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Published 20 May 2026, 12:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Town Centre Development Partner

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedure

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC13)

Awarded value£140,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 May 2026

Awarded to Cityheart Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Town Centre Development Partner, to devliver the regeneration of strategic sites.

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Development Partner Town Centre RegenerationAwarded

Delivery: North East

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

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 20 May 2026, 12:26 BST
Last source update: 20 May 2026, 12:26 BST
Authority reference: PB2024-01578
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-046318
Classification (CPV): Building construction work
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069d43 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £140,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cityheart Ltd	£140,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 046318-2026-1 · Cityheart Ltd
Signed
7 May 2026
Value
£140,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, North East, DL15QTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cityheart LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05609443 First Floor, The Foundation Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester, North West, CH4 9GB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.