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The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the Westbank area of Derry as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to this IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 15 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the Castlerock area as delineated in the map attached at Annex A to this IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 15 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.

Apex intends to engage a Planning Consultant to provide the Services at key stages in the delivery of social housing schemes in the Social Housing Development Programme ("SHDP") for Financial Year ("FY") 2023-24 with the option to extend the services for a further three years to cover FY 2024-25,FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-73 at Apex’s sole discretion. The key stages of the services to be provided by the Planning Consultant are detailed as follows: • Feasibility Stage (Stage 1) • Pre Application Stage (Stage 2) • Post Submission Stage (Stage 3) • General Planning Advice (Stage 4) • Value added services (Stage 5) The Planning Consultant, whether working prior to appointment of the Design Team or working with the Design Team, is required to deliver a service and project in full compliance with the Department for Communities (“DfC”) requirements as outlined in the Housing Association Guide ("HAG") https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/housing-association-guide

Apex are seeking a contractor who can offer an out of hours call out and ASB witnessing service for Apex Housing Association. This should include trained and experienced staff who will be able to witness incidents as they are reported. Out of hours staff will be required to respond to and attend incidents to witness ASB and send reports to the ASB Housing Officers as soon as they finished witnessing an incident. The information will then be used by Apex HA to allow the ASB to be investigated, actioned and addressed. The contract will be awarded on a lots basis: • Lot 1 - North West (including North Coast, Derry & Strabane Council areas) • Lot 2 - Greater Belfast (including Rathcoole, Ards and Comber, Fermanagh and Mid Ulster) • Lot 3 - Newry and Mourne Council areas Tenderers may bid for any number of lots.

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the Orritor Road, Cookstown area as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to the IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 20 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.

Tender for the Review of the Apex Organisational Staffing Structure

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the Coalisland area as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to the IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 20 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the area as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to this IM, by means of design and build. Apex reserve the right to accept sites outside the area highlighted in the map attached; subject to NIHE approval. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 15 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.

Apex would like to invite tender applications for provision of independent Conflict Awareness & Transformation Programmes to include; • Lot 1 - WWI (Messines) Programme • Lot 2 - Poland / Holocaust Programme • Lot 3 - Balkans Programme Each of these 3 programmes will be delivered in 2 parts with the option of accreditation at OCN level(s) for participants. Each individual programme should additionally be open to adaptation regarding needs and interests of participants on any given programme and Apex, along with any delivery partners, will have final approval of all itineraries and workplans. Apex reserves the right to not proceed or to shorten any stage, all completed elements will be paid on a pro-rata basis. The projects seek to educate and inspire change in our communities through programmes which examine and explore complex periods of conflict and atrocities from history and how learning, peacebuilding and transformation have been enabled in the chosen areas / regions and communities. • Lot 1 - WWI (Messines): The programme will focus on conflict resolution and addressing the differences between our communities by exposing them to the shared history of 1917 when Nationalists and Unionists fought and died side by side during WWI, with a focus on the Story of Brotherhood and the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917. • Lot 2 - Poland / Holocaust: The aim of this programme is to focus on Holocaust awareness, exploring the atrocities of the antisemitic events which took place over Europe during and before WW2. Learning should include examining hate crime in communities today and work underway to help to eliminate this. • Lot 3 -Balkans: The aim of this programme is to explore how the conflict in former Yugoslavia and post conflict peacebuilding can have learning for communities in Northern Ireland. The programme will explore legacy issues, sectarianism, co-existence / communality / single identity and shared living experiences, community development, ethnicity, commemoration and memorialisation, peacebuilding, policing, language and cultural issues, territorial / border issues, and relationships with EU.

