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City Quays 4 Private Residential Apartments

Belfast Harbour

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

19 Aug 2025 at 15:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

25 Jul 2025 at 09:00

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Jul 2025 at 08:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast Harbour is procuring the design and construction of the City Quays 4 Private Residential Apartments, a noteworthy multi-storey development featuring 256 units with studios, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments. Located at Belfast Harbour, this initiative falls under the industry category of building construction work, specifically focusing on creating habitable space in a 23-storey tower with additional 12-storey elements. The process is currently at the planning stage with a subsequent invite for tender updates. Key dates include an expression of interest deadline on 5 September 2025, and the planned construction phase spanning from 1 February 2026 to 1 November 2028. The procurement follows a two-stage novated design and build approach with a Pre-Construction Services Agreement involved, under a selective procurement method utilizing a competitive flexible procedure.

This tender offers lucrative opportunities for construction firms specialising in large-scale residential projects, particularly those experienced in high-rise developments. Businesses with expertise in multi-faceted construction work, including engineering, special trade construction, and building completion works, will find this tender aligns well with their growth aspirations. The project's estimated value, peaking at £60 million, opens doors for firms with secure financial backing and robust project management capabilities to engage with a publicly driven and investor-supported development in Northern Ireland. Successful bidders can expect not only an involvement in a significant local project but also the potential to form valuable partnerships with Belfast Harbour and its associated development investors through a possible special purpose vehicle arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

City Quays 4 Private Residential Apartments

Notice Description

BHC is seeking expressions of interest from contractors who are interested in tendering for the design and construction of a multi-story residential apartment scheme at City Quays, Belfast Harbour. The scheme comprises 256 apartments in a range of sizes including studios, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments housed in a 23 story tower with a lower 12 story element. The approximate gross floor area is 20,400 m2/219,585 sq ft. The building will have piled substructures and a reinforced insitu concrete frame together with external cladding and glazed windows. The apartments will be fully finished and furnished ready for the letting market. It is intended that the procurement of the contractor for this project will follow a two-stage novated design and build approach including a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA). The project has an estimated 9 month PCSA duration and a 24 month Construction Period and the Contract dates set out below therefore reflect that overall estimated duration. BHC is progressing the City Quays 4 project with the intention of working with development/capital investors to fund its delivery and may therefore complete the development through a special purpose vehicle ("SPV") with its co-investor(s). As such, whilst this procurement process has been issued, and will be conducted, by BHC, Applicants should note that: * either BHC or the SPV may enter into the PCSA and/or the final construction contract for the works (and any associated contract documents) with the successful contractor; * if BHC enters into the PCSA and/or the final construction contract for the works (or any associated contract documents) with the successful contractor, it shall be entitled to novate any of those contracts to the SPV; * BHC shall be entitled to share any information obtained from Applicants at any stage of this process and any other information regarding this procurement process and project with the SPV and BHC's co-investor(s); and * the SPV and BHC's co-investor(s) may provide input into/be involved in the procurement process following shortlisting of successful Applicants at this PQQ stage. Further information regarding establishment of the SPV and BHC's proposed delivery and contracting approach will be provided to shortlisted Applicants as part of the Invitation to Tender documentation. Applicants are also referred to the terms of the draft contract documents which have been made available with the pre-qualification documents available at the weblink provided in this notice. Further information regarding this opportunity and staged approach to the project is also available within the pre-qualification documents available at the weblink provided in this notice.

Planning Information

BHC undertook some high level pre-market engagement in relation to the project in August 2024, to identify market appetite in tendering based on a two stage procurement strategy. The pre-market engagement involved high level discussions with some potential Contractors to gauge feedback on the proposed procurement approach with information shared primarily being details of the planning application that were also available in the public domain via the Planning Portal. This pre-market engagement did not constitute a call for competition. BHC will shortly be commencing a competitive tender process through Find a Tender. Interested suppliers will not be advantaged or prejudiced by participation or non-participation in the pre-market engagement. The market testing document shared as part of the pre-market engagement will be provided as part of the PQQ package,

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049906-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work

45210000 - Building construction work

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

45260000 - Roof works and other special trade construction works

45310000 - Electrical installation work

45320000 - Insulation work

45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works

45340000 - Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work

45350000 - Mechanical installations

45400000 - Building completion work

45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 1 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast Harbour
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 3AL
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Duncairn
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

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