Planning

ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - Appointment of an Integrated Consultancy Team for the Design and Delivery of Marina Facilities

  • Ards and North Down Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037889

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055a51

Published 7 July 2025, 2:56pm



Scope

Description

This Notice is to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the potential contract for an Integrated Consultancy Team to design and deliver marina facilities. To this end, Ards and North Down Borough Council wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6029745. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 12noon on Friday 25th July 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6029745. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 February 2026 to 28 February 2030
  • 4 years, 27 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 45242200 - Marina construction work
  • 45244000 - Marine construction works
  • 45244100 - Marine installations
  • 98360000 - Marine services

Contract locations

  • UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Engagement

Engagement deadline

25 July 2025

Engagement process description

This Notice is to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the potential contract for an Integrated Consultancy Team to design and deliver marina facilities. To this end, Ards and North Down Borough Council wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6029745. All correspondence in relation to this Pre-Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 12noon on Friday 25th July 2025. To register on eTendersNI and access the Questionnaire, please use the following link: - https://etendersni.gov.uk and locate CfT Ref: 6029745. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 September 2025


Contracting authority

Ards and North Down Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTTZ-3295-PYCW

The Castle, City Hall

Bangor

BT20 4BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKN09 - Ards and North Down

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland