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Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)

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Opportunity overview

Belfast City Council (“Council”) has appointed a Private Sector Partner (“PSP”) to act as a master developer with the financial means and relevant experience, skills, and resources to make a significant contribution to achieving the Council’s vision for Belfast City via participation in a public private development partnership (“the Partnership”) with the Council. The Council and the PSP will form a long term contractual joint venture (“Joint Venture”) that will be the basis of the Partnership. This will take the form of an overarching agreement, which Council is calling the Strategic Partnership Agreement (or SPA), which will, amongst other things, set out the process by which the Council and the PSP will enter into Site Specific Development Agreements.

Awarded to

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John Graham Construction Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£630m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Dec 2024
Award ID
017063-2025-T2482-1
Status
active
Location
Belfast, UKN06, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services
  • CPV70110000 — Development services of real estate
  • CPV70111000 — Development of residential real estate
  • CPV70112000 — Development of non-residential real estate
  • CPV70120000 — Buying and selling of real estate
  • CPV70121000 — Building sale or purchase services
  • CPV70122000 — Land sale or purchase services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71530000 — Construction consultancy services

Lots

  • Construction Works. Construction Professional Services. Real Estate Services. The Council is a local authority and therefore is a “contracting authority” for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (“CCR 2016”). The Council used the Competitive Dialogue process pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR) which involved the following core stages: Stage 1 – Selection Stage -a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage to shortlist Tenderers based on their capacity, capability, and financial standing; Stage 2 – Dialogue Stage – issue of the the Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) stage comprised of the submission of Outline Solutions with detailed Dialogue. Stage 3 - Final Tender Stage - Close of Dialogue and the submission and evaluation of Final Tenders, following which the winning Tenderer will be selected. Stage 4 – Contract Award Stage - Finalisation with Preferred Bidder and Award. Additional information: Stage 1 Selection Stage: five Tenderers submitted a response. The three compliant & highest scoring Tenderers progressed to Stage 2. Stage 2 Dialogue Stage: Outline Solution submissions were received from two Tenderers. Stage 3 Final Tender Stage: Following completion of feedback on Outline Solutions and conclusion of the final phase of dialogue, final tenders were received from two Tenderers.£630m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T2482
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures Belfast City Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No.102) (as amended) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
29 Jan 2024, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
8 Dec 2023, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2023, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Refer to procurement documents.

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
360

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Construction Works. Construction Professional Services. Real Estate Services. The Council is a local authority and therefore is a “contracting authority” for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (“CCR 2016”). The Council used the Competitive Dialogue process pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR) which involved the following core stages: Stage 1 – Selection Stage -a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage to shortlist Tenderers based on their capacity, capability, and financial standing; Stage 2 – Dialogue Stage – issue of the the Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) stage comprised of the submission of Outline Solutions with detailed Dialogue. Stage 3 - Final Tender Stage - Close of Dialogue and the submission and evaluation of Final Tenders, following which the winning Tenderer will be selected. Stage 4 – Contract Award Stage - Finalisation with Preferred Bidder and Award. Additional information: Stage 1 Selection Stage: five Tenderers submitted a response. The three compliant & highest scoring Tenderers progressed to Stage 2. Stage 2 Dialogue Stage: Outline Solution submissions were received from two Tenderers. Stage 3 Final Tender Stage: Following completion of feedback on Outline Solutions and conclusion of the final phase of dialogue, final tenders were received from two Tenderers.

Value

Amount
630,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
Maximum contract duration - 25 years (300 months) Initial duration of the Partnership pursuant to a Strategic Partnership Agreement - 15 years (180 months) with an optional 10 year (120 month) extension at the discretion of the Council.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Approach to Concept Design
Type
quality
Description
25
Criterion 2
Name
Approach to Delivery
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 3
Name
Approach to Social Value
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 4
Name
Overage
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
9,000

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Entry 2
Region
UKN06
Entry 3
Region
UKN06

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
70000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Real estate services
Entry 2
Id
70110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development services of real estate
Entry 3
Id
70111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development of residential real estate
Entry 4
Id
70112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development of non-residential real estate
Entry 5
Id
70120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Buying and selling of real estate
Entry 6
Id
70121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building sale or purchase services
Entry 7
Id
70122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Land sale or purchase services
Entry 8
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 9
Id
71530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-777
Name
Belfast City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9 - 21 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Belfast City Council

Contact

Name
Jessica Way or Adrian Ferguson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-5454
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-21397
Name
Belfast City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9-21 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Belfast City Council

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-145182
Name
John Graham Construction Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
John Graham Construction Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-7575
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3JF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
017063-2025-T2482-1
Title
Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145182
Name
John Graham Construction Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017063-2025-T2482-1
Title
Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)
Status
active
Award ID
017063-2025-T2482-1
Date Signed
13 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
630,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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