Award

Development at Victory Quay, Tipner (Phase 1)

VIVID HOUSING LTD

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

09 Jan 2026 at 14:52

Award

09 Oct 2025 at 11:58

Award

14 Aug 2025 at 06:04

Award

13 Aug 2025 at 12:55

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process detailed here involves VIVID Housing Ltd, a sub-central government public authority, and focuses on Phase 1 of the development at Victory Quay, Tipner in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, within the construction industry category. As of 9 January 2026, the contract is in the Award stage and has been granted via a direct award method to P.M.C. Construction and Development Services Limited, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The project involves the construction of 183 homes, alongside necessary infrastructure, with a total contract value of £69,000,000. The contract was signed on 5 September 2025, and the work is scheduled to commence on 8 September 2025 and conclude by 31 March 2028.

This procurement process, while highlighting significant scope for business growth, is particularly suited for businesses with specialised knowledge in managing complex construction projects within ecologically sensitive environments. Due to the unique technical requirements, including site remediation and detailed infrastructure works that need to comply with ecological regulations, large-scale construction firms, particularly those with prior relevant project experience, are poised to benefit. This project represents an opportunity for firms capable of handling large-scale, sensitive developments to contribute significantly to housing infrastructure, potentially fostering future collaboration with VIVID through pending competitive procurement exercises for subsequent phases due to commence in May 2026.

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Notice Title

Development at Victory Quay, Tipner (Phase 1)

Notice Description

Development of 183 homes across Blocks F, L, G and H and House Blocks 2, 3 and 5 with associated hard and soft landscaping and supporting on and off-site infrastructure (Phase One) at Victory Quay, Tipner, Portsmouth

Procurement Information

The award of the contract is permitted in accordance with section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that: (a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only PMC is able to deliver the Phase 1 works; and (b) There is no reasonable alternative for the delivery of the infrastructure works and Phase 1 works. Under an earlier PCSA, local contractor PMC completed complex and technical whole site remediation & capping works. Followed by a 500-meter sea wall which is due to be completed by September 2025. The PCSA also included PMC entering detailed negotiations with the LPA, The Marine Management Organization, Environment Agency and Natural England to obtain a FRAP and MMO Licence for work on the shore of Tipner Lake a SSSI & RAMSAR. These licenses are in PMC's name and restrict operations between April and November due to over wintering birds. As noted above, VIVID set out its intention to enter into the PCSA leading into this JCT for the delivery of the Phase 1 works in the Previous Notices. The PCSA was entered into on 19 February 2025, and VIVID is now ready to enter into the JCT as detailed in the Previous Notices (having satisfied itself of the conditions set out in the 'Scope' section of this Transparency Notice). Of particular note: 1) PMC has specific know-how (in relation to the site and works already delivered) that is essential to the effective delivery of the infrastructure works and Phase 1 works (and the continued success of the overall build programme for the site as a whole) which would be prohibitively timely and expensive for another contractor to acquire and, as such, would be an unreasonable alternative for the infrastructure works and Phase 1 works; 2) Phase 1 is required to be compatible with ongoing infrastructure works that are already being provided by PMC under separate contracts (particularly in relation to the sea wall and the drainage infrastructure works that will be required for Phase1 and the future phases) and there are therefore technical interoperability requirements which necessitate a direct award to PMC; 3) The site adjoins the Tipner intertidal lake which is included within national and international nature conservation designations (Portsmouth Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Portsmouth Harbour Special Protection Area (SPA), Dorset and Solent Coast SPA and Portsmouth Harbour Ramsar Site) and areas containing ecological interest. It is in an extremely ecologically and environmentally sensitive location and is monitored by all the relevant ecological agencies. When combined with a historical contamination legacy, it requires a detailed understanding and construction methodology to deliver and to avoid biodiversity conflict. This is particularly relevant to subterranean ground works and works alongside the foreshore, to minimize the risk to the immediately adjoining tidal lake ecology, the chalk aquifers, wading & over wintering birds, and biodiversity within the mud flats including a Protected Bass nursery area. 4) VIVID is in receipt of Homes England grant funding that requires the infrastructure works and key Phase 1 works to be completed by March 2027. Due to timing constraints imposed by this funding, VIVID requires a contractor with specific knowledge of the site and the operational requirements for Phase 1. Given PMC's prior involvement in delivering substantially similar works on the site (including PMC's technical knowledge and specific know-how in relation to the site), PMC is uniquely placed to deliver the Phase 1 works as a result of the initial enabling works that have already been carried out by PMC on-site. Given the above, VIVID considers that PMC is uniquely placed to deliver the infrastructure works and Phase 1 works on the basis that there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, and that there is no reasonable alternative to PMC delivering key services and works within the required timescales. Whilst the relevant services and works are delivered under Phase 1, VIVID will be commencing a regulated procurement exercise in accordance with the competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 for the delivery of the remaining phases, estimated to commence in May 2026.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05870e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001946-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£57,500,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£126,500,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VIVID HOUSING LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.admin@vividhomes.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO2 8HB
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Nelson
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

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