Dewsbury Market & Town Park

A Prior Information Notice
by THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Works)
Duration: 21 month
Value: £0-£18M

Sector: CONSTRUCTION
Published: 26 Aug 2025
Delivery: 02 Feb 2026 to 29 Oct 2027
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Calderdale and Kirklees:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Council of the Borough of Kirklees Huddersfield

Description

Dewsbury Market and Town Park is a prestigious project at the centre of Dewsbury Blueprint Town Centre regeneration plan, to develop and enhance cultural, leisure, retail and green spaces for local communities and visitors. The aspiration is to create a sustainable environment that will improve town centre usage, increase dwell time, support the surrounding retail activity and connectivity. This project will see the refurbishment of the existing Edwardian Market Hall and Semi-covered Market as well as a new public realm space consisting of a flexible Outdoor Events Space and a Town Park. The site covers approximately 9,980sqm, split into different zones. • Market Hall will become an enclosed retail space to allow daytime into evening usage. • Semi-covered Market will become an enclosed space with new internal dry goods stalls. • Outdoor Market is fully flexible hard surface space for pop-up markets and events. • Town Park - an open space with a range of planting and seating areas, proposed water feature and Children's Play area. Subject to final specification tender documentation - The works will be carried out broadly comprise of the following: 1. Demolition of existing external market buildings Demolitions of the existing outdoor market stalls Demolitions of the existing toilet blocks & market offices - stone materials to be retained and re-used 2. Indoor Market (Historical Building of Significance) Structure and fabric repairs, restoration and new works to main market hall Alterations, refurbishment and fitting out main market hall (generally internal) 3. Semi Cover Market Demolitions, alterations, refurbishment, and reconfiguration of the existing semi covered market 4. Outdoor Market Creation of new outdoor paved trading & events area. 5. New Buildings Substation & Pump House - for the water feature 6. Service Yard Refurbishment of the waste management area 7. New Town Park & Public Realm New Park, Play Area, Water Feature Hard & Soft Landscaping including HVM requirements

CPV Codes

45100000 - Site preparation work
45213140 - Market construction work
45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator