Closed tender

ANDBC Pre Market Engagement - Development Brief for Site located at Comber Road, Newtownards

Details

Buyer: Ards and North Down Borough Council
Topic: Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
Published: 16 June 2026
Submission: 17 July 2026
Source: uk:ni-etenders

Tender description

*** This is not a tender exercise*** Ards and North Down Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a transparent and informed preliminary market engagement exercise to support the development of a Council owned site located at Comber Road, Newtownards for commercial use. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to seek feedback and insights from experienced developers to help shape the specification for the appointment of a Developer. The Council is intending to bring the site to market to attract experienced developers to acquire a long leasehold interest in the land, with a view to delivering a high-quality business or industrial park development that will make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the economic growth of the Borough. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement (PME) questionnaire. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the CfT documents area. Completed questionnaires must be returned via the Messaging function of eTendersNI in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION ON ETENDERSNI before 12noon on TUESDAY 7TH JULY 2026**

Timeline

Completed: Tender published16 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date17 July 2026

About the buyer

Ards and North Down Borough Council is a local authority based in Bangor, and buys through an electronic procurement system. The Procurement Act 2023 applies to those above-threshold procurements in Northern Ireland. Separate terms and conditions cover contracts for goods and supplies, and contracts for services.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ards and North Down Borough Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and sports, games and art supplies.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ards-and-north-down-borough-council.gov