Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PRN25044 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£2,700,000≈ £2.7m / year · £2,700,000 inc. VAT30.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Dec 2025awarded 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to MC CUSKER CONTRACTS LTD

Contract term 1 yrends 15 Feb 2027 · starts 16 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Choice Housing wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to carry out MEI (Multi Element Improvement) works at The Belgravia, Belfast. Full details of the works can be found within the tender documentation.

CPV: Bathrooms construction work · Building construction work · Electrical engineering installation works · Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Electrical wiring work · Facing brickwork · Floor and wall covering work · Floor laying and covering work · Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work · Laying work of flexible floor coverings · Other electrical installation work · +13 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£2,700,000

Contract period: 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027 (1 yr)Value: £2,700,000 exc. VAT · £2,700,000 inc. VAT

45210000 Building construction work 45211200 Sheltered housing construction work 45211310 Bathrooms construction work 45261210 Roof-covering work 45261211 Roof-tiling work 45261212 Roof-slating work

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: Tenders will be evaluated on a 30/70% (Quality/Price)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
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: 12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update: 11 May 2026, 10:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073132
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Bathrooms construction workBuilding construction workElectrical engineering installation worksElectrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipmentElectrical wiring and fitting workElectrical wiring workFacing brickworkFloor and wall covering workFloor laying and covering workFloor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work
+15 more
Laying work of flexible floor coveringsOther electrical installation work
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df76 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: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Nov 2025 → 11 May 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Clarification questions by322 days ago
3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline315 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts248 days ago
16 Feb 2026
Latest notice published163 days ago
11 May 2026, 10:04 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
Contract signature expected
13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 May 2026, 10:04 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,876,1401 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 116 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MC CUSKER CONTRACTS LTDSME17 Apr 2026 – 16 Apr 2027	£1,876,140 inc. VAT	25 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

1 · MC CUSKER CONTRACTS LTDSME
Signed
11 May 2026
Value
£1,876,140 inc. VAT
Period
8 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
11final-stage tenders	6	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Choice Housing Ireland Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NP000408 37-41 May Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4DNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

McCusker Contracts LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI631849 77 Kildrum Road, Dromore, Northern Ireland, BT78 3EQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 May 2026, 10:04 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 16:25 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT