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Scope

Description

The Contracting Authority is developing a long-term vision for the Redevelopment of Bangor Waterfront. The vision is to turn Bangor into a ‘destination of choice’, as a place to live, work, visit, study and invest, through a series of interconnected developments and experiences along Bangor Waterfront. In partnership with Belfast Region City Deal, the Department for Communities and key stakeholders, Ards and North Down Borough Council is progressing plans to redevelop a 2 mile stretch of Bangor Waterfront between Skippingstone Beach (near Pickie Fun Park) and Banks Lane, Ballyholme to re-establish Bangor as a thriving seaside location and prime visitor attraction in Northern Ireland. The Redevelopment of Bangor Marina and Harbour Wetside Facilities was one of the constituent projects within the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment programme recommended within the outline business case. Therefore, the services required under this contract are for the design and delivery of the Redeveloped Marina and Harbour Wetside Facilities. Bangor Marina and Harbour is located on the southern shore of Belfast Lough, within the city of Bangor, County Down. Bangor is Northern Ireland’s third largest urban settlement, with an estimated catchment population of approximately 170,000 within a 20-minute drive and around 475,000 within 30 minutes. In May 2022, the town was granted City status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. Situated at the heart of Bangor’s seafront, the Marina is one of Northern Ireland’s premier marine leisure facilities, with an established reputation as a Blue Flag and 5-Gold Anchor award-winning marina. It acts as a gateway for domestic and international vessels arriving into Northern Ireland and is a central feature of Bangor’s visitor offering and waterfront identity. The redevelopment site for this project is focused solely on the wetside infrastructure of the marina and harbour, including (but not limited to) pontoons, berthing systems, service connections, access routes and associated in-water infrastructure. Please note that landside buildings, operational facilities and the surrounding public realm do not fall within the scope of this project and are being progressed separately under the Urban Waterfront and Public Realm (UWPR) project, also funded through the Belfast Region City Deal. The site is located at Bangor Marina, Quay Street, Bangor, BT20 5ED.

Total value (estimated)

• £800,000 excluding VAT
• £960,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 1 December 2026 to 1 August 2031
• 4 years, 8 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 45242200 - Marina construction work
• 45244000 - Marine construction works
• 45244100 - Marine installations
• 98360000 - Marine services
• 71541000 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ project management services
• 71540000 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ management services
• 71520000 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ supervision services
• 71530000 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ consultancy services
• 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
• 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

Contract locations

• UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

As detailed in the Participation Stage Documents

Technical ability conditions of participation

As detailed in the Participation Stage Documents

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

2 June 2026, 12:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

2 June 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Suppliers to be invited to tender

Maximum 6 suppliers

Selection criteria:

It is anticipated that the 6 Suppliers that satisfy: the completeness and compliance checks; satisfy the requirements as to legal and financial capacity; have not been excluded and who achieve the highest overall scores in the Participation Stage evaluation may be shortlisted for the Tender Stage.

Where there is a tie for 6th place, then all Suppliers in 6th place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this exercise a tie for 6th place is deemed to occur where two or more Suppliers have identical scores or a score within 1 mark (out of a score of 100) of the 6th place score.

Award decision date (estimated)

18 November 2026

Award criteria

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

This Competitive Flexible Procedure will consist of the following stages:

Stage 1 - Participation Stage

Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender

The purpose of the Participation Stage is to provide the Authority with sufficient information to allow Suppliers to be shortlisted to proceed to the Tender Stage.

Suppliers’ responses to the Participation Stage will be evaluated against the conditions of participation set out in the Participation Stage documents. Suppliers must respond to all the questions and must provide all the supporting information requested, including access to the information stored on the Central Digital Platform.

It is anticipated that the 6 Suppliers that satisfy: the completeness and compliance checks; satisfy the requirements as to legal and financial capacity; have not been excluded and who achieve the highest overall scores in the Participation Stage evaluation may be shortlisted for the Tender Stage.

The Tender Stage will be the competitive tender process which may be carried out between the Authority and the Suppliers shortlisted at the end of the Participation Stage which may ultimately result in the award of the Contract.

Contracting authority

Ards and North Down Borough Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTTZ-3295-PYCW

City Hall, The Castle

Bangor

BT20 4BT

United Kingdom

Email: procurement [at] ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Region: UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland