The winning team selected for the maximum 150,000 contract will work alongside the Old Trafford Regeneration Taskforce to create a high-level vision to unlock transformational change of the Wharfside area home to the Old Trafford football stadium.Once complete, the strategic masterplan may be adopted as a supplementary planning document and used to determine planning applications for the area. The search for a consultant comes just months after it was reported that Manchester United FC is working with Foster + Partners to develop a masterplan for the land around its Old Trafford home.According to the brief: The scale of the opportunity, in economic, cultural and placemaking terms, and the ambition of Trafford Council and its partners to deliver a new and sustainable international destination of enduring quality, should be reflected in the submission and in the outputs of this project.AdvertisementThe Strategic Masterplan should critically review, build on and extend the work carried out to date in the draft Trafford Wharfside Development Framework and draft Trafford Wharfside Masterplan.The Strategic Masterplan should be similar in form to a Strategic Regeneration Framework, and include masterplanning and design principles to shape and direct development in the Wharfside area.Wharfside is a large light industrial area located on the southern banks of the Manchester Ship Canal opposite MediaCityUK and Salford Quays. Local landmarks include the 74,000-capacity Old Trafford arena and the Studio Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North.The area is currently earmarked for around 2,000 new homes and 25,000m of new office, light industrial and research and development space. Key aims of the latest study include identifying regeneration opportunities, promoting a sense of identity for Wharfside and maximising sustainability benefits.The latest procurement comes two years after Trafford Council launched a search for an architect to create a new home for the Trafford Music Service in Sale, Greater Manchester.AdvertisementBids for the latest commission will be evaluated 80 per cent on quality and 20 per cent on price. Applicants must hold employers liability insurance of 10 million, public liability insurance of 5 million and professional indemnity insurance of 250,000.Competition detailsProject title Wharfside Strategic MasterplanClientContract value 150,000First round deadline 5pm, 24 February 2025Restrictions TbcMore information https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/79d7a9d6-e30f-4ffa-a3ee-ca797284ac6e