DCC - Home Building Programme Contractor Multi Party Framework Agreement in 2 Lots A and B

Dublin City Council is establishing two four‑year multi‑party framework agreements—Lot A and Lot B—to deliver a substantial programme of design‑and‑build housing projects for the 2026–2030 period. The programme will provide approximately 4,000 units across 26 identified sites, with the possibility of adding further sites over the life of the frameworks. The Lot A framework will facilitate call‑off contracts with capital expenditure ranging from €100 million to €250 million, whereas the Lot B framework is limited to up to €100 million per call‑off contract. Each framework will be bid through a two‑stage restricted procurement process, and successful contractors will be pre‑qualified and shortlisted for only one of the two frameworks according to their stated preference.

Contractors awarded a framework will be able to award call‑off contracts to complete parts of the housing programme, with the first call‑off contract expected to last approximately 24 months. The duration of each framework is 48 months, and the required construction inflation adjustments will be applied over the contractual term. Contractors must conform to the design‑and‑build delivery model and comply with national housing programme standards. All works must meet the Design and Build contract standards set out in the Delivering Homes, Building Communities plan.

Dublin City Council (“DCC”, the “Contracting Authority”) intends to establish two (2) four-year contractor multi-party framework agreements, namely, Lot A Framework and Lot B Framework (the “Frameworks”) for the delivery of a significant programme of housing projects (the “Programme”) utilising primarily the Design and Build (DB) delivery model. The Programme will form an important component of DCC’s direct social and affordable housing delivery pipeline for the period 2026–2030, consistent with the objectives set out in the Government’s new national housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities. DCC has engaged the National Development Finance Agency (“NDFA”) to support the procurement and delivery of the Programme. 26 no. sites comprising approximately 4,000 units have been identified for inclusion in the Programme. Further sites may be added to the Programme over the lifetime of the Frameworks. The Frameworks will be established using a 2-stage restricted procurement procedure and will consist of the Lot A Framework and the Lot B Framework, with suitably qualified contractors appointed to each of the Frameworks. The Lot A Framework call off contracts capex values range from €100m to €250m, while call-off contracts under the Lot B Framework will have capex values of up to €100m. These capex value ranges may be adjusted as necessary over the period of the Frameworks in line with construction inflation. Applicants may apply to qualify for each Framework; however, applicants can only be shortlisted for one of the Frameworks. Applicants will be required to state their Framework preference at the pre-qualification submission stage. For example, if an applicant submits an application for both the Lot A Framework and the Lot B Framework and fulfils the pre-qualification requirements for both Frameworks, the applicant will only be shortlisted for their preferred Framework and will not be shortlisted for the other Framework. For further information please refer to the Project Information Memorandum. The Estimated Value figures provided below are estimates only and are provided for indicative purposes only. It is not possible to be definitive regarding the anticipated total value of the Frameworks at this time due to a range of factors, including but not limited to changes to the sites to be included in the Programme and construction inflation. The estimated value figure is intended solely as an aggregate indicator of the potential overall scale of the Frameworks, rather than the value of the currently identified pipeline of sites. Accordingly, the value of works procured under the Frameworks may be lower than the estimated figure stated in this notice and may vary during the term of the Frameworks, subject always to the maximum value of the Frameworks as stated in this notice below. The duration of each of the Frameworks is 48 months. The estimated duration of each call off contract under the Frameworks will be included at tender stage. The estimated duration of the first call off contract for the Lot A Framework and Lot B Framework is 24 months. Dublin City Council reserves the right to amend, alter or vary the information contained within this notice. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 8179852. Please note that this programme is subject to funding.
Additional information: 1. Suppliers must register their interest in the CfT on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. Suppliers are advised to check the Messaging box for broadcast messages and tender clarifications from the Contracting Authority which might have issued prior to the date that Supplier associated itself / expressed an interest in the CfT. 2. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 3. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. 4. Submission of Tenders Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTenders electronic tender facility on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Only Tenders submitted through the electronic tender facility will be accepted. Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to by email, post or hand delivery) will not be accepted. Please note that the eTenders electronic tender facility closes at the stated date and time precisely. It is the responsibility of Applicants / Tenderers to use the tender facility correctly, which includes taking responsibility for the safe and timely delivery of the tender. Tenderers must ensure that they give themselves enough time to upload and submit all required documentation before the closing date/time. Tenderers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary. In order to submit a response to the electronic tender facility, please note that you must ensure you have submitted the response completely. It is advisable to familiarise yourself with the new eTenders platform prior to the closing date. The Contracting Authority will not be responsible if an economic operator fails to upload their documentation or if the uploaded file(s) is/are corrupted and cannot be read by Dublin City Council. In order to facilitate assessment, Applicants / Tenderers are kindly requested to submit a single attachment inclusive of the completed questionnaire(s)/ tender(s) and all related appendices. Economic Operators should note the following when making their submission: • There is a maximum upload limit of 100MB per tender submission. • After submitting a response, the response may be modified and resubmitted as many times as may be necessary until the CfT deadline has expired. • The ‘Submit’ button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. Below we provide an overview of the key steps. Please note that the Contracting Authority take no responsibility for these steps being the totality of the steps required as different processes may require different actions. Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents or have any queries regarding the tender submission, please contact the eTenders helpdesk directly via phone +353 818001459, Email irisheprochelpdesk@eurodyn.com or select ‘Contact Us’ on the home page. Accessing documents In order to download all documents associated with a particular Call for Tender, Economic Operators must express an interest in the Call for Tender by associating a user from your organisation with the CfT. It is important to note that you must ensure you ASSOCIATE your company with this tender competition. To do this you must do the following: (a) Login to the system; (b) Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by Contracting Authority or Resource ID (c) Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace (d) In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest” in the drop down menu (e) Complete the “Association with the CfT” tab. (f) This will then provide you with a link to “Tender” under the Show CfT Menu Submitting your Tender In responding to a tender without an electronic ESPD, a number of steps are required. The final step involves clicking on a Submit button and receiving the following status: Submitted 5. All queries regarding this expression of interest/tender* must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. CFT ID: 8179852. Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 22nd July 2026 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties. 6. Refer to document 'Additional Information’ available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resource ID 8179852 for further information.
Place of performance: IE061

Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Lot A Framework

Lot: LOT-0002
Title: Lot B Framework