Official UK procurement notice
PRN26142 2-28 Shore Road, Belfast - Works Contract
Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChoice is seeking to identify a Supplier Team (Supplier, Subcontractors and associated supply chain) that together will have all the right skills and are considered most capable of working in partnership, to identify the optimal solution and of delivering it as efficiently and safely as possible.
The Supplier Team will be required to support Choice, as Client, in the development of performance indicators and in the delivery of best practice. Regular performance assessments will be required to ensure that the Supplier Team is achieving required standards and delivering continuous improvement.
The contract is a ‘Develop and Construct’ NEC4 Engineering and Construction Option A: Priced with Activity Schedule contract.
The contract will cover the completion of RIBA Stage 4 (Technical Design) and RIBA Stage 5 (Construction), to achieve RIBA Stages 6 (Handover) and 7 (Use), for 36 no. new-build social housing units (18 no. houses and 18 no. apartments) at 2 – 28 Shore Road, Belfast.
The scope of works includes:
- Completion of the technical design;
- Completion of the works of a mix of accommodation types;
- Completion of the associated car parking, landscaping, and site works; and
- Completion of the associated utilities, services, roads, and drainage infrastructure.
The Supplier will be required to appoint a fully integrated design team to complete the RIBA Stage 4 design, based on the Client’s Works Information. This includes coordination of all design disciplines to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- How the procedure runs: The Participation stage will require completion of PSQ and Invitation to Participate documents. The successful suppliers will be shortlisted to the Tendering stage.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Submission: 30%
- Price Submission: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price Submission
- Quality Submission
- Social Value
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 24 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
PRN26142- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090445- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077945Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Participation stage will require completion of PSQ and Invitation to Participate documents. The successful suppliers will be shortlisted to the Tendering stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
24 Sept 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published34 days ago24 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
- Clarification questions by12 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 152 days29 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 153 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 10:30 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