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Published 18 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Newtownabbey Area Land, Design & Build

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 21 Apr 2027 · starts 21 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Choice Housing seeks to appoint Developer(s) to provide Competitive Land, Design and Build works opportunities in the Newtownabbey area to deliver social housing projects as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP). This will include the supply of land and design and construction of properties to meet the Department for Communities’ Housing Association Guide and statutory requirements (e.g. Planning Permission, Building Control approval), as well as adhering to Choice Housing’s Design Requirements guide, Employer’s Requirements and performance specifications.

CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Building construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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)
  • Technical/Quality: 30%
  • Cost/Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost/Price
  • Technical/Quality
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
18 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
Authority reference
PRN25068
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049371
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesArchitectural, engineering and surveying servicesBuilding construction workConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesConstruction work for subsidised residential accommodationMulti-dwelling buildings construction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058976 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Clarifications must be submitted by the etendersni messaging portal

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline397 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts365 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:17 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Choice Housing Ireland Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PMZV-8413-XBMQ 37-41 May Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4DNContact name, 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