Official UK procurement notice
COMPETITIVE LAND, DESIGN & BUILD COMPETITION FOR EAST BELFAST AREA 2026 i
Authority: Radius Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEach Development (an individual Development Contract) is for the provision of social housing units in the East Belfast area by means of design and build, where the Developer provides the land, designs, constructs and completes the scheme for Radius in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Employers Requirements and statutory body requirements. Radius will consider mixed tenure developments that is where some of the homes are designed and built to be social housing and some may be private or affordable standard homes.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is subject to all necessary funding and approvals being obtained. Radius Housing reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any stage. The appointment of a developer as a successful tenderer is not a guarantee by Radius Housing of the development commencing. The contract is estimated to be above the threshold were the Procurement Act 2023 applies. The Procurement method to be utilised is Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23). This Competitive Flexible shall consist of a number of stages outlined below and explained in further detail throughout this document and in subsequent documents as the procurement exercise will progress: STAGE 1: Conditions of Participation (CoP) & Tender Stage This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their Conditions of Participation, and their quality and cost (Award Stage) offer. The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender after the assessment of this initial stage. STAGE 2: Clarification, Refinement and Negotiation Stage (Optional) At Radius’ sole discretion further tender stages may be carried out in order to best reflect any clarifications, changes in housing mix, planning conditions, specifications or for any other reason. STAGE 3: Post Tender Negotiation (Optional) The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost after the assessment of either Stage 1 or Stage 2. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost Offer according to the award criteria to enter dialogue with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract. Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract. The Association reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time. Radius have considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable. Radius intend to award up to 5 contracts from this Procurement competition. Due to the nature of the requirement contracts may progress towards completion at different times and may not follow the tender ranking.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As Described in the Tender Package
- Technical & professional ability
As Described in the Tender Package
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 (3)
- Developers Design Submission: 30%
- Development Price: 60%
- Provision of Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Development Price
- Developers Design Submission
- Provision of Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As Described in the Tender Package
- Technical & professional ability
As Described in the Tender Package
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- 28 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
RAD183- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077971- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ead5Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is subject to all necessary funding and approvals being obtained. Radius Housing reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any stage. The appointment of a developer as a successful tenderer is not a guarantee by Radius Housing of the development commencing.
The contract is estimated to be above the threshold were the Procurement Act 2023 applies. The Procurement method to be utilised is Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23).
This Competitive Flexible shall consist of a number of stages outlined below and explained in further detail throughout this document and in subsequent documents as the procurement exercise will progress:
STAGE 1: Conditions of Participation (CoP) & Tender Stage
This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their Conditions of Participation, and their quality and cost (Award Stage) offer. The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender after the assessment of this initial stage.
STAGE 2: Clarification, Refinement and Negotiation Stage (Optional)
At Radius’ sole discretion further tender stages may be carried out in order to best reflect any clarifications, changes in housing mix, planning conditions, specifications or for any other reason.
STAGE 3: Post Tender Negotiation (Optional)
The Contracting Authority may award the procurement competition to the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost after the assessment of either Stage 1 or Stage 2. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right at its sole discretion following the completion of the evaluation of all responses and the identification of the Most Advantageous Tender / Lowest Acceptable Cost Offer according to the award criteria to enter dialogue with the most advantageous tenderer in order to refine elements of the contract, service, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost prior to the execution of the contract.
Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract.
The Association reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time.
Radius have considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable.
Radius intend to award up to 5 contracts from this Procurement competition. Due to the nature of the requirement contracts may progress towards completion at different times and may not follow the tender ranking.
- Risks
Planning Risks to Development
Funding Risks due to Government Grant Availability
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenderers should follow the instructions on the Etenders NI platform
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by289 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline286 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by261 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent116 days ago2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published116 days ago2 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 10:16 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 10:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2026, 10:43 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLARIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDSMELadas Drive31 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 | £8,000,000 inc. VAT | 30 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBLARIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDSME · Northern Ireland
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLARIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender