RAD182 – COMPETITIVE LAND, DESIGN AND BUILD COMPETITION FOR CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS COUNCIL AREA

Tender description

Each Development (an individual Development Contract) is for the provision of social housing units in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council Area by means of design and build, where the Developer provides the land, designs, constructs and completes the scheme for Radius in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Employers Requirements and statutory body requirements. Radius will consider mixed tenure developments that is where some of the homes are designed and built to be social housing and some may be private or affordable standard homes. It is a programme requirement to commence the construction of the units no later than March 2026 with an envisaged construction period of no more than 24 months. 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 provide a minimum of 10 units but should not exceed 20 units. The developers proposals must ensure each site includes a range of house types. It is a normal assumption from NIHE that 10 percent of any development should consist of standard wheelchair accommodation. Each mix will then be assessed against NIHE social housing need to ascertain support for the mix. For associated area bands of the house and apartment types refer to the DfC Housing Association Guide. This procurement is subject to all necessary funding and approvals being obtained. Radius Housing reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any stage. The appointment of a developer as a successful tenderer is not a guarantee by Radius Housing of the development commencing. The contract is estimated to be below the threshold were the Procurement Act 2023 applies. The Procurement method to be utilised is Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(b)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23).