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City Quays 3 Fit Out of Floors 6, 5 and part 4

Belfast Harbour · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:05.

Opportunity overview

The works consist of Category A (Cat A) and Category B (Cat B) fit out works of Floors 6, 5 and part Floor 4, within the 16 storey grade A office development known as City Quays 3. The approximate combined floor area of the fit out works is in the region of 34,500 sq.ft. In conjunction with the typical grade A office fit out works, further works are required to install new internal staircases linking Floors 4 - 5 and 5 - 6. This will require a structural cut-out in the existing floor slabs.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£7.8m
Awarded
3 Dec 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI003503
Location
Hillsborough, UKN0E, BT26 6HX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work
  • CPV45310000 — Electrical installation work
  • CPV45330000 — Plumbing and sanitary works
  • CPV45350000 — Mechanical installations
  • CPV45400000 — Building completion work

Lots

  • Lot 1£6.6m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • List of associated tender documents is provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, which is available at https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/corporate/tendersOpen source ↗

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
P.454
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
How to submit
Requests to participate (i.e. completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires) must be submitted by email to tendersfc@belfast-harbour.co.uk in accordance with the instructions specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The pre-qualification documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/corporate/tenders. Applicants who wish to participate in this tender process will be required to provide their contact details before downloading the pre-qualification documents. Applicants who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. Applicants are advised not to include marketing information, brochures or links to other documents within their Pre-Qualification Questionnaire responses. Emails which contain suspicious contents or links to third party servers or websites may be quarantined or rejected by the BHC email filtering systems. It is the Applicant's responsibility to ensure that a delivery receipt is received for Pre-Qualification Questionnaire submissions. BHC does not accept any responsibility for the premature opening or mishandling of PQQ documents that are not submitted in accordance with these instructions.
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
13 Oct 2025, 12:00

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Procedure

Features
It is anticipated that the tender process will proceed through the following stages: 1. Tender Notice published and pre-qualification documentation made available. 2. Pre-Qualification submissions evaluated and shortlist of Applicants selected. 3. Invitation to tender and associated documents issued to shortlisted Applicants. 4. Tender submissions evaluated. 5. Optional BAFO/value engineering stage. 6. BAFO submissions (if requested) evaluated. 7. Issue assessment summaries and publish contract award notice 8. Standstill period 9. Contract award finalised BHC reserves the right at any time to: • Reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw from this tender process at any time; • Award a contract without prior notice; • Change the basis of, the procedures and timescales set out or referred to within the tender documents; • Require a bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or to provide additional information. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in this process will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties. If at any time during the tender process or post award it comes to the attention of BHC (by whatever means) that a supplier has become 'excluded' or 'excludable' (as defined by section 57 of the Procurement Act 2023) BHC, after complying with its obligations under the Procurement Act 2023, reserves the right to exclude that supplier from the procurement process or terminate any contract awarded to that supplier. Applicants are advised that BHC has appointed certain independent professional services firms to act on its behalf in relation to this procurement process, as named in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Given these parties' prior involvement in the preparation for and/or during the procurement process, none of these parties may be part of an Applicant's team or advisors in relation to this procurement process. Applicants must not contact these parties, directly or indirectly, with a view to obtaining information in relation to this procurement process. All requests for clarification must be submitted strictly in accordance with the clarification procedure set out in this document

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
8 Dec 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Refer to draft Conditions of Contract. Contract value is estimated to be £5.5 million (ex VAT). The Total value stated above therefore represents BHC's best estimate of the total potential cost of the contract. Applicants should note that: • BHC reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of security to ensure proper contractual performance. The financial capacity conditions of participation for this tender process (as set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) also set out specific requirements in this regard. • Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BHC may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively, BHC may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Oct 2025, 17:00

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,600,000

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Tender Price
Type
price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
4 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Conditions of Participation are as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Conditions of Participation are as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Criterion 3
Description
Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, BHC intends (according to the process described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) to invite a maximum of the top 6 (six) ranked compliant Applicants to the invitation to tender stage of the process, provided that BHC, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to invite less than 6 (six) Applicants to tender. Where there is a tie for 6th (sixth) place, all Applicants in 6th (sixth) place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this exercise, a tie for 6th (sixth) place is deemed to occur where two or more Applicants have identical scores.
For Reduction
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 2
Id
45310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical installation work
Entry 3
Id
45330000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Plumbing and sanitary works
Entry 4
Id
45350000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mechanical installations
Entry 5
Id
45400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building completion work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
List of associated tender documents is provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, which is available at https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/corporate/tenders
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
056230-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
12 Sept 2025, 14:25

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGGW-7911-WZGZ
Name
Belfast Harbour

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Harbour Office, Corporation Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PGGW-7911-WZGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-NI627859
Name
W H STEPHENS LIMITED
Role Details
Client appointed Quantity Surveyor

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT6 9UP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 4a Locksley Business Park

Details

Identifier

Id
NI627859
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHZB-8543-TXZD
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-NI002345
Name
GILBERT-ASH LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12 6HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
60 Boucher Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
NI002345
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWLW-5914-WJGL
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-NI005090
Name
JAMES F MCCUE LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKN0F
Country
GB
Locality
Carrickfergus
Postal Code
BT38 8GX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Sloefield Drive

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
NI005090
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCWG-5496-HBLT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 5
Id
GB-COH-NI003503
Name
JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKN0E
Country
GB
Locality
Hillsborough
Postal Code
BT26 6HX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Ballygowan Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
NI003503
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGTW-4456-TGCY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
3 Dec 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
works
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 2
Id
45310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical installation work
Entry 3
Id
45330000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Plumbing and sanitary works
Entry 4
Id
45350000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mechanical installations
Entry 5
Id
45400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building completion work

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
7,750,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079795-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 14:40

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI003503
Name
JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
16 Dec 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
15 Dec 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 3AL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059986-2025-12-04T14:40:53ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·