Belfast City Council Private Sector Partner (PSP)

Concepts

• belfast
• construction work
• belfast city council
• belfast city council private sector partner
• psp
• belfast city
• private
• real estate
• development services
• residential real estate

Location

Belfast, Northern Ireland

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work
• 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

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The SPA commenced on 7th April 2025 and will run for 180 months, with the ability to extend for a further 120 months.