the next stage questionnaire at : https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/0Z32sXWGr2 Please copy and paste this link into a web browser to access the questionnaire. The questionnaire will be open for four weeks. Deadline date is…

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 4 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Bid statistics
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRPQ-4584-WLPQ County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NPContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure