Social Housing PPP Bundle 3
Page last updated: 26/05/20
Project Background
The Social Housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme is designed to deliver:
- the development of approximately 1,500 housing units via 3 project ‘bundles’ of sites;
- the provision of services to the developments over a 25 year period following construction that will include the maintenance and upkeep of the housing and tenancy management services; and
- the return of the developments to the relevant local authorities after 25 years in prime condition.
The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government is the approving authority for the programme with the NDFA as financial advisor, procuring authority and project manager.
The first and second bundles of the programme are currently in the construction phase.
Bundle 1 will provide 534 homes across 6 sites. Further details can be found here.
Bundle 2 will provide 465 homes across 8 sites. Further details can be found here.
Project Details
Dublin City Council is acting as lead local authority for the third bundle of the Social Housing PPP Programme.
The location of the 6 sites and indicative number of homes is as follows:
| Site | Local Authority | Indicative No. of Homes (pending design and planning) |
| Ready Mix Site, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Dublin City Council | 65 |
| Shangan Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 | Dublin City Council | 100* |
| Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Dublin City Council | 90 |
| Ardrew, Athy, Co. Kildare | Kildare Co. Council | 50 |
| Rathellen, Finisklin, Co. Sligo | Sligo Co. Council | 60 |
| Burgage More, Blessington, Co. Wicklow | Wicklow Co. Council | 76 |
| Total | c.441 |
* Senior Citizen Homes
Project Team
| Approving Authority | Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government |
| Sponsoring Agency / Lead Local Authority | Dublin City Council |
| Local Authorities | Dublin City Council, Kildare Co. Council, Wicklow Co. Council, Sligo Co. Council |
| Procuring Authority / Project Management | NDFA |
| Financial Advisor | NDFA |
| Legal Advisor | |
| Insurance Advisor | |
| Planning Advisor | |
| Architectural Advisor | |
| Civil & Structural Engineers | |
| Mechanical & Electrical Engineers | |
| PSDP | |
| Quantity Surveyor |
Procurement and Latest News
Initial planning for the procurement of advisory services for the project has commenced.
It is intended to utilise a multi-party framework which was established for the programme for a number of the required advisory services. Details of the firms appointed to the framework are available here.
It is anticipated that the required advisors will be appointed in Q3 2020.