Closed tender

Old Westgate Station Hotel Development. Wakefield

Details

Value
£8,000,000
Topic
Tree-nursery products
Published
10 May 2024
Submission
11 June 2024

Tender description

The Old Westgate Station (the Site) is one of the most significant development opportunities in Wakefield. The Site is adjacent to the main transport hub (the new Westgate Station) which provides direct access to the East Coast Main line. The development of the Site represents the final phase of the Merchant Gate regeneration project, which has over the past circa 15 years seen the delivery of 3 commercial office buildings with ground floor retail/leisure, new Council offices, 180 new housing units, the new CAPA college, a new build Westgate Rail Station, a 1,450 space multi-story car park, the strategic acquisition of the nearby Orangery building and clearance of the Site. The Council is seeking a site Development Partner to develop the Site into a 3* or 4* Star Hotel with a minimum of 110 rooms, alongside associated car parking and public realm. The Council proposes to transfer the freehold interest in the Site for a nominal amount. It will also make available up to £8m of external grant funding to develop the Site. The Council intends to appoint the Development Partner by December 2024. The Procurement opportunity is accessible via: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ New suppliers will have to register to the procurement portal (this is free of charge). Once you have registered and created your log in, you can access all live opportunities that are available within YORtender via the search function. Lot 1: Competitive Dialogue procedure in accordance with Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations. The Procurement opportunity is accessible via: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ New suppliers will have to register to the procurement portal (this is free of charge). Once you have registered and created your log in, you can access all live opportunities that are available within YORtender via the search function.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published10 May 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date11 June 2024

About the buyer

Wakefield Council is a local authority procuring goods, works and services for the district through its own commercial team. Contract opportunities are advertised through YORtender, the council's own procurement portal, free to join. Since February 2025, most procurements have run under the Procurement Act 2023, aimed at opening contracts to more suppliers. Suppliers register once on the central Find a Tender platform to bid for opportunities. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems cover many of its call-off contracts, alongside direct quotations for lower-value work. A published commercial pipeline sets out anticipated procurement activity over the next 18 months.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Wakefield Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 03450000 · Tree-nursery products
  • 45100000 · Site preparation work
  • 45212411 · Hotel construction work
  • 45400000 · Building completion work

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