Official UK procurement notice
Land & Package Deal at Dark Lane, Calow
Authority: The Guinness Partnership (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTraditional land and build "package deal" for the construction of 35 affordable homes.
CPV: Building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") has entered into an agreement for the purchase…Awarded
Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") has entered into an agreement for the purchase of land and an associated build contract with SME housing developer Stancliffe Homes Ltd. ('Stancliffe'). This is a traditional land and build "package deal" brought to GDL by land agent Halo (Housing Assets Land and Organisation) Limited.
The scheme will result in the construction of 35 affordable homes on land off Dark Lane, Calow, S44 5AD. It comprises 16 rented and 19 shared ownership properties.
Stancliffe have arranged to purchase the site from a private vendor and have completed initial design work up to RIBA stage 3. The package deal is comprised of GDL entering into a JCT Design & Build contract for the construction of the new homes on the land with Stancliffe (which is the subject of this notice), and a simultaneous purchase of the land from Stancliffe by The Guinness Partnership Ltd., GDL's parent company (an exempt transaction under the Public Contract Regulations 2015).
The contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations will be GDL. GDL is a subsidiary of The Guinness Partnership Ltd. (TGPL) but is a contracting authority in its own right. Ownership of the properties will be transferred from GDL to
TGPL upon practical completion. The transaction for the purchase of land will be directly between Stancliffe and TGPL. Additional information: Note:- Scoping and initial negotiations on this package deal commenced in January 2024 and were substantially underway prior to the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023. Guinness' view is therefore that this award is covered by the transition provisions built into PA23, and therefore that this contract award is subject to PCR2015, which is why a VEAT notice is being issued.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012140- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a06Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") considers that in this case the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified on the basis of:
Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 - single supplier - technical reasons
The direct award without prior publication justification applies because:
(a) the contractor was only prepared to sell the land only as part of arrangements that also include its development.
(b) GDL and the North East Derbyshire District Council have significant unmet need in the locality of the development, evidenced through long housing waiting lists.
(c) There is no other land on the market which is available for social housing development within reasonable timeframes local to the unmet need for development.
A VEAT noticed was published well in advance of the contract being concluded.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated10 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITED | £7,126,712 † | — | Awarded |
| STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITED | £7,465,825 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012140-2026-1 · STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITED
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £7,126,712
- Status
- active
Contract 028895-2025-1 · STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITED
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £7,465,825
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The Guinness Partnership LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.