Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 19 Aug 2025, 10:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRN25065 Draperstown Area Land, Design & Build

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £1.5m / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT33.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 26 Sept 2025awarded 6 Feb 2026

Awarded to DTL Construction Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 11 Oct 2027 · starts 10 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 Draperstown area to deliver social housing projects as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP).

The competition will seek developments of up to 20 no. units from each potential supplier with the ability to award contracts to multiple Developers.

CPV: Architectural and related 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 · Houses construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£3,000,000

Contract period: 10 Oct 2025 – 11 Oct 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

45210000 Building construction work 45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses 45211300 Houses construction work 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71200000 Architectural and related services 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services

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: Open 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Aug 2025, 10:07 BST
Last source update: 6 Feb 2026, 11:08 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Oct 2025
Authority reference: PRN25065
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-049717
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Architectural and related servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesArchitectural, engineering and surveying servicesBuilding construction workConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesHouses construction work
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a52 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline: 19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Clarifications must be submitted via the etendersNI messaging portal

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 6 Feb 2026 · 6 dates

Tender notice published
19 Aug 2025, 10:07 BST
Clarification questions by391 days ago
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline384 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts371 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by370 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published252 days ago
6 Feb 2026, 11:08 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
19 Aug 2025, 10:07 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
6 Feb 2026, 11:08 GMT
UK7
Status changed to complete
6 Feb 2026, 11:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,999,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DTL Construction LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

PRN25065 Draperstown Area Land Design and Build · DTL Construction LtdSME
Signed
6 Feb 2026
Value
£1,999,000
Period
31 Mar 2026 – 1 Oct 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Choice Housing Ireland Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NP000408 37-41 May Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4DNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DTL Construction LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI610485 12 Disert Road, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, BT45 7JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Feb 2026, 11:08 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 10:07 BST