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Choice Housing Ireland Limited

PRN26138 Dundonald Area Land, Design and Build - Maple and May Ltd

ConstructionCPV 71250000
Value£3.5m
Deadline7 Oct 2026
Published9 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 202627 days leftCloses 7 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Corporate.Procurement@choice-housing.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

https://etendersni.gov.uk/ Please register on eTenders NI website as per above to access the ITT Pack.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.5mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£3.8m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Choice Housing Ireland Limited has published 3 Engineering & Architecture notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

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The brief

Maple and May seek to appoint Developer(s) to provide Competitive Land, Design and Build works opportunities in the Dundonald area to deliver Affordable Rent projects as part of the Department for Communities (DfC) Affordable Rent Programme.

This will include the supply of land and design and construction of properties to meet the DfC ‘Homes for Intermediate Rent Design Standards’ and statutory requirements (e.g.

Planning Permission, Building Control approval), as well as adhering to Maple and May’s specific design and specification standards and the Employer’s Requirements included in the precedent Sale and Development Agreement.

The competition will seek developments of up to 20no. units from each potential supplier with the ability to award contracts to multiple Developers.

Therefore, the output of the competition may exceed 20. units depending on the quantity and quality of tender submissions received.

The number of dwellings provided for each project will be subject to funding support from DfC.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This will include the supply of land

This will include the supply of land and design and construction of properties to meet the DfC ‘Homes for Intermediate Rent Design Standards’ and statutory requirements (e.g.

02

The number of dwellings provided for each

The number of dwellings provided for each project will be subject to funding support from DfC.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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085273-2026
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