Official UK procurement notice
Conditional Sale & Purchase of Freehold Land and Obligations for Construction for up to 100 Affordable Dwellings
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.1. This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") contains instructions and key information about the procurement process. This ITT constitutes the conditions of the procurement process and by participating, Developers agree to these conditions.
West Northamptonshire Council (Council) invites bids for the acquisition of 6.83 acres of Council owned land based on a Public Works Concession Contract, for the development and subsequent management by a Registered Social Housing Provider of up to 100 Affordable Housing units off Conway Close, Kings Heath Northampton. The acquisition will be taken forward via a Development /Sale Agreements between the Council and the successful developer on the principal terms detailed in this tender document.
The successful Developer will enter into an initial Development Agreement to allow finalisation of design and obtain all approvals required, such as, but not limited to, Council, Highways and Planning.
The Developer may be a Developer or registered Developer of Social Housing. If the tender is completed by a Developer or other non registered Social Housing Provider, then full details of the proposed registered Social Housing Provider must be submitted as part of the tender response.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-market testing has been carried out by the Council, though a notice was not published.
CPV: Land sale or purchase services · Urban development construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders may be a Developer or registered Social Housing Provider. If the tender is completed by a Developer, then full details of the proposed registered Social Housing Provider must be submitted as part of the tender response. Bids must include the details of the proposed Social Housing Provider that will manage the completed works.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Tenure option, land value: Developers are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire as part of the Conditions of Participation Assessment ("CoP"). This is to be completed and submitted via In-Tend. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (assessment of Developer) is designed to assess Developer's legal and financial capacity and technical ability to perform the contract. The Award of this project will be decided on a cascade/tiered bases, using the following steps: • Step 1 (Pass / Fail): Assess initial Specific Procurement Questionnaire • Step 2 (Pass / Fail): Commitment to adhere to building quality standards • Step 3 (scored and ranked): Number of social rent units offered (not to exceed 70), highest is best. (Obtain preferred Developer) • Step 4 (Pass / Fail): If more than one offers 70 SR units OR if the highest number offered is offered by two or more Developers: • Step 4 (scored and ranked): Total number of units (not to exceed 100), highest is best. (Obtain preferred Developer) If more than one offers 100 units OR if the highest number offered is offered by two or more Developers: • Step 5 (scored and ranked): Financial value offered. (Preferred Developer to highest value offered.) • Upon reaching preferred Developer stage, the preferred Developer will have up to 3 months to provide detailed draft plans of the proposed site and fully detailed cost plan. • Upon satisfactory agreement from the Council both parties shall enter into the Development Agreement. • If satisfactory agreement cannot be reached, the Council may end discussions with that Developer and commence preferred Developer discussions with the next highest scoring Developer, until such times as a Development Agreement has been entered into.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders may be a Developer or registered Social Housing Provider. If the tender is completed by a Developer, then full details of the proposed registered Social Housing Provider must be submitted as part of the tender response. Bids must include the details of the proposed Social Housing Provider that will manage the completed works.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
WNC00000638- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032808- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ff2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents can be accessed free of charge.
Completed tenders must be submitted via this e-procurement portal only.
All clarifications must be made via this e-procurement portal.
in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc ↗ PUBLIC WORKS CONCESSION CONTRACT IN RESPECT OF THE
Conditional Sale & Purchase of Freehold Land and Obligations for Construction for up to 100 Affordable Dwellings. Ref WNC00000638
Timeline
10 Apr 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published202 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:55 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by152 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published10 Apr 2026, 12:55 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender