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title: "Private Sector Engagement to Support the Delivery of Housing within Edinburgh"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2021-12-07"
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# Private Sector Engagement to Support the Delivery of Housing within Edinburgh

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fdd4

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is planning a procurement process titled "Private Sector Engagement to Support the Delivery of Housing within Edinburgh." This initiative falls under the residential property services category and is integral to the Council’s aim of delivering at least 10,000 affordable homes by 2022, with an ultimate goal of 20,000 by 2027. The process is currently in the planning stage, with future notices expected by 7th March 2022. This procurement aims to engage developers, investors, and landowners within the region of Edinburgh (UKM75) to identify potential partnerships and land acquisition opportunities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in real estate, construction, and property development, to collaborate with the City of Edinburgh Council. Firms that can offer innovative housing solutions, engage in public-private partnerships, or bring forward suitable land for development will be well-suited to compete. The Council seeks to streamline procurement procedures and foster open dialogue, creating a favourable environment for partnerships that could accelerate the growth of affordable housing in Edinburgh.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council has a commitment to deliver a programme to build at least 10,000 affordable homes by 2022 with a plan to build 20,000 by 2027. The Council is aiming to deliver 10,000 of the 20,000 commitment, increasing the provision of both social rent and mid-market rent homes across the city in partnership with Edinburgh Living. Edinburgh Living is the Council's mid-market rent housing vehicle, a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) with Scottish Futures Trust (SFT). The Council has made significant progress towards the commitment and has successfully delivered homes for both social rent and mid-market rent across a number of sites in the city already. The future pipeline is strong with around 2,000 homes at various stages of planning, design and construction including, but not limited to, Powderhall, Fountainbridge, Meadowbank and Granton Waterfront. The Council has also successfully engaged with the private sector on larger sites to develop sustainable communities on a mixed tenure approach, including homes for sale. As a key deliverable to support the Council's affordable homes commitment, this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being published to provide the market an opportunity to present proposals to the Council to support the acceleration of the Council led programme and to engage with private sector partners to bring forward land which is not owned by the Council.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the PIN is to engage developers, investors and landowners to identify: - Private sector partners who have land which the Council may be interested in purchasing, subject to capacity and financial viability; - Private sector partners who have completed homes on sites (which are complete already or will be available for purchase on completion in the near future). These may be through section 75 agreements where Registered Social Landlord (RSLs) are not already engaged to deliver the affordable housing; or homes that may be suitable for mid-market and market rent over and above those being delivered on as part of any affordable housing requirement. Initial consideration and sifting of these proposals will be considered in relation to the high-level parameters in Appendix 1 which is available for download; - Institutional investors and other delivery partners who can offer innovative models, including lease-based structures, which could deliver homes across a number of tenures. Again, Initial consideration and sifting of these proposals will be considered in relation to the high-level parameters in Appendix 1; Our key aims in our engagement with private sectors are: - To identify engagement and procurement models which are aimed at reducing complex procurement procedures through establishment of a streamlined and transparent procurement process such as a Dynamic Purchasing System which will ensure compliance with Procurement Regulations and offers the flexibility required to react to opportunities over a number of years. - To maximise opportunities for open and transparent dialogue which will support the Council in accelerating its affordable homes programme - To identify more immediate opportunities which can be delivered through land and property transactions - To raise awareness and progress potential innovative solutions for accelerating delivery of affordable homes. It is expected that following the PIN, a sourcing strategy will be devised which will be based on our assessment of market appetite; availability of suitable opportunities and the legal and procurement context in which the Council can engage ensuring transparency and equal opportunity. Interested parties are asked to complete the questionnaire which is attached to this PIN with details of their proposals or other information for initial consideration and further discussion against the high-level parameters. Additional information: If you would like any further information, please contact Kelly Faulds, Category Delivery Lead by email on kelly.faulds@edinburgh.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030301-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70100000 - Real estate services with own property
- 70331000 - Residential property services

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2021 at 09:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030301-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000676126
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=676126
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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