Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of a master developer partner for the delivery of the Smedley's Hydro Project.
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to procure a Development Partner for the redevelopment of County Hall and the associated grounds, prior to the Council's occupation known as Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment.
The project proposes the conversion of the c.16,750sqm listed South Block of the current Matlock County Hall into a flagship hotel, with events, and potential conference and leisure facilities.
The project also includes delivery of a new cost effective, flexible office building, along with a refurbished space in the Co-op Building on Smedley Street for the Council to occupy in order to retain a presence on site.
The project will be further supported by delivery of new build enabling residential development and the provision of co-working space for local businesses, alongside other supporting and complementary uses.
Applications for outline planning and listed building consents envisage delivery of up to 100 hotel beds, up to 5,000sqm new civic office building, up to 95 new homes, plus workspace and events/leisure space.
The project aims to deliver major economic impact on the town of Matlock and beyond, secure the ongoing presence for the Council, restoration and maximising the value of heritage assets, and a significant boost to the local tourism and visitor economy.
The Council is seeking to appoint a single Development Partner with responsibility for the delivery of the whole project. That partner may deliver all aspects of the project directly or introduce sub-developers and sub-contractors to deliver some parts, though retaining overall strategic oversight of the whole.
It should be noted that the 'total value (estimated)' stated below in this notice is the estimated construction value of the site including the development of the co-working space which will be retained by the Council.
- How the procedure runs: The process for the procurement is as set out below, and interested parties should refer to 'Section 2: Participation Process' of the Invitation to Participate and the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal) for further detail. Interested parties are invited to submit a Participation Submission. The Council will evaluate Participation Submissions received in accordance with the participation criteria and methodology set out in 'Section 4: Participation Submission evaluation' of the Invitation to Participate. Once evaluation of Participation Submissions is complete, subject to there being sufficient Bidders qualifying, the Council's intention is to invite 3 Bidders to tender. The Council will formally issue the Invitation to Tender to the selected Bidders (the "Tenderers"). The Council intends to hold a number of meetings with the Tenderers to discuss their emerging proposals before issuing a call for Final Tenders. Final Tenders received will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal). Following evaluation, and identification of the most advantageous tender, the Council intends to hold a 'preferred tenderer' stage with the Tenderer who has submitted the most advantageous tender, prior to entry into contract, so as to clarify and confirm commitments made and for limited post tender negotiation. 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.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work · Real estate services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£138,400,000
- 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 Invitation to Participate.
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 (3)
- Quality: 42.5%
- Legal: 10%
- Financial: 47.5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Financial: 47.5%
- Quality: 42.5%
- Legal: 10%
- 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 Invitation to Participate.
- Price carries 47.5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.8 points. Quality carries 52.5 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Mar 2026, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 09:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
CST291- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040084- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065fd9Find a Tender
- How it runs
The process for the procurement is as set out below, and interested parties should refer to 'Section 2: Participation Process' of the Invitation to Participate and the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal) for further detail.
Interested parties are invited to submit a Participation Submission. The Council will evaluate Participation Submissions received in accordance with the participation criteria and methodology set out in 'Section 4: Participation Submission evaluation' of the Invitation to Participate.
Once evaluation of Participation Submissions is complete, subject to there being sufficient Bidders qualifying, the Council's intention is to invite 3 Bidders to tender.
The Council will formally issue the Invitation to Tender to the selected Bidders (the "Tenderers").
The Council intends to hold a number of meetings with the Tenderers to discuss their emerging proposals before issuing a call for Final Tenders.
Final Tenders received will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal).
Following evaluation, and identification of the most advantageous tender, the Council intends to hold a 'preferred tenderer' stage with the Tenderer who has submitted the most advantageous tender, prior to entry into contract, so as to clarify and confirm commitments made and for limited post tender negotiation.
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)
- 29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 18 Feb 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published243 days ago2 Mar 2026, 14:46 GMT
- Tender notice published184 days ago30 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- Latest notice published164 days ago20 May 2026, 09:23 BST
- Submission deadline155 days ago29 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today31 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 33 days3 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 109 days18 Feb 2027
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Mar 2026, 14:46 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 15:19 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 15:58 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 09:23 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
The deadline has been changed to 29th May at 5pm.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 2 Mar 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via the procurement portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender