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BHCC - RS - Edward street Redevelopment

Brighton and Hove City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Brighton and Hove City Council (The Council) is currently delivering a residential build programme known as the New Homes for Neighbourhoods programme (https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/city-regeneration/new-homes-neighbourhoods/about-new-homes-neighbourhoods). The Council is seeking to engage with the market regarding the development of two available sites either side of Edward Street in Kemptown, Brighton. The site is divided into two lots, one on each side of Edward Street: Oakley House (Lot 1) and Car Park site (Lot 2). Contractors will be able to bid for one or both lots individually via a competitive flexible procedure of 3 stages; Stage 1: PSQ and Quality only. (Shortlist to the top 5 scoring returns), Stage 2: Quality and Price full details released at stage 1 shortlist. Stage 3: Value engineering, full details released with stage 2. Oakley House consists of the demolition of the existing mixed-use building and the creation of a single block with a maximum elevation of 6 stories comprising of 23 flats (1, 2 and 3 bedrooms). All of these units are being built for affordable rent. This site is intended to be delivered through a single stage lump sum JCT 2024 Design and Build contract. Bidders should note that Lot 2 contains a high risk building and will therefore require the successful contractor to take the design through the gateway process. For full details please find the planning application here: Ref: BH2025/02088 https://planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T1LATIDMKQ400 The Car Park site consists of the creation of two blocks; one of 12 stories (east), 36 flats (1 bedroom) delivered for over 55's at affordable rent; and one of 6 stories (west),17 flats (1 and 2 bedrooms) delivered for affordable housing. This site is intended to be delivered through a two stage JCT 2024 Design and Build contract. For full details please find the planning application here: Ref: BH2025/02089 https://planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T1LB2FDMKQB00

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

  • Edward street North - Oakley House£5.8m
  • Edward Street South - Car Park site£24.2m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-059f13
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
5 Dec 2025, 23:59

Procedure

Features
Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) + Quality Evaluation with a shortlist to 5 to progress to stage 2 based on passing the mandatory elements of the PSQ and being in the top 5 highest scoring bidders from the quality evaluation. Stage 2: Price and Quality Evaluation to be defined at stage 2 release. Stage 3: Value engineering to be defined at stage 2 release.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lot Details

Award Criteria Details
Each Lot will be evaluated separately with the highest scoring bidder for each lot being awarded the contract. Stage 3 may contain an option for shared costs across the sites, the details of how this will be evaluated will be released at stage 2.

Expected award period

Ends
17 Jul 2026, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
13 Oct 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Edward street North - Oakley House
Status
active
Description
Oakley House consists of the demolition of the existing mixed-use building and the creation of a single block with a maximum elevation of 6 stories comprising of 23 flats (1, 2 and 3 bedrooms). All of these units are being built for affordable rent. This site is intended to be delivered through a single stage lump sum JCT 2024 Design and Build contract. For full details please find the planning application here: Ref: BH2025/02088 https://planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T1LATIDMKQ400

Value

Amount
5,820,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,984,000

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Stage 1 - Shortlisting
Type
quality
Description
Quality Questions Details of the next stages criteria will be released at the stage 1 shortlisting and stage 2 release.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Procurement Specific Questionnaire - Pass Quality Evaluation - Achieve one of the top 5 highest scoring bids.
For Reduction
Yes
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Edward Street South - Car Park site
Status
active
Description
The Car Park site consists of the creation of two blocks; one of 12 stories (east), 36 flats (1 bedroom) delivered for over 55's at affordable rent; and one of 6 stories (west),17 flats (1 and 2 bedrooms) delivered for affordable housing. This site is intended to be delivered through a two stage JCT 2024 Design and Build contract. For full details please find the planning application here: Ref: BH2025/02089 https://planningapps.brighton-hove.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T1LB2FDMKQB00

Value

Amount
24,180,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
29,016,000

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Stage 1 - Shortlisting
Type
quality
Description
Quality Questions Details of the next stages criteria will be released at the stage 1 shortlisting and stage 2 release.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Procurement Specific Questionnaire - Pass Quality Evaluation - Achieve one of the top 5 highest scoring bids.
For Reduction
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
068750-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
27 Oct 2025, 21:35

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058502-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 Sept 2025, 13:45

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
6 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
Interested contractors should review the planning application and if they do not already hold an account, create an account on the SE shared services e-procurement platform. The details of which can be found here: SE Shared Services eSourcing Portal - Home https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home Any queries should be returned to the Council's procurement officer by email on Robert.sullivan@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNNH-3312-CQGT
Name
Brighton and Hove City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ21
Country
GB
Locality
Hove
Postal Code
BN3 3BQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNNH-3312-CQGT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hove · UKJ21 · BN3 3BQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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