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Published 13 May 2026, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE Area Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 15-30 Units

Official notice

Authority: Woven Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£4,400,000≈ £2.2m / year · £5,280,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Oct 2028 · starts 30 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority seeks land in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, the Contracting Authority will not consider Sites which provide less than 15 units or more than 30 units. Preferably units are to be delivered at a single Site, however, adjacent sites maybe considered. The Contract(s) is (are) for the provision of land for design and build contracts in Northern Ireland. Suppliers must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme for the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Department for Communities Housing Association Guide, the Contracting Authority’s requirements, and statutory body requirements.

  • How the procedure runs: Request to Participation Stage, Invitation to Tender Stage (with option to award at this stage), potential Negotiation(s), potential Final Tender Stage.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Building construction work · Site-development work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsPublished value£4,400,000
Contract period: 30 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £4,400,000 exc. VAT · £5,280,000 inc. VAT

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Submission: 60%
  • Price Submission: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Submission
  • Price Submission
What this means for your bid
  • 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
13 May 2026, 16:32 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 15:54 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044903
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesBuilding construction workSite-development work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069824 Find a Tender
How it runs

Request to Participation Stage, Invitation to Tender Stage (with option to award at this stage), potential Negotiation(s), potential Final Tender Stage.

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 May 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published168 days ago
    13 May 2026, 16:32 BST
  2. Tender notice published166 days ago
    15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
  3. Clarification questions by145 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published141 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 15:54 BST
  5. Submission deadline132 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by28 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 13h
    30 Oct 2026

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 May 2026, 16:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 May 2026, 08:41 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 15:54 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

Amendment to details within the procurement description 'Preferably units are to be delivered at a single Site, however, adjacent sites maybe considered.'

Deadline for requests to participate has changed and has been extended until 18 June 2025.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 13 May 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Woven Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQBT-2382-QBDX Laganwood House 44 Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5NWContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure