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Published 18 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Competitive Land, Design and Build Framework for NIHE Belfast, North and South Regions

Official notice

Authority: Arbour Housing Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 11 Jan 2028 · up to 12 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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, 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
Places
up to 6 suppliers
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 12 Jan 2026
Published description of the framework

As per Tender Documentation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 12 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £20,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Framework Agreement may be extended for 2 years.
45000000 Construction work71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
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.
  • “Provision of Competitive Land, Design and Build Framework for NIHE…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
18 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
AH/CLDB/NI/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057562
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cc6 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
Appointment period ends
24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Sept 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST
  2. Latest notice published382 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
  3. Clarification questions by378 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period ends368 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by329 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts288 days ago
    12 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 09:26 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
    9 Oct 2025, 14:38 BST
    +4 days · was 20 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Arbour Housing Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXCV-1847-JBHT 18/22 Carleton Street, Portadown, Northern Ireland, BT62 3ENContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender