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Lancaster Canal Quarter: Coopers Fields - Affordable Housing Development Opportunity Site
Lancaster City Council · Local authority
In brief
Lancaster City Council was looking for suppliers for construction and architecture and engineering work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.
The estimated value is £36,000,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 38 months, starting 1 February 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lancaster City Council is seeking to appoint a preferred housing developer partner to assist in delivering its housing regeneration ambitions for a specific city council owned site designated for early release within the Lancaster Canal Quarter regeneration area.
The council has issued a Tender Notice and Invitation to Participate (ITP) for parties interested in taking forward the 0.9ha Coopers Fields site to deliver a mix of affordable and social housing in line with its adopted objectives. The council is particularly interested to hear from Registered Providers (RPs), developers with registered provider status in their business group, those with demonstrable capacity to partner with RPs, or those who are interested and may not fit in the above categories but would still be capable of delivering the same outcomes.
The regeneration of the Canal Quarter area is critical to enhancing Lancaster’s role as a sub-regional centre and boosting its housing, commercial, cultural and leisure offer. Our ambitious vision is for a vibrant, sustainable and active Canal Quarter, integrated with the Lancaster Canal and served by areas of new public open space. A Quarter where contemporary development and hidden heritage can combine to create a diverse residential, commercial, cultural and recreational neighbourhood.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 035706-2026
About the buyer
Lancaster City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
75Awards
40Suppliers it has used most for construction
- The James Mercer Group Ltd2 contracts
- AGA Heritage Conservation Limited1 contract
- Abacus PLaygrounds limited1 contract
- HLS McConnell1 contract
- P O'Mahoney (Groundworks) Limited1 contract
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From notice 035706-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.