Chelmer Waterside Residential Development Opportunity in Chelmsford

A Prior Information Notice
by CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Works)
Duration
6 year
Value
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Sector
CONSTRUCTION
Published
09 Apr 2025
Delivery
01 Jan 2026 to 01 Jan 2032
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Chelmsford City Council is planning to commence a procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 to appoint a development partner to acquire and develop three strategic sites totalling approximately 15.6 acres which have been allocated for high-density residential, commercial and community offering at Chelmer Waterside. The sites are anticipated to collectively accommodate at least 770 units, with potential for up to 1,000 units. It is expected that 35% of the housing provision will be affordable housing. The contract is mainly for the supply of works with some ancillary real estate services.

CPV Codes

  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
  • 45210000 - Building construction work
  • 45211100 - Construction work for houses
  • 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
  • 45211341 - Flats construction work
  • 45211360 - Urban development construction work
  • 45213316 - Installation works of walkways
  • 45221113 - Footbridge construction work
  • 45231000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines
  • 45231100 - General construction work for pipelines
  • 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
  • 70000000 - Real estate services
  • 70110000 - Development services of real estate
  • 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71315200 - Building consultancy services
  • 71421000 - Landscape gardening services

Other Information

The Council is inviting developers to arrange a 1:1 virtual preliminary market engagement discussion with the Council commencing the 14th April 2025 to hear the Council’s proposals with respect to the procurement, share responses to the Council’s procurement strategy and engage with potential suppliers on optimum residential content and tenure mix; successful affordable housing provision including total no. of units, location and integration; working with a designated housing association to deliver affordable housing; and place making and community building. The Council is seeking to hold discussions with developers who have acquired and constructed over 200 units on a single site within the last five years, either individually or as part of a consortium. Further details of the PME process can be found below. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/3B48AQJ9MQ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3B48AQJ9MQ ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **

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