Construction Contract Leads

Scope

Reference

P0813

Description

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (the Housing Executive) requires Contractor(s) from established Residential Estate Agents and General Practice Surveying firms for the provision of:

•A high quality Residential Property Valuation Service applicable where tenants apply to purchase their dwelling under the House Sales Scheme;

•A high quality Residential Property Valuation Service applicable where individuals apply for housing benefit (also known as Universal Credit) in order to determine the value of land or property possessed by the claimant and;

•A high quality Residential Property Valuation Service applicable where leaseholders apply to apply to extend the leasehold term of their flat dwelling under the Leasehold Extension Policy.

The Contracts will be for a two-year period with the option to extend for any period(s) up to a maximum 36 months (potential 5 year Contract Period).

The requirement will be divided into 4 Lots:

Lot One: Belfast etc

Lot Two: Bangor etc

Lot Three: Ballymena etc

Lot Four: Derry etc

See the document entitiled APPENDIX A – ESTIMATED USAGE PER LOT PER ANNUM for further Lot information.

There is a separate competition for each Lot and Tenders are invited for one, two, three or all Lots. Full details can be found in the Tender Documentation advertised.

Total value (estimated)

• £416,638 excluding VAT
• £499,965.60 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 16 December 2026 to 17 December 2028
• Possible extension to 17 December 2031
• 5 years, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

At the discretion of the Housing Executive, the Contractor(s) may be invited to agree to extend the Contract(s) for any period(s) up to and including 36 Months commencing from the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date (Total Contract Period(s) of 5 years).

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The Housing Executive has the option, entirely at our discretion, to extend the Contract for any period(s) up to a maximum 36 months (potential 5 year Contract Period).

Full details can be found in the Tender Documentation Advertised.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
• 70100000 - Real estate services with own property
• 70000000 - Real estate services

Contract locations

• UKN0 - Northern Ireland

Lot constraints

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:

There are 4 lots available to Tenderers within this Competition. There is a separate competition for each lot. Tenderers can apply for any or all lots.

Each lot will be evaluated independently against the evaluation criteria set out in Section 6 of the ITT and Contract(s) may be awarded in relation to each lot to the most advantageous Tender received in connection with that lot.

Lot 1. Belfast etc.

Description

Lot One covers the areas Belfast, Castlereagh and Lisburn

Please see the advertised Tender Documentation for full details including the Specification which outlines this requirement.

Lot value (estimated)

• £81,075 excluding VAT
• £97,290 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 2. Bangor etc.

Description

Lot Two covers the areas Bangor, Newtownards, Downpatrick, Newry, Banbridge, Armagh, Lurgan and Portadown.

Please see the advertised Tender Documentation for full details including the Specification which outlines this requirement.

Lot value (estimated)

• £222,959 excluding VAT
• £267,550.80 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 3. Ballymena etc.

Description

Lot Three covers the areas Ballymena, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Larne, Ballycastle, Ballymoney and Coleraine.

Please see the advertised Tender Documentation for full details including the Specification which outlines this requirement.

Lot value (estimated)

• £43,774 excluding VAT
• £52,528.80 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 4. Derry etc.

Description

Lot Four covers the areas Derry / L’derry, Limavady, Strabane, Fermanagh, Dungannon, Omagh, Cookstown and Magherafelt.

Please see the advertised Tender Documentation for full details including the Specification which outlines this requirement.

Lot value (estimated)

• £68,830 excluding VAT
• £82,596 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Participation

Technical ability conditions of participation

Lot 1. Belfast etc.

Lot 2. Bangor etc.

Lot 3. Ballymena etc.

Lot 4. Derry etc.

Please see the Conditions of Participation documents advertised for full details.

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Belfast etc.

Lot 2. Bangor etc.

Lot 3. Ballymena etc.

Lot 4. Derry etc.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

14 September 2026, 3:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Tender submission deadline

21 September 2026, 3:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may only be submitted via the https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do portal

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

12 October 2026

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 29 August 2031

Award criteria

Other information

Payment terms

Please see the documents entitled 'P0813 - Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract' and 'P0813 - Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services Contracts' for details.

Applicable trade agreements

• Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

The Housing Executive intends to run a procurement as outlined in section 6 of the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Summarised below as follows:

Stage 1 - Qualification

Stage 2 - Award Criteria Quality

Stage 3 - Cost

If following all previous stages described in section 6 of this ITT, only a single tender has been received that is deemed to be unsuitable, the Housing Executive may enter negotiations with that Tenderer with the intention of agreeing amendments to their tender provided that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered.

Please see the ITT for more details.

Contracting authority

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTYV-8666-PQQY

2 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8PB

United Kingdom

Email: becca1.mcknightireland [at] nihe.gov.uk

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland

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