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Homes England - Quayside West at Forth Yards, Newcastle upon Tyne – Development Partner Procurement

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:01.

Opportunity overview

Homes England and its Public Sector Partners (“Partners”), Newcastle City Council (Council), the North East Combined Authority (North East CA) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NRIL), comprise the “Forth Yards Public Sector Partnership”, and are seeking to secure, a long term Development Partner for “the Forth Yards Scheme”, which in the first instance will include the delivery of “the Project”. The Project is defined as redevelopment of Quayside West, Phase 1 of the Highline and all associated and connected infrastructure at Forth Yards. The appointed Development Partner and its proposed plans for the Project must align with the vision for the Forth Yards Scheme. The proposed procurement will also include the necessary flexibility to enable Homes England and the Partners to consider future development opportunities within the Forth Yards Scheme being led by the appointed Development Partner. Homes England will lead on the procurement process and will enter the contractual documents with the selected Development Partner to form a Development Partnership. The Development Partnership will need to work closely with the Partners to ensure the Project and the Forth Yards scheme is a success. The value of the opportunity is the envisaged gross development value of the Project. No differential between the inclusive of VAT and exclusive of VAT values are noted as the VAT treatment has not been determined. Please note the FVRA document (referenced in the documents in the financial standing section) will be added to the procurement documents on Friday, 17 October 2025.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

  • Lot 1£330m

Documents and notices

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
DN771355
Status
active
Published risks
Further details of the risk to contract performance will be made available via ProContract during the dialogue stages.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
How to submit
To be submitted via ProContract via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11ba47db-dea8-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=b3619687-c1a9-f011-813a-005056b64545
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Features
The competitive flexible procedure will adopt the following process 1: Participation Stage (PSQ); 2: Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) - Sprint Dialogue; 3: Invitation to Continue in Dialogue (ITCD) - Detailed Dialogue; 4: Invitation to Participate in Final Tender (ISFT); and 5: Preferred Bidder Selection and Contract Award.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
065812-2025
Description
Minor wording change in the Scope - Description. The notice has been updated to make reference to the North East CA.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
30 Oct 2026, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Further details of the grant available and payment terms will be made available via ProContract during the dialogue stages.

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Nov 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
330,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
330,000,000

Renewal

Description
Due to the conditionality of the award on planning, grant and other dependencies the development timetable may be subject to revision.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
There are three commercial award criteria - Financial Deliverability (12.5%); Financial Offer (12.5%); and Legal / Risk (10%). Further details are provided in the Memorandum of Information

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
There are four technical award criteria - Planning, Design and Vision (20%); Implementation and Delivery (25%); Partnering (10%); and Social Value (10%). Further details are provided in the Memorandum of Information.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2042, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2047, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Criterion 3
Description
Alongside the standard mandatory and discretionary exclusions, standard pass/fail questions relating to matters such as technical, financial and legal capacity are included, a further four scored questions will enable the shortlist to be established. Please refer to Memorandum of Information and Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
For Reduction
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Procurement documents can be found at the above link.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Procurement documents can be found via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11ba47db-dea8-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=b3619687-c1a9-f011-813a-005056b64545 The opportunity can be accessed via the Homes England eTendering system. Bidders wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit through Homes England's eTendering system. If not already registered, candidates must register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Should updated documents be issued or further information become available this will be provided via the Homes England eTendering system.
Entry 3
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 4
Id
065623-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 14:28
Entry 5
Id
065812-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 10:12

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014954-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 13:28

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
12 May 2025, 23:59
Description
The market testing exercise commences from 14th April 2025. Please email forthyards@homesengland.gov.uk to request the document package. These documents outlines the proposed approach to procurement. At the discretion of Homes England one or more information days may be held at which feedback may be provided on a face-to-face basis. These documents includes a number of questions to stakeholders. The responses to these documents should be returned to Homes England by 12th May 2025 and e-mailed to: forthyards@homesengland.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMTT-3573-RLZV
Name
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE4 5BZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Lumen

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PMTT-3573-RLZV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE4 5BZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05027e-2025-10-16T10:12:25+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·