Official UK procurement notice
RAD226 - SOCIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT WOODSIDE ROAD, DERRY
Authority: RADIUS HOMES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWoodside Road, Derry/Londonderry
The proposed construction works contract is for the construction of a residential development on a greenfield site on the Woodside Road, Derry/Londonderry. The works is for the provision of 57 social housing units that includes a housing mix of 45 homes including split level units, 4 wheelchair accessible homes and 8 apartments including 1 wheelchair accessible. The site also includes extensive landscaping, a children's play park, amenity space and other ancillary works. Alongside the 57 units, a programme of site wide enabling works will also be undertaken.
The complexity of this development includes site clearance, site remodelling due to site topography, utility alterations, construction of a bus turning circle and detailed phasing requirements.
It is expected ALL social housing units built under this contract will achieve Secured by Design and Lifetime Homes accreditation. All units will also be required to achieve EPC Rating 'A'. The project will also be delivered to BIM Level 2.
A Planning Application, reference LA11/2022/0681/F, for the project was submitted to Derry City & Strabane District Council in June 2022. Full approval is expected in the coming months.
The contract will be for approximately 24-months from date of award and is scheduled to start in March 2027 with the ITT documentation being issued in December 2026.
Time is to be of the essence in delivering the works and any failure by the Contractor to comply with the time limits for commencing or completing the works shall be deemed to be a substantial failure by the Contractor to comply with the contract giving the Employer a right to terminate the contract.
- How the procedure runs: The contract is estimated to be above the threshold were the Procurement Act 2023 applies. The Procurement method to be utilised is a Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23). This Competitive Flexible shall consist of a number of stages outlined below and explained in further detail throughout this document and in subsequent documents as the procurement exercise will progress: STAGE 1: Conditions of Participation (CoP) The CoP Stage allows for the pre-qualification of Contractors and will provide Radius with sufficient information to allow Contractors to be selected for further stages. Contractors' responses will be evaluated against the criteria set out in these Instructions and the accompanying documents in this CoP Package (CoPP). Contractors must respond to all the questions in the CoPP and must provide all the supporting information requested. STAGE 2: Tender Stage Contractors short-listed from the pre-qualification process will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process. Shortlisted Tenderers will be issued with comprehensive tender documents which shall provide sufficient information for tenderers to submit a bid. The Award Criteria shall be on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender or Lowest Acceptable Cost. Radius Homes reserve the right to run multiple stages in the procurement competition in order to identify the Most Advantageous Tender. 2.1 Initial Cost & Quality Submission Assessment against Award Criteria providing ranked list of Tenderers. 2.2 Value Engineering and Cost Efficiency Negotiations Radius Homes & their appointed professional consultants will negotiate and consider value engineering and cost efficiency solutions from the Top 3 ranked Tenderers who submitted bids in 2.1. Negotiations and solutions will be confidential between Tenderers and Radius Homes. At the conclusion of negotiations Radius Homes will inform each Tenderer which of their solutions Radius will accept and which they will not accept. Tenderers will then submit a best and final financial offer for assessment. The Tender Stage Instructions will provide full details of this stage. As Time is of the essence Radius Homes reserve the right to exclude stage 2.2 from the Tender Evaluation at its sole discretion. If this is the case Radius Homes will communicate this in the Instructions to Tender for Stage 2.1 or as a clarification during the Tender Period. STAGE 3: Post Tender Negotiation (Optional) The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost after the assessment Stage 2. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost Offer according to the award criteria to enter dialogue with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract. Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time. Radius have considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable.
CPV: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£11,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in Conditions of Participation Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in Conditions of Participation Documentation.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
See Conditions of Participation Documentation
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).
