Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Competitive Land, Design and Build Framework for Derry City and Strabane Council Area
Authority: Arbour Housing Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project is for the delivery of social housing units in NIHE Belfast, North and South Regions by means of a Design and Build Framework Agreement in which the Economic Operators provide the land, designs, and constructs the scheme for Arbour Housing in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Employer's requirements and Statutory Body requirements. The units can be delivered over a number of sites or on one site. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, any one site must not provide less than 5 units.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 2 Mar 2026
Published description of the framework
Please refer to tender documentation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,400,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Contract will be awarded on a MAT basis with 60% allocated to price and 40% to quality
- “Provision of Competitive Land, Design and Build Framework for Derry…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Authority reference
AH/CLDB/DCSDC/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085085- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends277 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts233 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender