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Published 18 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRN25067 Antrim Area Land, Design & Build

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£8,000,000≈ £5.3m / year · £9,600,000 inc. VAT36.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025awarded 28 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Windsor Developments Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 23 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 Antrim area to deliver social housing projects as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) .

The competition will seek developments of up to 55 no. units from each potential supplier with the ability to award contracts to multiple Developers

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 · Houses 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: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality: 30%
  • Price/Cost: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price/Cost
  • Technical/Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
18 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Oct 2025
Authority reference
PRN25067
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049542
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
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 accommodationHouses construction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589e2 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
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
12 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 ↗

Any clarifications must be sent to [email protected]

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 17 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline398 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts367 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by366 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent260 days ago
    5 Feb 2026
  7. Latest notice published258 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
  8. Standstill ends247 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,900,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Windsor Developments LtdSMEPRN2506731 Mar 2026 – 1 Oct 2027£10,900,00028 Jan 2026standstill to 17 Feb 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

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

Choice Housing Ireland Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NP000408 · GB-PPON: PMZV-8413-XBMQ 37-41 May Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4DNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Windsor Developments LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI008280 6 Saintfield Road, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT27 5BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender