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Tenderpatch

Procurement for a Developer for Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Stroud District Council

Open Interest closes in 21 days

Key facts

Deadline to express interest or request to participate
Friday 6 November 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Interest closes in 21 days
Buyer's estimated value
£50,000,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Clarification questions deadline
23 October 2026, 16:00
Contract period
30 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2032
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Notice type
Tender notice (UK4)

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored
  • Sustainability Strategy 9% : Compliance with the Councils output specification, and their innovative solutions for sustainability
  • Social Value 10% : Social value commitments
  • Development Outcomes 35% : Quality of the outcomes to be delivered
  • Delivery Methodology 5% : Delivery Programme
  • Deliverability and Risk 27% : Commercial proposals and risk
  • Strategic Partner Structure Offer 6% : Strategic partnership arrangement
  • Development Cost and Viability 8%
Conditions of participation (what you must show)

economic Minimum company turnover - please see PSQ for full details

technical There are technical conditions of participation - please see the PSQ for details.

other Please see PSQ for details

Contract length and extensions
30 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2032.
How to submit
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. Please use the procurement portal messaging system for all communications and clarifications. Electronic submission: allowed.
Tender documents
No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Framework
An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
Open for bids / closing date
You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
Clarification questions
A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
Conditions of participation
What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
Bids are scored on
How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
Lots
A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
Area (ITL)
The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
UK4 and other notice codes
Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.

General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.

Description

:Stroud District Council wishes to procure a developer partner to deliver its Brimscombe Port development. Brimscombe Port was at one time the largest inland port in the Country dating back to the 1780’s. Following the decline in canals the Port became redundant. The canal was in-filled after the Second World War and the site developed as an industrial estate during the 1960/70’s. Today the industrial estate has been demolished, ready for redevelopment , the Listed Port Mill and salt warehouse add to the site's spectacular setting SDC is leading on the delivery of the redevelopment of Brimscombe Port in conjunction with Stroud Valleys Canal Company (SVCC) and Homes England (HE), to reinstate the canal and provide a mixed use residential led development on a ten-acre site. Please see Procurement documents for further details.