Social Value Ideas for Dublin City Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Dublin City Council in Ireland across 38 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
No cash Part 5 option
Since the 2021 Housing Act, Part 5 compliance no longer allows financial contributions or leased units; only on-site units, off-site units, land, or combinations are permissible. This narrows procurem…
“So since 2021 under the new housing act we have now got a 20 % obligation for Part five compliance, though we have lost leasing as an option. So now a…”
Glass Bottle affordable housing
Members challenged the interpretation of the Glass Bottle site agreement, insisting that the original deal promised 350 social homes and 550 affordable homes, understood locally as affordable purchase…
“Speaker 3: I mean, again, this goes on in relation to our issues, in relation to the glass bottle site, an agreement that we reached some years back, …”
Gap to 19,384 Homes
The council reported a combined target of 19,384 homes for 2027-2030, split between 10,158 social homes and starter homes. The known pipeline currently falls short, with LDA, AHB and Part 5 delivery n…
“So this slide on the left hand side, we officially got our targets last week from the Department. So the bullet points on the left hand side show 2027…”
Bridgefoot social homes
A new social housing scheme at Bridgefoot Street was brought forward as a pre-Part 8 proposal for 43 homes. The team said it will move to internal circulation, then Part 8 planning, and could go to te…
“We're here today to commence the initiation of the pre -part day process for a site located at 39240 Bridgeford Street, Dublin 8. The proposal is to p…”
Keeper Road acquisition
Councillor Dunne proposed that Dublin City Council proactively approach the liquidator and Oakley to acquire the stalled Keeper Road site, where liquidation of Tebrok has halted a planned housing sche…
“Speaker 6: The liquidation of Tebroek Limited directly halts a major social housing and mixed use development plan for forty seven to sixty three Keep…”
Housing repairs framework
Housing maintenance is preparing a new two-year repairs and maintenance framework and expects it to go to market within about a month. This is a clear procurement opportunity covering responsive housi…
“Then we are always working on procurement processes as well as. The new repairs and maintenance framework, there will be a two year framework. So we'r…”
Multi-million repairs framework renewal
Housing maintenance is renewing its external contractor framework for reactive repairs this year. The existing framework is worth about £48 million over two years and covers 21 contractors across 12 a…
“So how do we deliver that service then? We do it by a combination of direct labour workforce and our multi -party framework where we contract out quit…”
Aging Housing Stock Maintenance Crisis
Critical pressure on Dublin City Council's housing maintenance due to severely aging housing stock: 50% of 29,000 council homes are over 55 years old and require extensive upgrade works. Insufficient …
“50% of those homes are over 55 years of age and require extensive upgrade works to bring them in line with the standards and currently there's insuffi…”
Home-building framework
The housing team said the home building programme has been consolidated into a major design-and-build framework across two lots covering 27 sites, with the first procurement stage complete and a call …
“The other PPP projects were brought into an overall home building programme along with 27, well a total of 27 sites across the city. This is a major d…”
Critical Housing Shortage and Homelessness Crisis
Latest figures show 11,567 homeless persons in Dublin including 3,719 children, with monthly increases of approximately 1,080 persons. Housing delivery severely below targets with significant reductio…
“The latest figures for homelessness...are figures of shame really...Friday was a dark day for Dublin, toward Vero, when the latest homeless figures we…”
Housing delivery pipeline across four sites
A detailed housing update covered four live sites: Cromcastle Court/phase one, St. Dan's Court, Cromcastle underpass and Oscar Traynor Road. The transcript gives unit counts, delivery phases, and curr…
“As part of our update to the North Central Area, we have four sites today to present to us. The Grand Castle courtyard, phase one and the old courtyar…”
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