Affordable housing development opportunity – tenders invited

The sites are all located close to each other – the former Market Hotel in Lynn Street, the former Hartlepool Borough Council depot in Lynn Street and the Council’s drug and alcohol treatment centre in Whitby Street.

The contract will be for the design and construction of 48 properties - a mix of two, three and four-bed homes – which will be let at affordable rents.

It is intended that the contract will commence on the 20th February 2023 for a duration of 88 weeks. Anyone wishing to register an interest and download the procurement documents, should apply via the ProContract e-tendering portal at https://procontract.due-north.com All completed documentation must be returned via the portal only and by no later than 2pm on Friday 13th January 2023.  Postal or e-mailed submissions will not be accepted.

Hartlepool Borough Council is keen to hear from local house builders who might be interested, and Assistant Director – Development and Growth Bev Bearne said: “This is a major development opportunity and a chance for a company to support our ambitious regeneration proposals for this part of the town.

“The Council has an on-going commitment to support and encourage the provision of affordable housing across the Borough, and these homes will complement our wider plans for the area.

“We are currently awaiting the outcome of our bid in round 2 of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund and if successful we will be looking to develop a “production village” to support the creation of a wider screen industries sector based around the state-of-the-art facilities at the Northern Film and TV Studios on the site of the Northern School of Art.”