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Published 24 Aug 2026, 13:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

APX055 - Competitive Land, Design and Build Competition for West Belfast Area.

Official notice

Authority: Apex Housing Association (Housing)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000,000≈ £25m / year · £50,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Each Development (an individual Development Contract) is for the provision of social housing units in the West Belfast Area by means of design and build, where the Developer provides the land, designs, constructs and completes the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Employers Design Brief and statutory body requirements. Apex will consider mixed tenure developments that is where some of the homes are designed and built to be social housing and some may be affordable standard homes.

In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, any one site must provide a minimum of 10 units.

The developers proposals must ensure each site includes a range of house types. It is a normal assumption from NIHE that 10% of any development should consist of standard wheelchair accommodation.

The estimated value is indicative only. The final contract value will depend on the site tendered, achievable development capacity, final approved housing mix and tendered Development Price per Unit. No minimum expenditure or contract value is guaranteed.

  • How the procedure runs: This procurement will be conducted as a competitive flexible procedure under section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. It may comprise the following stages. Stage 1 – PSQ and initial tender stage Developers must submit: • their completed PSQ Response; and • their initial Tender Response, comprising the required quality, social value and pricing submissions. PSQ Responses will first be assessed against the applicable conditions of participation on a pass/fail basis. The Tender Response of a Developer that does not satisfy the conditions of participation will not proceed to evaluation against the award criteria. The compliant Tender Responses will then be evaluated using the published award criteria, methodology and weightings. Following Stage 1, Apex may either: • proceed directly to award; or • conduct the optional Stage 2 described below. Stage 2 – Clarification, refinement and negotiation stage (optional) Apex may invite all Developers whose PSQ Responses have passed and whose Tender Responses remain compliant to participate in a further clarification, refinement and negotiation stage. Before that stage commences, Apex will notify the participating Developers of: • the scope of the stage; • the matters that may be clarified, refined or negotiated; • the process and timetable; and • whether revised or final Tender Responses must be submitted. Where final Tender Responses are required, they will be evaluated using the published award criteria and weightings. Apex will treat participating Developers equally and will not permit a modification amounting to a substantial modification of the procurement under section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Sheltered housing construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
Quality: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Total Cost Per Person Accommodated: 50%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Total Cost Per Person Accommodated
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 Aug 2026, 13:42 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2026, 13:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
Authority reference
APX055
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080361
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction workConstruction work for housesConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesSheltered housing construction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea90 Find a Tender
How it runs

This procurement will be conducted as a competitive flexible procedure under section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. It may comprise the following stages.

Stage 1 – PSQ and initial tender stage

Developers must submit:

  • their completed PSQ Response; and
  • their initial Tender Response, comprising the required quality, social value and pricing submissions.

PSQ Responses will first be assessed against the applicable conditions of participation on a pass/fail basis. The Tender Response of a Developer that does not satisfy the conditions of participation will not proceed to evaluation against the award criteria.

The compliant Tender Responses will then be evaluated using the published award criteria, methodology and weightings.

Following Stage 1, Apex may either:

  • proceed directly to award; or
  • conduct the optional Stage 2 described below.

Stage 2 – Clarification, refinement and negotiation stage (optional)

Apex may invite all Developers whose PSQ Responses have passed and whose Tender Responses remain compliant to participate in a further clarification, refinement and negotiation stage.

Before that stage commences, Apex will notify the participating Developers of:

  • the scope of the stage;
  • the matters that may be clarified, refined or negotiated;
  • the process and timetable; and
  • whether revised or final Tender Responses must be submitted.

Where final Tender Responses are required, they will be evaluated using the published award criteria and weightings. Apex will treat participating Developers equally and will not permit a modification amounting to a substantial modification of the procurement under section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published62 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 13:42 BST
  2. Submission deadline37 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by6 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 37 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Aug 2026, 13:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

APEX Housing Association

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGVD-2259-CJZQ 10 Butcher Street, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender