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Bassingthorpe Farm Strategic Development Partner

Rotherham Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 20:46.

Opportunity overview

The Council and the Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estate are seeking to identify and appoint a strategic development partner in connection with the planning, servicing, delivery and/or facilitation of the phased development of land at Bassingthorpe Farm, Rotherham. The site has been allocated for development with a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) guiding the process. In line with the allocation and SPD it is anticipated that the site will be brought forward for a residential-led mixed-use development including up to approximately 2,000 homes together with associated infrastructure, highways, utilities, drainage, public open space, community uses and related placemaking works. The procurement is intended to identify a strategic development partner capable of: - working collaboratively with the landowners to optimise viability, deliverability and value; - promoting and securing a comprehensive and deliverable planning strategy; - coordinating and/or delivering enabling and strategic infrastructure; - facilitating phased development delivery, including potential onward parcel disposals to housebuilders or other delivery structures; and - supporting long-term stewardship and delivery objectives. The precise commercial and contractual structure through which the development will ultimately be delivered has not yet been determined and may include elements of development agreement, land disposal, phased land drawdown and related agreements. The selected strategic development partner is expected to assume substantial development, delivery, market and implementation risk associated with the project.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
25-340
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2047, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
70000000
Description
Real estate services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
A Preliminary Market Engagement event will take place between 10:00am to 12:30pm on Tuesday, 13th October 2026 at the ARC cinema, Rotherham. The address of the venue is: ARC Cinema, Forge Island, Bridge St, Rotherham S60 1QJ. The event is in-person attendance only and will not be recorded. The purpose of the event is to present the residential development opportunity at Bassingthorpe Farm in Rotherham which is due to go to tender via the competitive flexible procedure in 2027. The site covers circa 187ha and is capable of delivering up to 2,000 homes. The event will consist of presentations by landowners and other speakers covering the background of the strategic allocation and planning policy considerations. It will also provide a high-level overview of the funding, procurement and commercial arrangements connected with the opportunity. As part of the event, a networking session will be held after the presentations. Refreshments will be provided. The developers wishing to attend the event need to reserve their space by confirming their attendance through registration. Please register for the event by emailing to Laura.Dryden@rotherham.gov.uk . Please provide the following information in your registration email: delegate(s) name(s), job title(s), organisation and type of organisation, contacts details. Please indicate what your organisation's interest would be in the project: e.g. master/lead developer, housebuilder, contractor/sub-contractor, consultant. To ensure all organisations can join us within our venue limits, attendance is capped at three guests per organisation. Information shared by the landowners and speakers during the event will be shared in summary form as part of the tender pack released when the opportunity is procured in 2027. The PME event will be followed by a Request for Information (RFI) circulated via Rotherham's procurement e-tendering portal YORtender (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/) on 14th October 2026. The aim of the RFI is to seek potential developers' views on elements of the scheme and potential commercial arrangements prior to launching the formal procurement process. The RFI will contain instructions about raising clarifications questions and submitting the RFI responses, which are required to be submitted by 28th October 2026. General queries about the preliminary market engagement process and the scheme should be sent to the Procurement email Procurement.capworks@rotherham.gov.uk. As detailed above, registrations for the preliminary market engagement event should be sent to Laura.Dryden@rotherham.gov.uk.
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086033-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Sept 2026, 15:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Rotherham Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGYC-3376-BGQP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGYC-3376-BGQP

Address

Street Address
Riverside House, Main Street
Locality
Rotherham
Postal Code
S60 1AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE31

Contact

Name
Karen Middlebrook

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Rotherham · UKE31 · S60 1AE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 069399-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086033-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·