Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 29 Sept 2025, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£400,324≈ £200k / year · £480,389 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (“the Housing Executive”) requires the services of a Retained Solicitor (“the Contractor”) for a single member Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel (“the Panel”) to cover the whole of Northern Ireland. Please note that although a Contract Notice is being used to advertise this tendering opportunity, the Services required are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 (The Act) as per section Schedule 2 paragraph 14 of The Act. Therefore the Services being procured are not deemed 'Light Touch'.

Due to the nature of the requirement, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the

proposed contract into lots. To do so would likely add unnecessary cost and risk.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£400,324
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £400,324 exc. VAT · £480,389 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Housing Executive has the ability, entirely at our discretion, to extend the contact for any period(s) for up to and including a 24 month period, or part thereof.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

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

Lot awarding rule: Please the Tender Documentation for full details on the Award Criteria. The Award Criteria will be based on an evaluation model of Quality 30%, Social Value 10% and Cost 60%.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender Documentation for details.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
29 Sept 2025, 14:09 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 09:48 GMT
Authority reference
P0553
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060522
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a413 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders may only be submitted via the etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗ portal.

Timeline

29 Sept 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published394 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 14:09 BST
  2. Clarification questions by373 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published355 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 09:48 GMT
  5. Contract starts269 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 14:09 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 09:48 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 09:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—5 Nov 2025CancelledNo tenders received met the set evaluation criteria.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTYV-8666-PQQY 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8PBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender