Official UK procurement notice
Homes England - Quayside West at Forth Yards, Newcastle upon Tyne – Development Partner Procurement
Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)
Homes England and its Public Sector Partners (“Partners”), Newcastle City Council (Council), the North East Combined Authority (North East CA) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NRIL), comprise the “Forth Yards Public Sector Partnership”, and are seeking to secure, a long term Development Partner for “the Forth Yards Scheme”, which in the first instance will include the delivery of “the Project”. The Project is defined as redevelopment of Quayside West, Phase 1 of the Highline and all associated and connected infrastructure at Forth Yards. The appointed Development Partner and its proposed plans for the Project must align with the vision for the Forth Yards Scheme. The Development Partnership will need to work closely with the Partners to ensure the Project and the Forth Yards scheme is a success.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHomes England and its Public Sector Partners (“Partners”), Newcastle City Council (Council), the North East Combined Authority (North East CA) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NRIL), comprise the “Forth Yards Public Sector Partnership”, and are seeking to secure, a long term Development Partner for “the Forth Yards Scheme”, which in the first instance will include the delivery of “the Project”.
The Project is defined as redevelopment of Quayside West, Phase 1 of the Highline and all associated and connected infrastructure at Forth Yards.
The appointed Development Partner and its proposed plans for the Project must align with the vision for the Forth Yards Scheme. The proposed procurement will also include the necessary flexibility to enable Homes England and the Partners to consider future development opportunities within the Forth Yards Scheme being led by the appointed Development Partner.
Homes England will lead on the procurement process and will enter the contractual documents with the selected Development Partner to form a Development Partnership. The Development Partnership will need to work closely with the Partners to ensure the Project and the Forth Yards scheme is a success.
The value of the opportunity is the envisaged gross development value of the Project. No differential between the inclusive of VAT and exclusive of VAT values are noted as the VAT treatment has not been determined.
Please note the FVRA document (referenced in the documents in the financial standing section) will be added to the procurement documents on Friday, 17 October 2025.
- How the procedure runs: The competitive flexible procedure will adopt the following process 1: Participation Stage (PSQ); 2: Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) - Sprint Dialogue; 3: Invitation to Continue in Dialogue (ITCD) - Detailed Dialogue; 4: Invitation to Participate in Final Tender (ISFT); and 5: Preferred Bidder Selection and Contract Award.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£330,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Alongside the standard mandatory and discretionary exclusions, standard pass/fail questions relating to matters such as technical, financial and legal capacity are included, a further four scored questions will enable the shortlist to be established.
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial : There are three commercial award criteria - Financial Deliverability (12.5%); Financial Offer (12.5%); and Legal / Risk (10%). Further details are provided in the Memorandum of Information
- Technical: There are four technical award criteria - Planning, Design and Vision (20%); Implementation and Delivery (25%); Partnering (10%); and Social Value (10%). Further details are provided in the Memorandum of Information.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Alongside the standard mandatory and discretionary exclusions, standard pass/fail questions relating to matters such as technical, financial and legal capacity are included, a further four scored questions will enable the shortlist to be established.
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DN771355- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065623- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05027eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Further details of the grant available and payment terms will be made available via ProContract during the dialogue stages.
- How it runs
The competitive flexible procedure will adopt the following process
1: Participation Stage (PSQ);
2: Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) - Sprint Dialogue;
3: Invitation to Continue in Dialogue (ITCD) - Detailed Dialogue;
4: Invitation to Participate in Final Tender (ISFT); and
5: Preferred Bidder Selection and Contract Award.
- Risks
Further details of the risk to contract performance will be made available via ProContract during the dialogue stages.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To be submitted via ProContract via: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 13:28 BST
- Market engagement12 May 2025, 23:59 BST
The market testing exercise commences from 14th April 2025.
Please email forthyards@homesengland.gov.uk to request the document package.
These documents outlines the proposed approach to procurement. At the discretion of Homes England one or more information days may be held at which feedback may be provided on a face-to-face basis.
These documents includes a number of questions to stakeholders. The responses to these documents should be returned to Homes England by 12th May 2025 and e-mailed to: forthyards@homesengland.gov.uk
- Next notice expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published382 days ago15 Oct 2025, 14:28 BST
- Clarification questions by356 days ago10 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline349 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by2 days ago30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today2 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 59 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2025, 13:28 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Oct 2025, 14:28 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £330,000,00015 Oct 2025, 14:28 BSTwas £950,000,000
- Status changed to active15 Oct 2025, 14:28 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2025, 14:28 BST
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2025, 10:12 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Minor wording change in the Scope - Description. The notice has been updated to make reference to the North East CA.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Procurement documents can be found via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11ba47db-dea8-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=b3619687-c1a9-f011-813a-005056b64545 The opportunity can be accessed via the Homes England eTendering system. Bidders wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit through Homes England's eTendering system. If not already registered, candidates must register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Should updated documents be issued or further information become available this will be provided via the Homes England eTendering system.
- Bidding documents and specifications Procurement documents can be found at the above link.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender