Official UK procurement notice
Design & Build Coalisland
Authority: Apex Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need.
Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and
ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements.
Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 40 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this
number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.
If a Developer has a site that will facilitate a development in excess of the maximum
numbers, it is open to such Developer to split their site into a number of smaller phases or schemes (each of which individually is less than the maximum numbers set out above) to
be delivered across a number of financial years. If a Developer adopts this approach they will need to submit their proposals for each phase or scheme as a separate Tender
Response, which will be evaluated individually on its own merits. Developers must note that the prices for any subsequent schemes or phases will remain fixed and as such any increase in prices (e.g. due to price inflation) for later schemes or phases (that may not be expected to be delivered for a number of years) will need to be incorporated into the fixed prices included in a Developer's Tender Response.
Following evaluation of Tender Responses, Apex will rank the Developer's Tender Responses. Apex thereafter anticipates contracting with one or more of the highest ranked Developers. Apex can determine at its sole discretion how many Developers it will contract with, and ultimately Apex will make this assessment on whether to contract with one or more Developers based on affordability including in the context of the availability of
DfC funding. Apex reserves the right to make staggered awards to one or more Developers over a period of 12 months from the Tender Submission Time and Date.
Developer's should note that once awarded the prices included in the conditional sale agreement will remain fixed, even if it takes some time for the conditions to be satisfied. In
view of the acute housing need, Apex would expect Developer's to propose schemes where they envisage that all conditions would be satisfied within a period no later than 48
months after award.
If Apex elects to contract with a Developer it shall enter into a conditional sale agreement.
The Developer shall work with Apex to secure Apex approval of the detailed design and secure planning approval (at risk) (in accordance with the conditional sale agreement)
which will enable Apex to apply to NIHE for funding. Apex and the Developer will be required to work cooperatively to finalise the proposal and to secure these approvals (at
risk). Developers should note that due to funding and affordability issues, Apex may be constrained in relation to the number of schemes that it can deliver in any single financial
year, this may impact on the timing for the satisfaction of the conditions, but Apex would expect that it would only enter into a conditional agreement if it envisaged that,
notwithstanding any funding and affordability restrictions, the necessary conditions could be satisfied within 48 months of contract award. For the avoidance of doubt, Apex can
elect to cancel the conditional sale agreement at any stage if the Developer cannot satisfy the conditions contained in it.
Apex is inviting Developers, who can demonstrate that they either:
(a) own the site and can provide clear non-encumbered title to Apex; or
(b) have an exclusive arrangement with the Site Owner enabling the transfer of the site to
Apex with clear non-encumbered title.
to submit proposals for the provision of social housing on the site. Apex anticipates that the minimum size of development which it will consider as part of the evaluation is 20 units, however, it reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to contract with a Developer in respect of a site with fewer units.
- How the procedure runs: 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: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) & Tender Stage This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their PSQ, and their quality, social value 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 Apex’s 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 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 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. Award Process If Apex elects to enter into one or more contracts, it will identify the one or more Developer(s) with whom it wishes to initially contract. N.B. Apex reserves the right to make staged awards therefore it may not be able to identify each party with whom it might wish to contract at this initial stage; Apex thereafter intends to enter into a conditional sale agreement and subsequently a design and build contract with the successful Developer(s). The conditional sale agreement (and entry into a design and build contract) is conditional upon Developers: o being able to offer and provide clear, non-encumbered title of the site to Apex, o Securing Apex approval for the detailed scheme, o Securing NIHE/DfC funding approval, o Securing detailed planning permission; o Securing confirmation from Northern Ireland Water that its existing infrastructure will be able to deal with all dwellings envisaged in the scheme. For the avoidance of doubt, the conditional sale agreement/design and build contract will remain conditional until all of the above points are satisfied. Apex and the Developers must work co-operatively when seeking to secure satisfaction of these conditions. Please note all costs will be incurred by Developers “at risk”. No payments will be made by Apex in advance of the Contracts becoming unconditional. • If the Developer satisfies the conditions, the conditional sale agreement and design and build contract will become unconditional; • At this stage Apex will pay the land value for the land as part of the conditional sale agreement becoming unconditional (the process for determining the land value is set out in Annex B); • The Developer will thereafter develop out the land in accordance with its tender and the conditions of the Contract, subject always to Apex's final approval of the final design; and • Upon completion, the remaining tender price will be paid in accordance with the contract milestones set out in the design and build contract. Nothing stated in this IM / ITT or in any communication 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. Apex has considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable.
CPV: Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1
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)
- Quality: 40%
- Developers Price Submission: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Developers Price Submission
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- 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
- 4 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
APX022- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070705- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d98eFind a Tender
- How it runs
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: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) & Tender Stage
This Competitive Flexible shall consist of an initial stage where tenderers will submit their PSQ, and their quality, social value 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 Apex’s 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 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 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.
Award Process
If Apex elects to enter into one or more contracts, it will identify the one or more Developer(s) with whom it wishes to initially contract. N.B. Apex reserves the right to make staged awards therefore it may not be able to identify each party with whom it might wish to contract at this initial stage;
Apex thereafter intends to enter into a conditional sale agreement and subsequently a design and build contract with the successful Developer(s). The conditional sale agreement (and entry into a design and build contract) is conditional upon Developers:
o being able to offer and provide clear, non-encumbered title of the site to Apex,
o Securing Apex approval for the detailed scheme,
o Securing NIHE/DfC funding approval,
o Securing detailed planning permission;
o Securing confirmation from Northern Ireland Water that its existing infrastructure will be able to deal with all dwellings envisaged in the scheme.
For the avoidance of doubt, the conditional sale agreement/design and build contract will remain conditional until all of the above points are satisfied. Apex and the Developers must work co-operatively when seeking to secure satisfaction of these conditions. Please note all costs will be incurred by Developers “at risk”. No payments will be made by Apex in advance of the Contracts becoming unconditional.
- If the Developer satisfies the conditions, the conditional sale agreement and design and build contract will become unconditional;
- At this stage Apex will pay the land value for the land as part of the conditional sale agreement becoming unconditional (the process for determining the land value is set out in Annex B);
- The Developer will thereafter develop out the land in accordance with its tender and the conditions of the Contract, subject always to Apex's final approval of the final design; and
- Upon completion, the remaining tender price will be paid in accordance with the contract milestones set out in the design and build contract.
Nothing stated in this IM / ITT or in any communication 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.
Apex has considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published351 days ago4 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
- Submission deadline323 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent238 days ago25 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Contract starts233 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends228 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Tender notice published4 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & V CONSTRUCTION LTDSME25 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £10,814,400 inc. VATten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 24 Feb 2026standstill to 6 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonJ & V CONSTRUCTION LTDSME · 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- J & V CONSTRUCTION LTDAwarded 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