Construction Contract Leads

Scope

Reference

CST291

Description

The Council is seeking to procure a Development Partner for the redevelopment of County Hall and the associated grounds, prior to the Council's occupation known as Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment.

The project proposes the conversion of the c.16,750sqm listed South Block of the current Matlock County Hall into a flagship hotel, with events, and potential conference and leisure facilities.

The project also includes delivery of a new cost effective, flexible office building, along with a refurbished space in the Co-op Building on Smedley Street for the Council to occupy in order to retain a presence on site.

The project will be further supported by delivery of new build enabling residential development and the provision of co-working space for local businesses, alongside other supporting and complementary uses.

Applications for outline planning and listed building consents envisage delivery of up to 100 hotel beds, up to 5,000sqm new civic office building, up to 95 new homes, plus workspace and events/leisure space.

The project aims to deliver major economic impact on the town of Matlock and beyond, secure the ongoing presence for the Council, restoration and maximising the value of heritage assets, and a significant boost to the local tourism and visitor economy.

The Council is seeking to appoint a single Development Partner with responsibility for the delivery of the whole project. That partner may deliver all aspects of the project directly or introduce sub-developers and sub-contractors to deliver some parts, though retaining overall strategic oversight of the whole.

It should be noted that the 'total value (estimated)' stated below in this notice is the estimated construction value of the site including the development of the co-working space which will be retained by the Council.

Total value (estimated)

• £138,400,000 excluding VAT
• £160,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 18 February 2027 to 17 February 2037
• 10 years

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

• 45000000 - Construction work
• 70000000 - Real estate services
• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Contract locations

• UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.

Technical ability conditions of participation

Technical ability conditions of participation as set out in the Invitation to Participate.

Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

26 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

www.eastmidstenders.org

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

3 December 2026

Award criteria

Weighting description

This procurement is weighted as follows:

Financial: 47.5%

Quality: 42.5%

Legal: 10%

Bidders should refer to further detail on the award criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender.

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

The process for the procurement is as set out below, and interested parties should refer to 'Section 2: Participation Process' of the Invitation to Participate and the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal) for further detail.

Interested parties are invited to submit a Participation Submission. The Council will evaluate Participation Submissions received in accordance with the participation criteria and methodology set out in 'Section 4: Participation Submission evaluation' of the Invitation to Participate.

Once evaluation of Participation Submissions is complete, subject to there being sufficient Bidders qualifying, the Council's intention is to invite 3 Bidders to tender.

The Council will formally issue the Invitation to Tender to the selected Bidders (the "Tenderers").

The Council intends to hold a number of meetings with the Tenderers to discuss their emerging proposals before issuing a call for Final Tenders.

Final Tenders received will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender (as issued via the Council's Portal).

Following evaluation, and identification of the most advantageous tender, the Council intends to hold a 'preferred tenderer' stage with the Tenderer who has submitted the most advantageous tender, prior to entry into contract, so as to clarify and confirm commitments made and for limited post tender negotiation.

The Council reserves the right to vary the procurement process set out above and in the procurement documents at any stage in the procurement.

Please note that the 'contract start date' and 'award decision date' included within this Tender Notice are estimates and may be subject to change.

Documents

Associated tender documents

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=bd693332-9f44-f111-813c-005056b64545

Documents to be provided after the tender notice

Via the procurement portal

Contracting authority

Derbyshire County Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWZQ-2162-JJQL

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mr Stuart Etchells

Email: Countyprocurementcompliance.team [at] derbyshire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/home.aspx

Region: UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

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