Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 12 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PRN25093 Redevelopment of Choice Housing HQ at May Street, Belfast

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-05f509
Creator: Choice Housing Ireland Limited
Published: 2025-12-12T15:02:34.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing Ireland Limited (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£6,420,000≈ £5.9m / year · £6,420,000 inc. VAT8.1% below final estimate

Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to Felix O'Hare & Co. Ltd, Felix O'Hare & Company Limited

Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 28 May 2027 · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the external and internal refurbishment of existing office and commercial buildings into a new combined office headquarters for Choice Housing Ireland. The site is located at 31-41 May Street, Belfast and is comprised of existing Choice offices (Leslie Morrell House) at 37-41 May Street and the vacant Choice owned adjoining commercial building at 31-35 May Street (formerly occupied by Kennedy Recruitment). The works will deliver high quality, efficient and modern office accommodation to meet the diverse needs of staff and the organisation's departmental needs. Further details of the the works can be found in the tender documents.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for commercial buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£6,420,000

Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 28 May 2027 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £6,420,000 exc. VAT · £6,420,000 inc. VAT

45210000 Building construction work 45213100 Construction work for commercial buildings

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

Lot awarding rule: Choice will complete compliance checks on PSQ Parts 1 and 2, before assessing Technical Criteria (Part 3). The Technical responses will be scored and ranked, with the top 6 being selected for stage 2 of the procurement, Invitation to Tender.

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: Awarded
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: 12 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
Last source update: 12 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082568
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Building construction workConstruction work for commercial buildings
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f509 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: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Dec 2025 → 12 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published306 days ago
12 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
Clarification questions by271 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline264 days ago
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts163 days ago
4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published2 days ago
12 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
12 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
Contract signature expected
2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
12 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £5,900,8441 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 3

Named bidders 3published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Felix O'Hare & Co. Ltd, Felix O'Hare & Company Limitedjoint awardPRN25093 LMH Redevelopment3 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2027	£5,900,844 inc. VAT	20 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

PRN25093 LMH Redevelopment · Felix O'Hare & Co. Ltd, Felix O'Hare & Company Limited
Signed
12 Oct 2026
Value
£5,519,321 inc. VAT
Period
19 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2027
Status
active
3 agreed KPIs: Construction Progress · Certified Costs · Accepted Variations
- Construction Progress
- Certified Costs
- Accepted Variations

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonFelix O'Hare & Co. Ltd · Northern Ireland
did not winQMAC Construction Ltd · Northern Ireland
did not winPiperhill Construction Limited · 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

Choice Housing Ireland Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NP000408 37-41 May Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 4DNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded

Felix O'Hare & Co. LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYMM-4648-CZRG 88 Chancellor's Road, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT35 8NGContact email
Felix O'Hare & Company LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI001808 88 Chancellor's Road, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT35 8NGContact email
Piperhill Construction LimitedBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PCMT-7467-BWDR Units 9 - 10 Carn Drive Carn Industrial Estate, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT63 5WJ
QMAC Construction LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PWLJ-2786-TLTP 156 Pomeroy Road, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, BT70 2TY

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 15:22 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT