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Published 27 May 2025, 16:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of Preliminary Developer Partner - Mayes Yard

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: CBRE LIMITED

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Real estate services (70)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)
Planned pipeline value£120,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 16 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Appointment of Preliminary Developer Partner - Mayes Yard

Bedford Borough Council wish to appoint a development partner to enter into a development agreement for the redevelopment of Mayes Yard as part of the contracting authority's overall regeneration plans for Bedford Town Centre.

The appointed developer will proceed with getting the development through planning permission and beyond.

Full construction budget is expected to be £120,000,000.00+

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work · Development services of real estate

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2034 (8 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
45000000 Construction work70110000 Development services of real estate71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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
Past planning notice
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
27 May 2025, 16:40 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 09:19 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031405
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction workDevelopment services of real estate
Delivery area
East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052756 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    27 May 2025, 16:40 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:19 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    27 May 2025, 16:40 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated
    5 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
    UK2
  5. Pipeline notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 09:57 BST
    UK1
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 09:58 BST
    UK2
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:09 BST
    UK2
  8. Pipeline notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:19 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (5)

Additional narrative provided within description Contract value amended from £80m to £120m Contract Term amended from 3 years to 8 years

Updated the narrative within Procurement Description

Updated the narrative to the Procurement Description

Added more classification codes

Added in more classification codes

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-06: 3 releases · 5 Jun 2025, 5 Jun 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 27 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Other public bodies

  • CBRE LIMITEDProcuring entityProcurement LeadsGB-COH: 03536032GB-PPON: PHHJ-5567-CWPY London, LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure