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Published 21 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE area West Belfast Co Antrim Northern Ireland 100-150 Units

Official notice

Authority: Woven Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£35,000,000≈ £12m / year · £42,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2026
Next notice expected 21 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority seeks land in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, the Contracting Authority will not consider Sites which provide less than 100 units or more than 150 units. Preferably units are to be delivered at a single Site, however, adjacent sites maybe considered. Economic Operators must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme for the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Department for Communities Housing Association Guide, the Contracting Authority's requirements, and statutory body requirements.

  • How the procedure runs: Request to Participation Stage, Invitation to Tender Stage (with option to award at this stage), potential Negotiation(s), potential Final Tender Stage.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Building construction work · Site preparation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£35,000,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 – 1 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)Value: £35,000,000 exc. VAT · £42,000,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Submission: 60%
  • Price Submission: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Submission
  • Price Submission
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 15:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jan 2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080048
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesBuilding construction workSite preparation work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d9 Find a Tender
How it runs

Request to Participation Stage, Invitation to Tender Stage (with option to award at this stage), potential Negotiation(s), potential Final Tender Stage.

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Aug 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published68 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST
  2. Tender notice published68 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 15:52 BST
  3. Next notice expected68 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by47 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline40 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  7. Award decision expected byin 78 days
    15 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 122 days
    1 Mar 2027

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 15:46 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 15:52 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    21 Aug 2026, 15:52 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    21 Aug 2026, 15:52 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Woven Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQBT-2382-QBDX Laganwood House 44 Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure