Official UK procurement notice
Meenan Square Development · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Apex Housing Association (Housing)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe works comprise construction of a mixed use development including Social Housing, Community and Commercial buildings together with public realm space including feature canopies/covered areas, paving and surfacing, fencing and gates.
The works also include all associated drainage and site services installations.
Building 1 Commercial Building
- Three storey, comprising of shell only retail to ground floor, and shell only office space to first and second floors
Building 2 Community Building
- Three storey, comprising of double height sports hall office space, training and counselling space and terrace area
Social Housing
- 8 Nr. social housing units and associated siteworks
Public Realm Works
- Hard and soft landscaping to remainder of site; including feature canopies and covered areas
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 – Participation Stage Tenderers are required to provide all information requested within the eTendersNI online CFT questionnaire and all associated attachments. An overview of the eTendersNI online questionnaire and associated attachments is set out in the W1 ItP Part A document. The Authority will assess responses to determine if the Supplier (or other members of the Supplier Group and/or Supplier Team) are excluded or excludable suppliers and against the conditions of participation. All Suppliers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform as part of the conditions of participation The top 5 ranked Suppliers (including ties) will be shortlisted and invited to the Tender Stage. Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage Shortlisted Suppliers will be issued with the Tender Stage Documentation and tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria. Optional Steps: Optional - Following the completion of the evaluation of all tenders, the Authority may enter dialogue with all tenderers in order to refine elements of the contract, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost. If refinements are made, then optional steps listed below will also be carried out to afford all tenderers the opportunity to submit a BAFO on the basis of any updates made; Optional – Best and Final Offer from all tenderers following dialogue stage; Optional – Evaluate BAFOs against the award criteria and determine the most advantageous tender; Optional – Preferred Supplier stage (Clarifying commitments before final contract signature).
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Engineering works and construction works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,324,836
- Technical & professional ability
Two Technical Questions to be assessed
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The Authority will assess responses to determine if the Supplier (or other members of the Supplier Group and/or Supplier Team) are excluded or excludable suppliers and against the conditions of participation. All Suppliers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform as part of the conditions of participation
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: A full description of the award criteria will be provided at the next stage.
- Social Value: A full description of the award criteria will be provided at the next stage.
- Price: A full description of the award criteria will be provided at the next stage.
- Technical & professional ability
Two Technical Questions to be assessed
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The Authority will assess responses to determine if the Supplier (or other members of the Supplier Group and/or Supplier Team) are excluded or excludable suppliers and against the conditions of participation. All Suppliers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform as part of the conditions of participation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:26 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 11:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
APX009- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058462- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ef1Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 – Participation Stage
Tenderers are required to provide all information requested within the eTendersNI online CFT questionnaire and all associated attachments.
An overview of the eTendersNI online questionnaire and associated attachments is set out in the W1 ItP Part A document.
The Authority will assess responses to determine if the Supplier (or other members of the Supplier Group and/or Supplier Team) are excluded or excludable suppliers and against the conditions of participation. All Suppliers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform as part of the conditions of participation
The top 5 ranked Suppliers (including ties) will be shortlisted and invited to the Tender Stage.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage
Shortlisted Suppliers will be issued with the Tender Stage Documentation and tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria.
Optional Steps:
Optional - Following the completion of the evaluation of all tenders, the Authority may enter dialogue with all tenderers in order to refine elements of the contract, specification, social value offer, sustainability and or cost. If refinements are made, then optional steps listed below will also be carried out to afford all tenderers the opportunity to submit a BAFO on the basis of any updates made;
Optional – Best and Final Offer from all tenderers following dialogue stage;
Optional – Evaluate BAFOs against the award criteria and determine the most advantageous tender;
Optional – Preferred Supplier stage (Clarifying commitments before final contract signature).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of
charge, at: (URL) etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
This is also the submission address.
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published393 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:26 BST
- Submission deadline367 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by287 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts231 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent215 days ago19 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends203 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published188 days ago15 Apr 2026, 11:29 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 12:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 17:21 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Mar 2026, 17:21 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Mar 2026, 17:21 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Apr 2026, 11:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connolly and Fee LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £11,081,723 | 19 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Connolly and Fee LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £11,081,723
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Client Satisfaction · Quality · Safety
- Client Satisfaction
- Quality
- Safety
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCONNOLLY & FEE LIMITEDSME · Northern Ireland
- did not winKEVIN WATSON CONSTRUCTION LTDSME · Greater London
- did not winP&K MCKAIGUE 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
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Executive OfficeContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- The Executive Office (TEO)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CONNOLLY & FEE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- KEVIN WATSON CONSTRUCTION LTDBidder / tenderer
- P&K MCKAIGUE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender