Who won: Old Westgate Station Hotel Development, Wakefield

About this contract

Wakefield Council undertook a procurement process, pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to procure and appoint a development partner to deliver its hotel regeneration ambitions for the Old Westgate Station site in Wakefield City Centre. Ion Property Developments Limited was the most economically advantageous tenderer and was subsequent appointed as Wakefield Council's preferred partner. Wakefield Council entered into a pre-development services agreement ("PDSA") on 25 February 2026 and, Wakefield Council intends to enter into a development agreement ("DA"), in relation to the delivery of the Old Westgate Station Hotel Development, in Wakefield City Centre.

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