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Opportunity overview
Walsall Council (the "Council") is the freeholder of the site known as the Former Gasholders Site, Darlaston Road, Walsall (the "Site") which it wishes to develop.
The Council have assembled and acquired the whole site; comprised of the former National Grid Gasholders site plus adjoining land to the south. The project will involve the transformation of this circa 9-hectare brownfield site into a modern industrial estate suitable for logistics, light manufacturing, and warehousing.
The site is a strategic delivery priority for the Council as part of the Black Country Enterprise Zone and Walsall Growth Zone and is allocated as 'Potential High-Quality Industry' in the Walsall Site Allocation Document (SAD). The site is a significant opportunity based on its connectivity being adjacent to the M6 and other upcoming industrial developments in proximity.
The proposed redevelopment will assist in generating new employment, training, and business opportunities in Walsall as part of the M6 Junction 10 employment area.
The project scope encompasses all activities required to enable the successful redevelopment of the site for industrial use, including:
· Site Remediation and Preparation to address any contamination and Earthworks to prepare the ground for construction, including site clearance, grading, and levelling.
· Mitigation of On-Site Constraints such as ecology, flood risk, and utilities diversion to facilitate development.
· Creation of a site access that is suitable for future traffic movements associated with the site.
· Installation of all necessary utilities and site-wide infrastructure.
Construction of four high-quality industrial units suitable for B2 (General Industrial) or B8 (Storage and Distribution) use, each ranging from 30,000 to 99,999 sq. ft GIA including associated external works.
The Council intends to publish a Tender Notice in April 2027 to commence a competitive tendering process under the Procurement Act 2023 (the "Act") and given the value of this opportunity is publishing this notice to notify the market of this intention in accordance with s93 of the Act.
The competitive tendering process to be conducted by the Council will be informed by the preliminary market engagement previously undertaken by the Council via the publication of a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice in November 2025 (2025/S 000-071275).
The Tender Notice and associated tender documents made available to the market in the near future will provide further details on the scope and nature of the opportunity along with information on the procurement process to be conducted by the Council.
Further details on the contract structure and competitive tendering process will be made available when the Council formally commences the procurement.
To support the viability of the scheme, the Council intends to make available grant funding to the successful supplier and further details on this will be provided when a procurement process is formally commenced by the Council.
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2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d2fd-2025-11-05T13:49:10ZPipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
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099656-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage planned works procurement for redevelopment of Walsall Council’s former gasholders site on Darlaston Road into an industrial estate. The described scope includes remediation, earthworks, constraint mitigation, access, utilities/infrastructure and four industrial units with external works. The Council intends to publish a Tender Notice in April 2027; bidding is not stated to be open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for contractors or consortia with evidenced capability in brownfield remediation, civil engineering, utilities/infrastructure and industrial-building construction. Final supplier requirements, contract structure and tender conditions are unknown until the Tender Notice and tender documents are issued.
Key points identified
Redevelopment scopeEnable redevelopment of a circa 9-hectare brownfield site for industrial use.Evidence: “The project scope encompasses all activities required to enable the successful redevelopment of the site for industrial use.”
Industrial unitsConstruct four industrial units suitable for B2 or B8 use, each 30,000 to 99,999 sq ft GIA, including associated external works.Evidence: “Construction of four high-quality industrial units suitable for B2 (General Industrial) or B8 (Storage and Distribution) use, each ranging from 30,000 to 99,999 sq. ft GIA including associated external works.”
Remediation and earthworksAddress contamination and prepare ground, including clearance, grading and levelling.Evidence: “Site Remediation and Preparation to address any contamination and Earthworks to prepare the ground for construction, including site clearance, grading, and levelling.”
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage planned works procurement for redevelopment of Walsall Council’s former gasholders site on Darlaston Road into an industrial estate. The described scope includes remediation, earthworks, constraint mitigation, access, utilities/infrastructure and four industrial units with external works. The Council intends to publish a Tender Notice in April 2027; bidding is not stated to be open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for contractors or consortia with evidenced capability in brownfield remediation, civil engineering, utilities/infrastructure and industrial-building construction. Final supplier requirements, contract structure and tender conditions are unknown until the Tender Notice and tender documents are issued.
Key deliverables
Site remediation, preparation, clearance, grading and levelling
Mitigation of ecology, flood-risk and utility constraints
Site access, utilities and site-wide infrastructure
Four B2/B8 industrial units of 30,000 to 99,999 sq ft GIA, with external works
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Redevelopment scope
98% confidence
Enable redevelopment of a circa 9-hectare brownfield site for industrial use.
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“The project scope encompasses all activities required to enable the successful redevelopment of the site for industrial use.”
Industrial units
99% confidence
Construct four industrial units suitable for B2 or B8 use, each 30,000 to 99,999 sq ft GIA, including associated external works.
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“Construction of four high-quality industrial units suitable for B2 (General Industrial) or B8 (Storage and Distribution) use, each ranging from 30,000 to 99,999 sq. ft GIA including associated external works.”
Remediation and earthworks
99% confidence
Address contamination and prepare ground, including clearance, grading and levelling.
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“Site Remediation and Preparation to address any contamination and Earthworks to prepare the ground for construction, including site clearance, grading, and levelling.”
Constraint mitigation
98% confidence
Mitigate ecology, flood-risk and utilities-diversion constraints.
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“Mitigation of On-Site Constraints such as ecology, flood risk, and utilities diversion to facilitate development.”
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The notice says tender documents will provide further details on the scope, nature and procurement process; no selection or eligibility criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Source field suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Source field suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
95% confidence
£62,000,000 GBP.
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Source field value_max: 62000000 GBP.
Grant funding
98% confidence
The Council intends to make grant funding available to the successful supplier; amount and terms are unknown.
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“the Council intends to make available grant funding to the successful supplier and further details on this will be provided when a procurement process is formally commenced”
Contract structure
99% confidence
Unknown.
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“Further details on the contract structure ... will be made available when the Council formally commences the procurement.”
Delivery
Delivery location
96% confidence
Walsall, United Kingdom (UKG38).
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Delivery location source field: region UKG38, country United Kingdom; site described as “Former Gasholders Site, Darlaston Road, Walsall”.
Site scale
98% confidence
Circa 9-hectare brownfield site.
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“this circa 9-hectare brownfield site”
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end source fields are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming planned procurement; bidding is not stated to be open.
Council intends to publish a Tender Notice in April 2027.
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“The Council intends to publish a Tender Notice in April 2027 to commence a competitive tendering process”
Procedure
90% confidence
Competitive tendering process under the Procurement Act 2023; source metadata labels the method details as Competitive flexible procedure.
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Description: “competitive tendering process under the Procurement Act 2023”; source field procurement_method_details: “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null; tender documents are to be issued in the future.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope and tender uncertainty
99% confidence
Final scope, contract structure, procurement process, supplier requirements, commercial terms and timetable remain unknown pending the Tender Notice and tender documents.
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“The Tender Notice and associated tender documents ... will provide further details”; “Further details on the contract structure and competitive tendering process will be made available when the Council formally commences the procurement.”
Site-development constraints
99% confidence
The works must address contamination, ecology, flood risk and utilities diversion; detailed site information is not supplied.
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“Mitigation of On-Site Constraints such as ecology, flood risk, and utilities diversion”; remediation is required “to address any contamination”.
Publication date inconsistency
99% confidence
The process record states published_at 5 November 2025, while the notice document and source-updated timestamp are dated 21 October 2026. The supplied evidence does not resolve this difference.
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process published_at: “2025-11-05T13:49:10Z”; document published_at and source_updated_at: “2026-10-21T16:25:30+01:00”.
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