- Price
- Quality including Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in Conditions of Participation Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in Conditions of Participation Documentation.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
See Conditions of Participation Documentation
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £10,984,952 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How RADIUS HOMES LIMITED buys Building construction work (CPV 4521), and who usually turns up
RADIUS HOMES 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: Building construction work (CPV 4521) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Northern Ireland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 84 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid31%
2–317%
4–619%
7+33%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate31%
Within ±2%14%
Above estimate55%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4521Published estimate£11m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid25%
2–335%
4–632%
7+8%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 73 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£10m–£11m
Estimate£11m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Brothers LLPEarlier contract | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR SOCIAL HOUSING AT GASWORKS BELFASTnotice published Apr 2023 | Social Housing Construction Project at Gasworks site, Belfast | £17m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| E H ALLINGHAM CONSTRUCTION (N.I.) LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT HANNAHSTOWN PHASE 2runs to Mar 2029 | — | £33m | Similar wording and category |
| P&K MCKAIGUE LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | CONSTRUCTION OF 119 UNITS OF SOCIAL HOUSING AND THE EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF SEAN DOLANS GAC INCLUDING A NEW INDOOR 3G PITCH AT BLIGHS LANE, DERRY/LONDONDERRYnotice published Apr 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | None on file | 9% above n=1 | |
| £33m1 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £33m 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. | 46% below n=1 | |
| £4.9m2 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £26m 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=2 | |
| £40m2 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | 21% above n=1 | |
M P Coleman LtdLarge | £326k3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | 12% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
45% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
45% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (45% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR SOCIAL HOUSING AT GASWORKS BELFAST — held by Kelly Brothers LLP; no contract end date published.
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
- Requests to participate open
- 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
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:33 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
RAD226- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093468- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078000Find a Tender
- How it runs
The contract is estimated to be above the threshold were the Procurement Act 2023 applies. The Procurement method to be utilised is a Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23).
This Competitive Flexible shall consist of a number of stages outlined below and explained in further detail throughout this document and in subsequent documents as the procurement exercise will progress:
STAGE 1: Conditions of Participation (CoP)
The CoP Stage allows for the pre-qualification of Contractors and will provide Radius with sufficient information to allow Contractors to be selected for further stages.
Contractors' responses will be evaluated against the criteria set out in these Instructions and the accompanying documents in this CoP Package (CoPP). Contractors must respond to all the questions in the CoPP and must provide all the supporting information requested.
STAGE 2: Tender Stage
Contractors short-listed from the pre-qualification process will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process. Shortlisted Tenderers will be issued with comprehensive tender documents which shall provide sufficient information for tenderers to submit a bid. The Award Criteria shall be on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender or Lowest Acceptable Cost. Radius Homes reserve the right to run multiple stages in the procurement competition in order to identify the Most Advantageous Tender.
2.1 Initial Cost & Quality Submission
Assessment against Award Criteria providing ranked list of Tenderers.
2.2 Value Engineering and Cost Efficiency Negotiations
Radius Homes & their appointed professional consultants will negotiate and consider value engineering and cost efficiency solutions from the Top 3 ranked Tenderers who submitted bids in 2.1. Negotiations and solutions will be confidential between Tenderers and Radius Homes. At the conclusion of negotiations Radius Homes will inform each Tenderer which of their solutions Radius will accept and which they will not accept. Tenderers will then submit a best and final financial offer for assessment.
The Tender Stage Instructions will provide full details of this stage.
As Time is of the essence Radius Homes reserve the right to exclude stage 2.2 from the Tender Evaluation at its sole discretion. If this is the case Radius Homes will communicate this in the Instructions to Tender for Stage 2.1 or as a clarification during the Tender Period.
STAGE 3: Post Tender Negotiation (Optional)
The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost after the assessment Stage 2. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost Offer according to the award criteria to enter dialogue with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract.
Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time.
Radius have considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareView… ↗
Tenders to be submitted via etenders NI
Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 15:33 BST
- Clarification questions byearlier today26 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 7 days2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 135 days10 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 15:33 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 (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Conditions of Participation Documents can be accessed via etenders NI.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender