Awarded contract

Construction of 7 homes at land known as St Michaels Drive and Pease and Payne Place, Chelmsford

Details

Value
£2,400,676
Duration
2 years
Topic
Building construction work
Published
20 July 2026

Tender description

The Guinness Partnership Limited (TGPL) are publishing this award notice on behalf of their subsidiary Guinness Development Limited (GDL). This is a contract award notice following a competitive process via Westworks Development and Construction DPS under PCR15 to appoint a contractor to build 7 affordable homes on land at St Michaels Drive and Pease and Payne Place, Chelmsford Essex. The land is to be gifted to us by Chelmsford City Council for £2 and both sites have the benefit of planning consent. The build contract is comprised of GDL entering into a JCT Build Contract for the construction of the new homes with Duncan Cameron Hutchinson (which is the subject of this notice), and a simultaneous purchase of the land from Chelmsford City Council by TGPL. The contracting authority for the purpose of the Procurement Regulations will be GDL. GDL is a subsidiary of TGPL but is a contracting authority in its own right. Ownership of the properties will be transferred from GDL to TGPL upon practical completion. The transaction for the purchase of land will be between Chelmsford City Council and TGPL. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to this award.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date18 May 2026
  2. Completed: Award published20 July 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 June 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

The Guinness Partnership Ltd is one of England's largest housing associations, providing affordable homes and care, and advertises tender opportunities on Contracts Finder. Suppliers register free of charge on its own online portal to receive formal invitations to tender. Larger projects often draw on framework agreements already tendered by regional buying organisations such as ESPO or Procurement for Housing. The organisation also runs its own regional framework for planned investment and major works, covering multiple regions across England. Appointed regional contractors deliver repairs, retrofit, decarbonisation and fire safety work under that framework.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Guinness Partnership Ltd's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 45210000 · Building construction work

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