Official UK procurement notice
2526-0569 New Homes Housing Partnerships
Authority: Islington Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExpressions of interest are invited for a development partner to enter into an overarching partnering agreement for the delivery of a multi-site New Homes Housing Portfolio.
Under that overarching partnering agreement, once the initial concepts and site specific principles have been agreed, the Council and the development partner will then enter into development agreements for each site.
Further detail in respect of the opportunity and the Sites is set out in the Memorandum of Information and Project Brief.
The portfolio is expected to include circa. 3-7 sites, each of which are expected to be residential led developments.
The Council’s primary, driving ambition is to maximise the supply of genuinely affordable homes in its area, funded through the land value of the sites.
It should be noted that the ‘total value (estimated)’ stated below in this notice is the estimated gross development value of all sites currently contemplated as being capable of delivery through this opportunity.
- How the procedure runs: The expected process for this procurement is set out below. Bidders should refer to section 2 of the Invitation to Participate and section 2 of the Invitation to Tender for further detail. There will first be an Invitation to Participate stage where Bidders are invited to submit a Participation Submission (being a completed PSQ). This is to enable the London Borough of Islington (the Council) to evaluate the economic and financial standing, technical ability and professional competence of the interested parties. The participation stage will conclude with the Council shortlisting the three highest scoring Bidders (following the scoring methodology in the ITP), though the Council will reserve the right to shortlist the four highest scoring Bidders as set out in the Invitation to Participate. The shortlisted Bidders (the Tenderers) will then be issued a formal Invitation to Tender. The Council intends to hold a briefing session with each Tenderer to establish the expectations, requirements and process. The Council then intends to hold a number of dialogue meetings with the Tenderers to discuss their emerging proposals in respect to the award criteria before calling for final tender submissions. Following evaluation of the final tender submissions received in accordance with the methodology set out in the Invitation to Tender, the Council will have identified the most advantageous tender. This being the tenderer whose tender achieved the highest score in accordance with the scoring methodology set out in the ITT (the Preferred Tenderer). The Council intends to hold a ‘Preferred Tenderer stage’ with the Preferred Tenderer prior to entry into contract so as to clarify and confirm commitments made and for limited post tender negotiation, but it is expected that agreement will have been reached on all material issues before the call for Final Tenders. The Council reserves the right to negotiate the Preferred Tenderer’s Final Tender whilst finalising the terms of the Contractual Documents, provided that this does not have the effect of: • materially modifying key elements of the Final Tender; • changing the scope or intention of the Final Tender; or • distorting competition or causing discrimination. The Council reserves the right to vary the process at any stage of the procurement. Please note that the ‘contract start date’ and ‘award decision date’ included within this Tender Notice are estimates and may be subject to change.
CPV: Building consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction work · Development of residential real estate · Supervision of building work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£416,666,667
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capability conditions of participation are set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the tender 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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Delivery and design: 22.5%
- Affordable housing: 22.5%
- Legal: 10%
- Minimum land value: 7.5%
- Robustness and credibility of assumptions: 10%
- Funding strategy: 10%
- Blended profit rate: 12.5%
- Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Delivery and design
- Affordable housing
- Social value
- Legal
- Minimum land value
- Robustness and credibility of assumptions
- Funding strategy
- Blended profit rate
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capability conditions of participation are set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are set out in the Invitation to Participate.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the tender documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
2526-0569- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025875- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eb7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Refer to tender documentation.
- How it runs
The expected process for this procurement is set out below. Bidders should refer to section 2 of the Invitation to Participate and section 2 of the Invitation to Tender for further detail.
There will first be an Invitation to Participate stage where Bidders are invited to submit a Participation Submission (being a completed PSQ).
This is to enable the London Borough of Islington (the Council) to evaluate the economic and financial standing, technical ability and professional competence of the interested parties.
The participation stage will conclude with the Council shortlisting the three highest scoring Bidders (following the scoring methodology in the ITP), though the Council will reserve the right to shortlist the four highest scoring Bidders as set out in the Invitation to Participate.
The shortlisted Bidders (the Tenderers) will then be issued a formal Invitation to Tender.
The Council intends to hold a briefing session with each Tenderer to establish the expectations, requirements and process. The Council then intends to hold a number of dialogue meetings with the Tenderers to discuss their emerging proposals in respect to the award criteria before calling for final tender submissions.
Following evaluation of the final tender submissions received in accordance with the methodology set out in the Invitation to Tender, the Council will have identified the most advantageous tender. This being the tenderer whose tender achieved the highest score in accordance with the scoring methodology set out in the ITT (the Preferred Tenderer).
The Council intends to hold a ‘Preferred Tenderer stage’ with the Preferred Tenderer prior to entry into contract so as to clarify and confirm commitments made and for limited post tender negotiation, but it is expected that agreement will have been reached on all material issues before the call for Final Tenders.
The Council reserves the right to negotiate the Preferred Tenderer’s Final Tender whilst finalising the terms of the Contractual Documents, provided that this does not have the effect of:
- materially modifying key elements of the Final Tender;
- changing the scope or intention of the Final Tender; or
- distorting competition or causing discrimination.
The Council reserves the right to vary the process at any stage of the procurement.
Please note that the ‘contract start date’ and ‘award decision date’ included within this Tender Notice are estimates and may be subject to change.
- Risks
Refer to tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
London Tenders Portal: procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View ↗
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMT
- Next notice expected225 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by194 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline187 days ago24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 85 days21 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:48 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £416,666,66720 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMTwas £500,000,000
- Status changed to active20 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Mar 2026, 15:09 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications London Tenders Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender