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Published 20 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-133HCO Sale (Disposal) of Templemore Lands, Buncrana Road

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£187,000≈ £37k / year · £187,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026awarded 10 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to DERRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 May 2031 · starts 29 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This ITT has been issued by Derry City and Strabane District Council (the Council) for the purposes of identifying a preferred Development Partner. Derry City and Strabane District Council wish to procure a developer to develop the site adjacent to the proposed Leisure Centre Development at Templemore Road, Derry. The Subject Property (for disposal) comprises of an area of land of circa 3.03Ha in the southeast corner of the existing Templemore Sport Complex site. As these lands are not required as part of the Templemore Leisure Centre redevelopment, the lands are being made available for sale/disposal. Council has also identified Other Potential (DFC) Land of circa 0.81Ha, immediately to the east of the Subject Property, which DfC may be willing to consider for disposal in support of this Development Opportunity. Council has commenced engagement with DfC in relation to this and will continue to assist the preferred Development Partner with the negotiations in this regard. There is also a portion of Other Council Lands forming part of the Templemore Leisure Centre redevelopment of circa 0.9Ha, to the west of the Subject Property, where is may be possible to development a Shared Community Facility. The total potential size of this Development Opportunity is therefore circa. 4.74Ha. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Land purchase services · Land rental or sale services · Land sale or purchase services · Land sale services · Vacant-land purchase services · Vacant-land rental or sale services · Vacant-land sale services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£187,000

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: 20%Price: 60%Social value: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 20%
  • Cost: 60%
  • Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
  • Social Value: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
  • Cost: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
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
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 May 2026
Authority reference
T25-133HCO Sale (Disposal) of Templemore Lands, Buncrana Road
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015302
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Land purchase servicesLand rental or sale servicesLand sale or purchase servicesLand sale servicesVacant-land purchase servicesVacant-land rental or sale servicesVacant-land sale services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfae Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 29 Sept 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published370 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
  2. Market engagement345 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Responses to this PME should be submitted by 12Noon 14th November 2025 via the secure messaging function on eTendersNI.

    Suppliers must ensure that responses are clear, concise, and address the specific information requested in this document.

    Any questions regarding the PME should be submitted via the eTendersNI messaging function by 10th October 2025.

  3. Tender notice published248 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by226 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline212 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Contract starts150 days ago
    29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by149 days ago
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent46 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published37 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
  10. Standstill ends26 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    19 Feb 2026, 14:30 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    18 Sept 2026, 09:48 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £188,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DERRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2031£188,000 inc. VAT10 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Sept 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DERRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI601341GB-PPON: PDDY-9635-TJRW Brandywell Stadium, 200 Lone Moor Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 9LBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure