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Published 10 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Land, Design And Build Forkhill

Official notice

Authority: Ark Housing Association (Housing)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcession
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Concession value (operator's revenue)£0operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 31 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ark Housing Association seeks to appoint successful Economic Operator (s) to provide Land, Design and Build projects in Forkhill for the provision of new build social housing. This will include the supply of land, design and construction of homes to meet statutory requirements, DfC Housing Association Guide and regulatory requirements and Ark Housing Association design standards and performance specifications. The competition seeks a minimum of 5 properties up to a maximum of 10.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 31 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs)
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documentation

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Financial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Financial
  • Quality
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
Last source update
10 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064319
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published376 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by354 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline340 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by330 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts205 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ark Housing Association

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJJ-5295-PHJP Marlborough House, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1XXContact 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