The two-stage procurement will select an integrated consultant team to uplift, connect, and rejuvenate a 3.2km-stretch of waterfront covering Skippingstone, Bangor Marina and Harbour, Seacliff Road, Kingsland and Ballyholme Promenade and adjoining areas in the historic resort.The transformational project is one of five schemes within the wider Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment programme, intended to re-establish Bangor as a thriving City and prime visitor attraction in Northern Ireland. The design contract has an estimated 2.5 million value.According to the brief: The Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment project is a tourism-led regeneration scheme which has secured funding through the Belfast Region City Deal to turn Bangor into a destination of choice, as a place to live, work, visit, study and invest, through a series of interconnected developments and experiences along Bangor Waterfront.AdvertisementThe Urban Waterfront and Public Realm Redevelopment project aims to transform a 2-mile stretch of waterfront in Bangor, to uplift, connect, and rejuvenate the entire waterfront route and provide a strong foundation for the seamless integration of the other four, interdependent constituent projects under the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment Programme.The project site extends across five diverse Character Areas, each requiring its own site-specific, sensitive, and sustainable design response, to address existing deficiencies and unify the waterfront route through interconnected spaces, buildings, facilities, place making initiatives and public realm improvements.Bangor is a popular resort and commuter town located around 22km east of Belfast city centre. Ards and North Down Borough Council appointed TODD Architects to masterplan the 75 million mixed-use development of Queens Parade on the marina front at Bangor six years ago.In 2022, the local authority Ards and North Down Borough Council launched a search for a design team for a major upgrade of Ward Park in Bangor. Last year, the council commenced recruiting a design team for a regeneration of the Pickie Fun Park in Bangor.The latest commission is one part of the wider Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment project which aims to make the coastal settlement a destination of choice through the delivery of several interconnected tourism-led developments and experiences along the waterfront.AdvertisementBids to deliver the contract will be evaluated 60 per cent on quality, 10 per cent on social value, and 30 per cent on cost. Bidders selected to tender will each receive a 7,500 honorarium for submitting a concept design.Applicants must hold employers liability insurance of 10 million, public liability insurance of 10 million and professional indemnity insurance of 5 million.Competition detailsProject title ANDBC Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Provision of Integrated Consultancy Services for Urban Waterfront and Public Realm under Bangor Waterfront RedevelopmentClient Ards and North Down Borough CouncilContract value 2.5 millionFirst round deadline Midday, 19 December 2024Restrictions TbcMore information https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035621-2024