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Published 20 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE area West Belfast Co Antrim Northern Ireland 40-50 units

Official notice

Authority: Woven Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£10,500,000≈ £5.3m / year · £12,600,000 inc. VAT2.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2025awarded 11 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to NEWPARK DEVELOPMENTS NW LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Mar 2028 · starts 31 Mar 2026

Re-procurement openCompetitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE area Lisburn, Northern Ireland · bids close

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 West Belfast,

Northern Ireland. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service,

the Contracting Authority will not consider Sites which provide less than 40 units or more

than 50 units. The units must be delivered at a single Site. Economic Operators 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 completion work · Building construction work · Building installation work · Construction work · Site preparation work · Site-development work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£10,500,000

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
Awarded
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
20 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
Last source update
1 May 2026, 10:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066648
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesBuilding completion workBuilding construction workBuilding installation workConstruction workSite preparation workSite-development work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf8d 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)
14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
7 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published369 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
  2. Tender notice published369 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 11:49 BST
  3. Clarification questions by351 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline344 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by259 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent227 days ago
    11 Mar 2026
  7. Standstill ends214 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts207 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published176 days ago
    1 May 2026, 10:17 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 11:49 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    20 Oct 2025, 11:49 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Oct 2025, 11:49 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 13:05 GMT
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2026, 13:05 GMT
  7. Contract signature expected
    24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 15:29 BST
    UK7
  9. Contract award notice published
    1 May 2026, 10:08 BST
    UK6
  10. Contract award notice published
    1 May 2026, 10:17 BST
    UK6
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2026
  • 2025-10: 2 releases · 20 Oct 2025, 20 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,800,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEWPARK DEVELOPMENTS NW LTD31 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028Amended: Total cost amended to £10,800,000 ex VAT and £13,960,000 inc VAT - error in original publication · Amended: Total cost amended to £10,800,000 ex VAT and £12,960,000 inc VAT - error in original publications£10,800,00011 Mar 2026standstill to 23 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracts

  • Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE area West Belfast Co Antrim Northern Ireland 40-50 units · NEWPARK DEVELOPMENTS NW LTD

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £10,800,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Delivery Against Programme · Quality of Housing Units · Health & Safety Compliance
    • Delivery Against Programme, Percentage of construction milestones achieved on or before agreed dates. ≥ 90% on-time completion of project stages.
    • Quality of Housing Units, Percentage of completed units passing quality inspections at first handover (defect-free). ≥ 90% of homes defect-free on practical completion; all defects resolved within 10 days.
    • Health & Safety Compliance, Number of RIDDOR-reportable incidents and compliance with site safety inspections. Zero RIDDOR incidents; 100% compliance with H&S audits.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Woven Housing Association

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Newpark Developments LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCHT-7293-TDMQ 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore, Northern Ireland, BT78 3AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure