Official UK procurement notice
PRN26130 Integrated Design Team - Clarawood House, Belfast
Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Association is seeking to appoint an Integrated Design Team (to include a Project Architect (acting as Lead Consultant), Consulting Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers, Principal Designer and NEC4 Supervisor) for the design and construction of a new social housing project at Clarawood House, Clara Way, Belfast, which is currently programmed to commence on site during the 2027/28 Social Housing Development Programme. The proposed development site is earmarked for transfer to Choice Housing by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
The services for the project will incorporate, but are not limited to, site appraisal, assisting the Association with its application for Housing Association Grant, architectural and services design through RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Stages 0 – 4 (including strategy, project brief, concept and developed design, etc.), cost planning and management, services design, civil and structural designs, preparation of contract and tender documents, management of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and health and safety compliance construction stage design management and quality inspections, risk management and administration of all applicable statutory applications (e.g. applications for Planning Permission, etc.). The Integrated Design Team will also provide support services to the Association and NEC4 Project Manager during the construction and post-completion phases.
The proposed service is to be undertaken in accordance with all regulatory requirements, such as the Department for Communities’ Housing Association Guide, Choice Housing Design Guide and any appropriate legislative requirements.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction consultancy services · Construction supervision services · Engineering design services · Engineering services · Integrated engineering services · Miscellaneous engineering services
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- Quality Submission - Design Concept
- Commercial Submission
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £162,367 (twice the annual value).
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How Choice Housing Ireland Limited buys Architectural design services (CPV 7122), and who usually turns up
Choice Housing Ireland Limited’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Architectural design services (CPV 7122) →
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1 bid29% / 29%
2–338% / 0%
4–619% / 57%
7+14% / 14%
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Below estimate59% / 50%
Within ±2%24% / 33%
Above estimate18% / 17%
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Lot #1CPV 71Published estimate£250k
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1 bid5%
2–39%
4–629%
7+58%
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Middle 50%£177k–£241k
Estimate£250k
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £246k1 awards in 36m · last 29 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 | |
| — | None on file | 40% below n=1 | |
WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m123 awards in 36m · last this month | 49 live · £411m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £138m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 25 live · £178m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=13 |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £58m127 awards in 36m · last this month | 28 live · £38m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=26 |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:39 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094575- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07824dFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
7 Oct 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 10:39 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 11 days6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 35 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 69 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 10:39 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
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