Apex Housing Association are seeking to appoint a suitable Supplier of Electricity for the communal landlord areas and other buildings. Scope of Services and Specification Summary: • A 12 month variable contract is required, anticipated to commence October 2025. • Only electricity suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender. • Information on electricity consumption and the number of sites (MPRNs) has been provided by the Association within the Tender package. However, information may be subject to minor changes and consumption may vary • Additional sites may be added to any contracts during the contract term. • Prices should be all inclusive with the exception of VAT, which will be added at a rate of 5 percent. • Sites are understood to be exempt from climate change levy. • The contract will be procured in accordance with the Open Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(a)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23). Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract. The Association reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time. Apex have considered the use of Lots for this contract but do not believe the use of Lots are suitable due the limited number of sites the services are to be carried out in. A Conflicts Assessment has been completed.

Apex Housing Association (the Client) manages a wide portfolio of buildings including general needs housing, supported living schemes, and sheltered housing developments across multiple locations. These buildings typically include communal areas, individual dwellings, staff areas, offices, and plant rooms. The alarm and security installations across the sites include the following, Fire alarm Warden/Nurse Call Access Control Automated Doors Intruder alarm CCTV Personal Attack Alarm Disabled Refuge The installations include both landlord and domestic systems and are of varying ages, manufacturers, and configurations. Fire alarm systems in Apex properties include a mix of conventional, addressable, domestic-type interlinked alarms, and hybrid systems. Some properties include multiple systems installed in different parts of the building. Systems may be integrated with ancillary services such as door access, AOV / smoke ventilation, warden call, passenger lifts, or staff call alarms. The Client requires a competent and experienced fire alarm maintenance Contractor to carry out periodic servicing, inspection, testing, and minor repairs of all alarm and security systems as listed within these documents. This shall be carried out in accordance with applicable standards, legislation and manufacturers’ guidance to ensure continued functionality, reliability and statutory compliance of each system. The appointed Contractor shall provide a full programmed maintenance regime covering all equipment forming part of the alarm and security systems. Maintenance shall include all system components such as but not limited to: Fire Alarm Systems: Control panels, zone cards, loop cards, power supplies, batteries, smoke detectors, heat detectors, multi-sensors, beam detectors, aspirating detection systems, manual call points, sounders, sounder beacons, voice sounders, interfaces, relay units, door hold-open devices, input/output modules, repeater panels, autodiallers, and network interfaces. Warden/Nurse Call Systems: Call points, pull cords, call reset units, indicator panels, overdoor lights, staff presence indicators, control units, communication handsets, and associated field devices. Access Control and Automated Door Systems: Control units, proximity readers, keypads, maglocks, electric strikes, request-to-exit devices, door contacts, interface modules, door operators, safety sensors, and override switches. Intruder Alarm Systems: Control panels, PIR sensors, magnetic contacts, vibration sensors, glass break detectors, panic buttons, internal and external sounders, strobe lights, keypads, remote fobs, and dial-out/integration modules. CCTV Systems: Cameras (fixed, PTZ, dome), digital/analog video recorders (NVR/DVR), monitors, power supplies, motion detection devices, housing units, brackets/mounts, and associated recording and storage hardware/software. Personal Attack Alarm Systems: Fixed and wireless panic buttons, reset units, control panels, communication devices, and interface units. Disabled Refuge / Emergency Voice Communication Systems: Refuge outstations, fire telephones, control panels, handsets, status indicators, and cabling infrastructure A full scope of service and list of properties is included in Doc 02 - Service Description and Scope. This is a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement act utilising two stages. Stage 1: Participation stage At this stage, suppliers are required to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Tenderers must complete DOC 03 PSQ Part 1, Part 1B and Part 2. Tenderers who meet the conditions of participation will have their Doc 03 PSQ Part 2 Technical Question Response assessed. This contains one question - D-01 Experience in Project Delivery. The six (6) highest scoring suppliers who meet the minimum conditions of participation will be invited to proceed to Stage 2. In the event of a tie for sixth place, all suppliers with the same score as the sixth-highest ranked supplier will be invited to tender. This stage is for shortlisting purposes only. No contract award decision will be made at the conclusion of Stage 1. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT) Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender, which will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Tenders will be assessed against both quality and cost, using the following proposed weightings: Quality: 60 percent Management Arrangements for Service Delivery: 30 percent Resource Management: 20 percent Social Value: 10 percent Price: 40 percent Full details of the evaluation criteria — including the specific questions, character limits, and pricing schedule — will be provided within the Stage 2 ITT documentation issued to shortlisted suppliers. The estimated value, excluding VAT is £150k P/A. The contract is expected to be let under a recognised standard form appropriate for term service arrangements. Further details will be issued at tender stage, but the following general provisions are anticipated: Contract form: to be NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC) or other form as specified. Duration: 3 Years with possible extension of 2 years (3+2)

Apex Housing Association are set to deliver the mixed-use development scheme on behalf of the NI Executive Office (TEO) under their Urban Villages (UV) Initiative. The UV’s is an endorsed good relations programme which will contribute to delivering on the Executive commitments in T:BUC (Together Building a United Community) designed to improve good relations and develop thriving places where there has been a history of deprivation and community tension. Meenan Square has been identified as one of the sites set out in UV’s strategic framework that is set to deliver a truly transformational regeneration development for the Bogside area in Derry/L’Derry. Apex HA will remain in ownership of the site & development throughout construction. Once the development is completed, ownership of the housing will be maintained by Apex and ownership of the mixed-use development (community, commercial & public realm) will be passed to Meenan Square Development’s (MSD’s), a local social economy group. The Site: The site at Meenan Square is located northeast of the city centre and is within the Bogside Area, with site constraints that include the busy Lecky Road & Westland street and is in close proximity to neighbouring properties. This brownfield site was formerly designated as commercial use which operated up to 10 retail units, that of which included the iconic Bogside Inn bar. Much of the accommodation had been closed for many years, leaving a vacant and widely under-used site. In recent years (2021), the former buildings had all been demolished, leaving only the building encasing the existing electrical sub-station. The site was left clear just prior to land purchase. The Scope: This proposal is set to be delivered in 2no. phases and sets out the following development:- Phase 01: Social Housing (Apex Housing Association) The Housing mix for Phase 01 is as follows: - 4no. General Needs 3P2B’s Houses and - 4no. General Needs 5P3B’s Houses Therefore, a total provision of 8no. new build social housing units. These works will be undertaken on behalf of Apex. Phase 02: Mixed-use Development (TEO / MSD’s) The mixed-use development will comprise a summary of the following buildings and public realm/landscaping works. Building 01: Will facilitate the provision for the intended Community Hub at 1400m2 /15,069.5ft2 Gross Internal Floor Area (GIFA), to include the following accommodation: - Provision of 2no. retail units, that front onto Lecky Road. Each with an area 30-35m2 of shop floor space completed to shell & core CAT A+ fit out finish. W/C & kitchenette facilities included also. - Provision to relocate the existing Dove House, currently located adjacent the site. The new premise for Dove House will include a reception, staff offices, staff facilities, flexible teaching & training rooms and rentable social enterprise spaces and meeting room. The proposed area for Dove House is 570m2/6,135ft2 GIFA. Subject to full fit out. - Provision for a community hub (Youth First Facility) will include a reception, lobby area, W/C and changing places facilities, lockers, main activity hall, counselling rooms, a teaching and training room and indoor & outdoor (2nd floor) recreational spaces. The proposed area for Youth First Facility is 670m2/7212ft2 GIFA. Subject to full fit out. Building 02: Will facilitate the provision for the intended Commercial Hub at 1030m2 / 11,085 ft2. GIFA to include the following accommodation: - Provision of 1no. Convenience Store, accessed via Lecky Road, at ground floor level will be completed to a shell & core finish. Accommodation is designed to feature a ‘coffee dock’ that will serve the central public realm space. The remaining ground floor will also accommodate storage facilities, cash/managers office, W/C facilities, staff facilities and access to the rear service yard. The proposed area is 315m2/3390ft2 GIFA. - Provision of access to the community lettable retail units (floors above) will have a GF entrance, accessed via Westland Street and will be the point of access to the first & second floors above. The GF will include a reception area, access to the rear service yard and form the main circulation core. All landlord areas are subject to full fit out. The proposed area is 35m2. - Provision of community lettable retail unit’s 1st & 2nd floor (floor plans repeated). Flexible open planned spaces are provided on each floor depending on interest. MSD’s will confirm interest. Floor spaces to be designed to potentially split the open planned spaces to smaller spaces, as required. These will be subject to shell & core CAT A+ fit out/finish. Proposed area for these spaces 245m2/2640ft2 GIFA. - Provision of Landlord areas to both floors (floor plans repeated) to include circulation cores, circulation routes, storage, plant room, WC/Shower facilities, accessible WC facilities, shared kitchen and shared/flexible office space. All landlord areas are subject to full fit out. The proposed area is 740m2/7965ft2 GIFA. Associated public realm, landscaping works & infrastructure works: These works will be undertaken on behalf of TEO/UV for MSD’s and will include the following: - Public realm / public piazza (fully gated on both sides at Lecky Road and Meenan Square). - Public realm to have a feature canopy, permanent seating and a main events space (to facilitate events organised by MSD & the community hub). - Private parking area to the northwest of the site – access via Westland Street, egress via Meenan Square, controlled by retractable bollards. - Road widening works at Meenan Square and Durrow park to regularise the existing road layout. - Renewed footpath finishes and kerbing details throughout to tie Phase 01 & Phase 02 schemes together. Coordination of key infrastructure works is required in line with the programme. The programme: Each development, phase 01 & phase 02 will have a separate programme and key dates are outlined below: Key programme dates for the Housing Development: Tender award: January 2026 Site Start date: March 2026 Completion date: March 2027 Construction period: The anticipated time is 1 years, depending on capabilities/size of interested Contractor. 1 year would be considered sufficient. Key programme dates for the Mixed-Use Development: Tender award: January 2026 Site Start date: March 2026 Completion date: March 2028 Construction period: The anticipated time is 2 years, depending on capabilities/size of interested Contractor. This is based on the current programme developed. We would request the potential contractor to provide their programme and this will be reviewed as part of the assessment criteria/quality submission.

Apex Housing are seeking to appoint a suitable Supplier of Natural Gas Scope of Services and Specification Summary: • The requirement has been divided into 2 regional lots based on supply areas. (Lot 1 – Phoenix network area & Lot 2 – Firmus network area). • Tenderers may bid for one or all lots and tenderers may be successful for one or all lots. • We wish to enter into a 12-month variable contract, anticipated to commence on 1st December 2025. • Only natural gas suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender. • Information on gas consumption and the number of sites has been provided by the Association within the Tender package. However, information may be subject to minor changes and consumption may vary. • Additional sites may be added to any contracts during the contract term. • Prices should be all inclusive with the exception of VAT, which will be added at a rate of 5%. • Group billing must be provided along with an online billing facility / customer portal. • Payments from the Association are expected to be via Direct Debit with terms to be agreed. The contract will be procured in accordance with the Open Procedure as set out at Regulation 20(2(a)) of The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act or PA23). Nothing stated in this ITT or during the Competition is or shall be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future or a commitment by the Authority to award or enter into any contract. The Association reserves the right to not award to the lowest or any tender or to discontinue this Procurement Competition at any time. Apex have considered the use of Lots for this contract and have identified 2 suitable Lots.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACT The contract is for the provision of works to redevelop the lands between Upper Galliagh Road, South of Beragh Hill Road, West of Beraghvale and North of Skeoge Link Road (A515) in Derry/Londonderry. This will involve the construction of housing, allotments and associated landscaping and external works. The Site: The site at Beraghvale is located north of the city centre, with site constraints that include the Skeoge Link Road (A515) and is in close proximity to neighbouring properties. Part of this greenfield site is used as agricultural land and part is unused open areas of vegetation. The Scope: This proposal will be to deliver 121no. new build social housing units and associated external works. A site Location Map, Proposed Site Plan and 3D Visualisations of the proposal have been provided as part of the Participation Stage Documentation. The housing mix is as follows: • 46no. 3P2B General Needs Houses • 6no. 3P2B Complex Needs Houses • 44no. 5P3B General Needs Houses • 5no. 5P3B Complex Needs Houses • 4no. 6P4B General Needs Houses • 16no. 3P2B General Needs Apartments (Consisting of 2 storey buildings, each with 4no. own door apartments) Associated external works: The associated external works will include the following: - Allotments with gated entrance for vehicular access, separate gate for pedestrian access and perimeter paladin fence. The allotments will be managed by a community group. - Landscaped/grassed public realm spaces spread out across the site. - Bell mouth junctions to be built for roads that will connect to future phases. - Tail ends for service connections into future phases. - Attenuation systems to be provided under some landscaped areas. - Temporary pumping station to be provided for this phase. - Coordination of key infrastructure works will be required in line with the programme and consistent with anticipated programme as below.

