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Industrial / Business Unit Development Opportunity

Ards and North Down Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a transparent and informed preliminary market engagement exercise to support the development of a Council owned site located at Comber Road, Newtownards for commercial use. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to seek feedback and insights from experienced developers to help shape the specification for the appointment of a Developer. The Council is intending to bring the site to market to attract experienced developers to acquire a long leasehold interest in the land, with a view to delivering a high-quality business or industrial park development that will make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the economic growth of the Borough.

Suppliers who wish to participate in this market engagement exercise should be registered on the eTendersNI procurement portal (link above). This eTendersNI Information Document (link above) provides further information on the registration process. Once registered you can access the PME documents and submit your questionnaire response (link above).

Completed questionnaires should be returned via eTendersNI in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire.

Completed questionnaires should be submitted before 12noon on Friday 17th July 2026.

Please contact procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk if you have any queries.