Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Blackpool Borough Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

072486-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Appointment of suitably qualified and highly experienced global consultants to promote a strategically important leisure development opportunity to investors, that exists right in the heart of the resort, adjacent to the iconic Blackpool Tower and incorporating land on its famous Golden Mile. Redevelopment of the site is key to Blackpool's regeneration and central to our ambition of developing a new, exciting and unique tourist destination with world-class facilities. The site occupies a prime location in Blackpool with an element of the site occupying the famous Golden Mile, within the shadow of Blackpool Tower. It lies on the southern edge of the town centre and enjoys direct connection with the M55 motorway via Central Corridor. The appointed consultancy team will be required to lead on the marketing of the site and supporting the Council in identifying the most appropriate use for the site and securing appropriate high quality investor/developer interests. Full details of the requirement were provided within the tender documentation.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   4 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   013203-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   25 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   017141-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Tender record updated

   25 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   017142-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

4. Award notice observed

   19 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Provision of Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity

  Buyer: Blackpool Borough CouncilSupplier: NEWMARK HDH LIMITED

  End date in notice

  5 Oct 2026Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £397,400Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Provision of Blackpool Central: World Class Leisure Development Opportunity

  About this figure

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  • The dates published for the award and the linked contract do not agree. A contract end date is shown only when the linked records agree.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  The Council may wish to extend the relationship with the appointed consultant, should it be beneficial to expand the scope of the commission, or to provide ongoing consultancy where it is identified that there is further potential. The work may be delivered in phases, and there may be options to include additional phases, or take up options which will add value and maximise investment and development potential.

  Published 4 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 013203-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The initial term may be extended to provide for extension of the relationship between the Council and the appointed consultant.

  Published 4 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 013203-2025
• Options are statedLot 1

  The Contracting Authority may also identify future requirements for additional services related to provision of marketing and development consultancy. Additional or extended services are considered within scope of this procurement exercise, without guarantee or obligation on either party and to be agreed between the Contracting Authority and Supplier.

  Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 25 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 017142-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  Extensions are permissible in an incremental basis, based on continuing requirement for service.

  Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 25 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 017142-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.