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the area as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to this IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 40 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation. If a Developer has a site that will facilitate a development in excess of the maximum numbers, it is open to such Developer to split their site into a number of smaller phases or schemes (each of which individually is less than the maximum numbers set out above) to be delivered across a number of financial years. If a Developer adopts this approach they will need to submit their proposals for each phase or scheme as a separate Tender Response, which will be evaluated individually on its own merits. Developers must note that the prices for any subsequent schemes or phases will remain fixed and as such any increase in prices (e.g. due to price inflation) for later schemes or phases (that may not be expected to be delivered for a number of years) will need to be incorporated into the fixed prices included in a Developer’s Tender Response. Following evaluation of Tender Responses, Apex will rank the Developer's Tender Responses. Apex thereafter anticipates contracting with one or more of the highest ranked Developers. Apex can determine at its sole discretion how many Developers it will contract with, and ultimately Apex will make this assessment on whether to contract with one or more Developers based on affordability including in the context of the availability of DfC funding. Apex reserves the right to make staggered awards to one or more Developers over a period of 12 months from the Tender Submission Time and Date. Developer’s should note that once awarded the prices included in the conditional sale agreement will remain fixed, even if it takes some time for the conditions to be satisfied. In view of the acute housing need, Apex would expect Developer’s to propose schemes where they envisage that all conditions would be satisfied within a period no later than 48 months after award. If Apex elects to contract with a Developer it shall enter into a conditional sale agreement. The Developer shall work with Apex to secure Apex approval of the detailed design and secure planning approval (at risk) (in accordance with the conditional sale agreement) which will enable Apex to apply to NIHE for funding. Apex and the Developer will be required to work cooperatively to finalise the proposal and to secure these approvals (at risk). Developers should note that due to funding and affordability issues, Apex may be constrained in relation to the number of schemes that it can deliver in any single financial year, this may impact on the timing for the satisfaction of the conditions, but Apex would expect that it would only enter into a conditional agreement if it envisaged that, notwithstanding any funding and affordability restrictions, the necessary conditions could be satisfied within 48 months of contract award. For the avoidance of doubt, Apex can elect to cancel the conditional sale agreement at any stage if the Developer cannot satisfy the conditions contained in it. Apex is inviting Developers, who can demonstrate that they either: (a) own the site and can provide clear non-encumbered title to Apex; or (b) have an exclusive arrangement with the Site Owner enabling the transfer of the site to Apex with clear non–encumbered title. to submit proposals for the provision of social housing on the site. Apex anticipates that the minimum size of development which it will consider as part of the evaluation is 20 units, however, it reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to contract with a Developer in respect of a site with fewer units.

The Project is for the delivery of multiple social housing units in areas of acute housing need within the Westbank area of Derry as delineated in the maps attached at Annex A to this IM, by means of design and build. Developers must provide the land, design, and construction and ensure completion of the scheme for Apex in accordance with the DfC Housing Association Guide, Client's Requirements and statutory body requirements. Developers should note that the maximum size of development that it is envisaged will be eligible for DfC funding is 15 units. While there may be some limited tolerance above this number, any Tender Responses proposing a development with a number of units in excess of 110% of this number is unlikely to be acceptable and may be rejected and not considered as part of the evaluation.