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APX056 - Competitive Land, Design and Build Competition for Westbank Derry

Apex Housing Association · Housing

In brief

Apex Housing Association is looking for suppliers for construction work (Northern Ireland).

The estimated value is £50,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 December 2026.

Bids close at 11:59pm, Monday 28 September 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Monday 28 September 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 40% · Social Value 10% · Total Cost Per Person Accomodated 50%

A balance of quality and price.

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Each Development (an individual Development Contract) is for the provision of social housing units in the Westbank Derry Area by means of design and build, where the Developer provides the land, designs, constructs and completes the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Employers Design Brief and statutory body requirements. Apex will consider mixed tenure developments that is where some of the homes are designed and built to be social housing and some may be affordable standard homes. In the interests of providing an efficient housing management service, any one site must provide a minimum of 10 units. The developers proposals must ensure each site includes a range of house types. It is a normal assumption from NIHE that 10% of any development should consist of standard wheelchair accommodation. The estimated value is indicative only. The final contract value will depend on the site tendered, achievable development capacity, final approved housing mix and tendered Development Price per Unit. No minimum expenditure or contract value is guaranteed.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: etendersni.gov.uk.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Monday 28 September 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082565-2026

Last time this was bought

Design & Build Coalisland

Awarded
24 February 2026
Value
£10,814,400
Bids
1

Matched on Apex Housing Association, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Apex Housing AssociationLast 12 months

Procurements

14

Awards

6

Suppliers it has used most for construction

All tenders and awards from Apex Housing Association

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From notice 082565-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.