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Published 8 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lancaster Canal Quarter: Coopers Fields - Pre Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)

WorksAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD4)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lancaster City Council has issued a pre-market engagement notice and a Request for Information (RFI) to understand the market interest and capacity of interested parties in taking forward the 0.9ha Coopers Fields site within Lancaster’s Canal Quarter regeneration area to deliver a mix of affordable and social housing in line with its adopted objectives. The council is particularly keen to hear from Registered Providers (RPs), developers with registered provider status in their business group, those with demonstrable capacity to partner with RPs, or those who are interested and may not fit in the above categories but would still be capable of delivering the same outcomes.

The regeneration of the Canal Quarter area is critical to enhancing Lancaster’s role as a sub-regional centre and boosting its housing, commercial, cultural and leisure offer. Our ambitious vision is for a vibrant, sustainable and active Canal Quarter, integrated with the Lancaster Canal and served by areas of new public open space. A Quarter where contemporary development and hidden heritage can combine to create a diverse residential, commercial, cultural and recreational neighbourhood.

Feedback is required to assist in identifying the site’s potential opportunities, risks and constraints, with the intention of informing a future procurement and / or disposal strategy to secure the best delivery model for a successful outcome.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Site preparation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
45000000 Construction work45100000 Site preparation work45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses71200000 Architectural and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
8 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054546
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesConstruction workConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesSite preparation work
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059591 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
  2. Market engagement374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Lancaster City Council has issued a pre-market engagement notice and a Request for Information (RFI) to understand the market interest and capacity of interested parties in taking forward the 0.9ha Coopers Fields site within Lancaster’s Canal Quarter regeneration area to deliver a mix of affordable and social housing in line with its adopted objectives. The council is particularly keen to hear from Registered Providers (RPs), developers with registered provider status in their business group, those with demonstrable capacity to partner with RPs, or those who are interested and may not fit in the above categories but would still be capable of delivering the same outcomes.

    Feedback is required to assist in identifying the site’s potential opportunities, risks and constraints, with the intention of informing a future procurement and / or disposal strategy to secure the best delivery model for a successful outcome.

    The Pre Market Engagement Information Pack is available on the Proactis ProContract web portal 'The Chest'. Interested parties who meet the criteria above, are invited to download and engage with this pre market engagement by:

    1. Going to procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities ↗
    2. Select 'Lancaster City Council' from the Organisation list
    3. Search for Project ref. DN783396 or title 'Lancaster Canal Quarter: Coopers Fields - Pre Market Engagement'
    4. Select 'express interest in this opportunity'.
    5. Download the Market Engagement Information Pack and complete the attached question response form by the deadline date.

    The deadline for responses is 17:00 Wednesday 15th October 2025.

  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 155 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
    UK2

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

Lancaster City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTQG-8236-WVNZ Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, North West, LA1 1PJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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