Tender for the production of a Development Framework and Site Delivery Plans for Carters Green

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to appoint a Multi-disciplinary Planning and Regeneration Consultancy to produce a Development Framework and Site Delivery Plans to drive future development and investment in the Carters Green area of West Bromwich.

Background Carters Green is a Local Centre located immediately north west of West Bromwich Strategic Centre in Sandwell Borough. Despite its adjacency to the Strategic Centre, Carters Green is recognised as a separate Local Centre within Development Plan policy due to its contrasting function to the Strategic Centre and the distinct types of commercial and retail occupiers in this part of the High Street. Carters Green Local Centre extends from Albion Roundabout in the north west to the Dartmouth Street / Sandwell Road / High Street crossroads in the south east, broadly encompassing the commercial properties and land uses along High Street. The Black Country Core Strategy was adopted in 2011 and seeks to focus investment and development in comparison shopping, office employment, leisure, tourism and culture within the four Strategic Centres. West Bromwich is expected to deliver an additional 220,000sqm of office floorspace and 65,000sqm comparison retail floorspace over the period 2006-2026, and 900 new homes over the period 2009-2026. Since the Core Strategy was adopted there has been a significant shift towards online retailing, and a reduced demand for physical retailing space. The emerging Black Country Plan (Regulation 18 version) now seeks to regenerate and re-invigorate existing retail floorspace in Centres as little retail capacity has been identified to support additional floorspace over the plan period. Draft policies CEN 1 and CEN 2 seek to diversify the uses within all Centres, such as maximising residential provision and growing complementary uses such as community, health and education uses. Draft policy CEN4 in the emerging Black Country Plan supports proposals for new commercial, business and service uses in Local Centres that meet day-to-day needs and serve local communities. The Council, and its partners, are driving significant intervention in West Bromwich to increase housing delivery, diversify the uses within the Centre and grow complementary uses. The regeneration programme is being guided by the recommendations of the West Bromwich Masterplan, which was adopted in February 2022, and financed in part by £25 million investment secured via the Government's Towns Fund (please see https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/downloads/file/31196/west_bromwich_tip_summary). Carters Green is outside the Strategic Centre and is not covered by the Masterplan document. Nevertheless, its proximity makes it an attractive area for regeneration and growth, and there has been increasing private developer interest in the area. A highways scheme was recently completed along High Street in Carters Green which has re-allocated highway space to pedestrians and creat...

Additional information: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: Friday 9 September 2022 at 15:00hrs

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No