Social Housing PPP Bundle 3

Project Background

The Social Housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme was 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 included 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, Local Government and Heritage is the approving authority for the programme with the NDFA as financial advisor, procuring authority and project manager.

Bundle 3 included c. 486 homes across six sites. Planning permission was granted for all sites in the bundle.

All homes in the first and second bundles have been delivered. Bundle 4 is in procurement. Bundles 5, 6 and 7 are in pre-procurement. Further details on these project bundles are available below.

• Bundle 1 includes 534 homes across 6 sites
• Bundle 2 includes 465 homes across 8 sites
• Bundle 4 includes c. 700 homes across 7 sites
• Bundle 5 includes c. 1,200 homes across 10 sites
• Bundle 6 includes c. 500 homes across 7 sites
  
• Bundle 7 includes c. 650 homes across 6 sites

Procurement and Latest News

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the project was published in November 2022. Click here to view the PIN notice.

The contract notice, project information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for this project were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16^th December 2022.

Click here to view the contract notice

Following a pre-qualification process, three candidates were shortlisted to tender. Click here to view details of the shortlisted candidates.

In June 2025, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage decided not to proceed with to contract award.