Procurement of a Development Partner for the redevelopment of the Clair Hall site in Perrymount Road Haywards Heath

Mid Sussex District CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0613c5Procurement Act 2023active

Estimated value

£55.0m

works

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

20 Feb 2026

Description

The Council are intending to undertake the procurement of a Development Partner to deliver the redevelopment of the Clair Hall site. The redevelopment shall incorporate a new cultural facility on part of the site, alongside redevelopment of the remainder of the site for other uses. The redevelopment (aside from the cultural facility) is anticipated to be a residential-led mixed use development; however, the design and construction will ultimately be a product of the procurement process. The Council has undertaken a separate procurement to select a Cultural Operator to enter into a concession agreement for the new cultural facility. The Contract Award Notice has been issued. Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) has been undertaken by the Council's advisers, Montagu Evans, between September 2025 to December 2025, the findings of which have informed this procurement process. The advisers sought to engage with suppliers to establish market knowledge of and understand the level of developer interest in the development of the Clair Hall site, and to seek views on how/if developers would be prepared to tender for this opportunity through a formal procurement process. The engagement exercise sought market feedback on developers' views on the concept approach for development of the Site and was used to obtain scheme specific feedback in relation to the opportunity, given the Council's requirement for a developer to deliver and fund the new Cultural Facility (of a designated size within the site) as part of a mixed-use development. Further detail on the market engagement exercise is set out in the Preliminary Engagement Notice issued by the Council on 02 February 2026 and in the report setting out the approach to and outputs of the preliminary market engagement (as issued via the Council's Portal). It should be noted that the 'total value (estimated)' stated in this notice is an expression of the estimated gross development value of the development, plus construction cost of the cultural facility, which will be delivered through the opportunity.

Scope

Reference
MSDC - 038901
Total value
£55,000,000 excluding VAT
£66,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Dec 2026 to 02 Dec 2031
Main category
works
CPV classifications
45110000
45211340
45211350
45212000
45220000
70110000
71410000
Contract locations
South East England, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality: 45%Bidders should refer to further detail on the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender.quality
Social Value: 10%Bidders should refer to further detail on the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender.quality
Legal: 7.5%Bidders should refer to further detail on the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender.quality
Financial: 37.5%Bidders should refer to further detail on the award criteria set out in the draft Invitation to Tender.price

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

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

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

Bidders should refer to the Invitation to Participate.

Submission & procedure

Submission address
How to obtain the Procurement Documents   Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Procurement Documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender, there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.   Opting In and Opting Out   Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.   The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the procurement process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this procurement along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.   You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the procurement process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.   Further Guidance   In addition, guidance on how to participate in this procurement, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.   Receiving Notification Emails   To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain '@in-tendorganiser.co.uk' to your Safe Senders list.
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure