Design and Construction of the Wilton Housing Development

--------BACKGROUND-------- The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform prospective candidates of the potential opportunity relating to the Land Development Agency (LDA), for the construction works required to deliver the Wilton Housing Development project. The Land Development Agency (LDA) is the authority responsible for this procurement. The …

CPV: 45000000 Travaux de construction, 45211340 Travaux de construction d'immeubles collectifs, 45211000 Travaux de construction d'immeubles collectifs et de maisons individuelles, 45211341 Travaux de construction d'appartements, 45211360 Travaux de développement urbain, 45310000 Travaux d'équipement électrique, 45350000 Installations mécaniques, 70111000 Promotion de biens immobiliers à usage résidentiel, 45211350 Travaux de construction de bâtiments multifonctionnels
Lieu d'exécution:
Design and Construction of the Wilton Housing Development
Service d'adjudication:
The Land Development Agency
Numéro d'adjudication:
PRO271

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : The Land Development Agency
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Housing and community amenities

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Design and Construction of the Wilton Housing Development
Description : --------BACKGROUND-------- The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform prospective candidates of the potential opportunity relating to the Land Development Agency (LDA), for the construction works required to deliver the Wilton Housing Development project. The Land Development Agency (LDA) is the authority responsible for this procurement. The LDA is a key Government land management initiative. Its objectives are to: • Identify and coordinate appropriate State lands for regeneration and development, opening up key sites for housing delivery; • Drive strategic land assembly, working with both public and private sector land owners; • Contribute towards the delivery of affordable housing; and • Become a leading influencer of housing and land management, through research and innovation. --------DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS-------- The Wilton Housing Development is a c. 2.61 ha greenfield site adjoining the ESB Networks DAC Office, at Farrandahadore More, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork City. The project is part of the LDA’s wider mandate to develop a range of housing options, including affordable for sale, cost rental and social housing with both houses and apartments. The site is in the ownership of the Land Development Agency. The proposed development will deliver 348 new homes, comprising 296 cost rental apartments (across three blocks), 16 two-storey affordable for sale townhouses, and 36 apartments provided under Part V social housing. The development will also include a 156sqm creche. The proposed development also includes 148 car parking spaces with majority of the parking located in undercroft structures in the Middle and West Blocks, where they are covered with a landscaped podium deck. The site is bounded to the south by the ESB Wilton Offices and Depot, to the east by the Sarsfield Road, to the west by Cardinal Court and to the north by the St. Joseph’s SMA Wilton Parish Centre. The proposed LDA development consists of 348 no. units; • 1 Bed 2P – 152 no. units; • 2 Bed 3P – 48 no. units; • 2 Bed 4P – 120 no. units; • 3 Bed 5P – 12 no. units; • 3 Bed Townhouse – 16 no. units. The development also includes hard and soft landscaping, surface and undercroft car parking, road surface and drainage works and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works. Further details of the development can be found at < https://planning.corkcity.ie/searchtypes> with the planning case number at Cork City Council: 2543819. --------DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT-------- The project will be contracted in one single phase. The works will be procured using a two-stage procedure to secure an interested economic operator to deliver the project, under a Design & Build Contract. A contract will be awarded for the works as part of this procurement process. The scope of the works will be set out in the tender documents. --------MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT-------- There will be a Market Engagement event held in conjunction with the CIF on August 13th 2025 to inform the market and interested economic operators of the Wilton Housing Development. The Market Engagement event will take place at 11.00am in the Imperial Hotel Cork. Registration is necessary and queries related to this event can be sent to procurement-property@lda.ie --------PROPOSED DATES FOR ISSUE OF DOCUMENTATION-------- The Pre-qualification Questionnaire will be issued by the end of August 2025. --------NOTE-------- This Prior Information Notice is being used to inform interested economic operators that the LDA intends to procure by restricted tender, the delivery of this opportunity as described above. This document is not a call for competition or invitation to tender. No tender documents are available at this stage. Details of individual procurements pursuant to this notice will be advertised in due course on www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union. The LDA does not require a response to this prior information notice. Neither this document, nor any information set out herein, shall be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the LDA to enter into any form of contractual arrangements express or implied. Please note that the LDA is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Internal identifier : PRO271

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 45000000 Construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211340 Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211341 Flats construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211360 Urban development construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45310000 Electrical installation work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45350000 Mechanical installations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 70111000 Development of residential real estate

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Cork, Ireland
Country subdivision (NUTS) : South-East ( IE052 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 118 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

3. Part

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0001

Title : Design and Construction of the Wilton Housing Development
Description : --------BACKGROUND-------- The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform prospective candidates of the potential opportunity relating to the Land Development Agency (LDA), for the construction works required to deliver the Wilton Housing Development project. The Land Development Agency (LDA) is the authority responsible for this procurement. The LDA is a key Government land management initiative. Its objectives are to: • Identify and coordinate appropriate State lands for regeneration and development, opening up key sites for housing delivery; • Drive strategic land assembly, working with both public and private sector land owners; • Contribute towards the delivery of affordable housing; and • Become a leading influencer of housing and land management, through research and innovation. --------DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS-------- The Wilton Housing Development is a c. 2.61 ha greenfield site adjoining the ESB Networks DAC Office, at Farrandahadore More, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork City. The project is part of the LDA’s wider mandate to develop a range of housing options, including affordable for sale, cost rental and social housing with both houses and apartments. The site is in the ownership of the Land Development Agency. The proposed development will deliver 348 new homes, comprising 296 cost rental apartments (across three blocks), 16 two-storey affordable for sale townhouses, and 36 apartments provided under Part V social housing. The development will also include a 156sqm creche. The proposed development also includes 148 car parking spaces with majority of the parking located in undercroft structures in the Middle and West Blocks, where they are covered with a landscaped podium deck. The site is bounded to the south by the ESB Wilton Offices and Depot, to the east by the Sarsfield Road, to the west by Cardinal Court and to the north by the St. Joseph’s SMA Wilton Parish Centre. The proposed LDA development consists of 348 no. units; • 1 Bed 2P – 152 no. units; • 2 Bed 3P – 48 no. units; • 2 Bed 4P – 120 no. units; • 3 Bed 5P – 12 no. units; • 3 Bed Townhouse – 16 no. units. The development also includes hard and soft landscaping, surface and undercroft car parking, road surface and drainage works and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works. Further details of the development can be found at < https://planning.corkcity.ie/searchtypes> with the planning case number at Cork City Council: 2543819. --------DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT-------- The project will be contracted in one single phase. The works will be procured using a two-stage procedure to secure an interested economic operator to deliver the project, under a Design & Build Contract. A contract will be awarded for the works as part of this procurement process. The scope of the works will be set out in the tender documents. --------MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT-------- There will be a Market Engagement event held in conjunction with the CIF on August 13th 2025 to inform the market and interested economic operators of the Wilton Housing Development. The Market Engagement event will take place at 11.00am in the Imperial Hotel Cork. Registration is necessary and queries related to this event can be sent to procurement-property@lda.ie --------PROPOSED DATES FOR ISSUE OF DOCUMENTATION-------- The Pre-qualification Questionnaire will be issued by the end of August 2025. --------NOTE-------- This Prior Information Notice is being used to inform interested economic operators that the LDA intends to procure by restricted tender, the delivery of this opportunity as described above. This document is not a call for competition or invitation to tender. No tender documents are available at this stage. Details of individual procurements pursuant to this notice will be advertised in due course on www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union. The LDA does not require a response to this prior information notice. Neither this document, nor any information set out herein, shall be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the LDA to enter into any form of contractual arrangements express or implied. Please note that the LDA is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Internal identifier : PRO271

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 45000000 Construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211350 Multi-functional buildings construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211341 Flats construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45211360 Urban development construction work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45310000 Electrical installation work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45350000 Mechanical installations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 70111000 Development of residential real estate

3.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Cork, Ireland
Country subdivision (NUTS) : South-East ( IE052 )
Country : Ireland

3.1.4 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 118 000 000 Euro

3.1.5 General information

This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : The Land Development Agency
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate : The Land Development Agency
Organisation processing tenders : The Land Development Agency

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : The Land Development Agency
Registration number : 710453
Postal address : 2nd Floor, Ashford House, Tara Street,
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 VX67
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +3539103400
Internet address : https://www.lda.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e0b625dc-62a9-4586-91fd-05ad3c8edb41 - 01
Form type : Planning
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used only for information
Notice dispatch date : 08/08/2025 09:18 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00524724-2025
OJ S issue number : 152/2025
Publication date : 11/08/2025
Estimated date of publication of a contract notice within this procedure : 22/08/2025