Opportunity Overview
INTRODUCTION
Portsmouth City Council ("the Council", "the Developer", the "Authority") is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future procurement strategy that will be used to establish a multi-contractor framework agreement for the delivery of commercial & industrial development works.
The framework agreement will be used to deliver development works within Portsmouth and neighbouring South East Hampshire areas, focusing upon further development of the Council owned Dunsbury Park located within Havant and Lakeside North Harbour located within Cosham.
Following completion of this PME exercise, the Council will undertake a formal Procurement Act 23 (PA 23) compliant competitive procurement process to establish the future framework agreement. The Council is targeting to have commenced the formal procurement process on 20th July 2026, to allow for award by early December 2026 and commencement of the framework agreement from 4th January 2026.
The framework agreement will then run for a 4-year term extendable by a further 2 years in increments to be agreed. Spend via the framework agreement over the total term could be up to £150M, although this is not guaranteed and will be dependent upon future tenant demand for new commercial / industrial facilities at the Council sites. Development works may be brought forward on both a secured tenant build to suit and prospective demand basis.
Development of plots will be undertaken incrementally in phases in line with dynamic demand requirements with works let via individual call off contracts. The value of individual call off contracts will be variable but is expected to range between £5M - £20M on average, based upon current construction costs.
Call off contracts will be predominantly let on a 2-stage contracting strategy utilising the JCT Pre-Construction Agreement for 1st stage pre-construction activities and the JCT Design & Build Contract used for 2nd stage construction works....
Portsmouth City Council ("the Council", "the Developer", the "Authority") is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future procurement strategy that will be used to establish a multi-contractor framework agreement for the delivery of commercial & industrial development works.
The framework agreement will be used to deliver development works within Portsmouth and neighbouring South East Hampshire areas, focusing upon further development of the Council owned Dunsbury Park located within Havant and Lakeside North Harbour located within Cosham.
Following completion of this PME exercise, the Council will undertake a formal Procurement Act 23 (PA 23) compliant competitive procurement process to establish the future framework agreement. The Council is targeting to have commenced the formal procurement process on 20th July 2026, to allow for award by early December 2026 and commencement of the framework agreement from 4th January 2026.
The framework agreement will then run for a 4-year term extendable by a further 2 years in increments to be agreed. Spend via the framework agreement over the total term could be up to £150M, although this is not guaranteed and will be dependent upon future tenant demand for new commercial / industrial facilities at the Council sites. Development works may be brought forward on both a secured tenant build to suit and prospective demand basis.
Development of plots will be undertaken incrementally in phases in line with dynamic demand requirements with works let via individual call off contracts. The value of individual call off contracts will be variable but is expected to range between £5M - £20M on average, based upon current construction costs.
Call off contracts will be predominantly let on a 2-stage contracting strategy utilising the JCT Pre-Construction Agreement for 1st stage pre-construction activities and the JCT Design & Build Contract used for 2nd stage construction works....
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| Issuing agency | Portsmouth City Council |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | Government Procurement |
| Estimated value | $190.5M |
| Published | June 22, 2026 |
| Procurement stage | Request for Proposal (RFP) |
| Response due | Not specified / rolling |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | August 12, 2026 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: UK Government (Find a Tender).
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