Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)
Reference number
T2482
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £630,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
- 70121000 - Building sale or purchase services
- 70122000 - Land sale or purchase services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Approach to Concept Design / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Approach to Delivery / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Approach to Social Value / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: Overage / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) 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.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-032131
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
T2482
Title
Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Graham Construction Ltd
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £630,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The SPA commenced on 7th April 2025 and will run for 180 months, with the ability to extend for a further 120 months.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom