The Capital Development Programme is a £700m investment from the University in schemes to support world-class research, education, and to provide an exceptional student experience. The Programme aims to create a world class international university that supports the work of outstanding students and staff, working in world class facilities, conducting leading-edge education and research, and focused on the needs of society.
The Estate
The Estate at Queen's includes over 250 buildings, of which 98 are listed as being of special architectural interest. There are also playing fields and grounds extending to over 100 acres.
The main University area is a former Victorian suburb, retaining a strong flavour of its original identity, ambience, and character. The majority of the University buildings are situated in one of three adjacent Conservation Areas, namely Queen's, Malone, and Stranmillis. The estate also includes major medical buildings at the Royal Group of Hospitals in west Belfast, an 'embedded' floor in the Belfast City Hospital tower block, and a specialist Marine Biology Centre in Portaferry, Co Down. See the links below for our Campus Map (which includes accessibility information) and details of current construction activities in the Estate.
Major Works
The Major Project team is headed up by Brian Martin and is responsible for the procurement of contracts and associated professional services for the development of new buildings, completion of major refurbishments and infrastructure enhancements. The team consists of Project Managers, Electrical Engineers, and Mechanical Engineers, together with support from Site Supervisors.
ACTING HEAD OF DIVISION
Brian Martin
Ext: 1095 Email: brian.martin@qub.ac.uk
ESTATES MANAGER
Jennifer Harper
Ext: MS Teams Email: j.harper@qub.ac.uk
ESTATES MANAGER (Infrastructure, Planning, Electrical Engineering)
Peter King
Ext: 1156 Email: p.j.king@qub.ac.uk
ESTATES MANAGER
Nigel Livingstone
Ext: 1094 Email: n.livingstone@qub.ac.uk
ESTATES MANAGER
Jenny Morrow
Ext: MS Teams Email: jenny.morrow@qub.ac.uk
ASSISTANT ESTATES MANAGER (Building Services)
Andrew Cromie
Ext: 1105 Email: a.cromie@qub.ac.uk
ASSISTANT ESTATES MANAGER
Ray Mathews
Ext: 3158 Email: r.mathews@qub.ac.uk
Current Minor Works and Planned Maintenance
The Estates Minor Works Team comprises of construction specialists:
Jonathan Dennison: Senior Estates Manager
Peter Brennan: Assistant Estates Manager
Ryan Clarke: Assistant Estates Manager
Kevin Kelly: Assistant Estates Manager
Peter King: Estates Manager
Kevin McKenna: Assistant Estates Manager
Together they implement around 80 small to medium scale projects each year aimed at refurbishing or re-purposing areas within buildings, addressing planned maintenance issues, and improving energy efficiency across the Estate.
Requests to have work completed need to be uploaded onto the Minor Works Request System, which can be found here.
(Please note that, if you are using the system for the first time, you will first need to e-mail your staff number to Jonathan Dennison).
Works Contracts
The scope/scale of potential works currently anticipated over the coming 12 months fall into the value categories below.
Value Range |
Summary Description |
No of Projects |
Tender Date |
| £50k-£100 |
Install Solar Panels Ashby Lab Install Solar Panels Ashby Tower Install Fire cabling and detectors - DKB |
1 1 1 |
December 2024 December 2024 December 2024 |
| £100k - £250k |
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| £250k - £1m |
Refurbishment of 6 centrally bookable teaching rooms. Limited refurbishment of rooms in terraced houses to create office space, installation of data network and redecoration. Extension of existing store building. Miscellaneous internal and external upgrades. |
1 1 1 1
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January 2025 February 2025 February 2025 April 2025 |
| £1m - £4m |
Construction of new building housing workshops, offices and welfare facilities. Refurbishment of offices, tea points and cafe area. Removal of computer suites and Panama Cafe and extension of common rooms. Internal and external refurbishment and energy upgrading. Internal alteration and Health and Safety upgrades to Chemistry teaching and research labs. |
1 1 1 1 1
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April 2025 February 2025 April 2025 April 2025 April 2025 |
| £30m-£35m |
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How Do I Tender?
Already Registered on Constructionline
For most works projects, the Estates Directorate uses the Constructionline database to identify Contractors for works, ranging in value from £100,000 to the current EU threshold. The relevant sectors and categories are:
Building General | Building Hospitals | Building Museums, Art Galleries and Libraries | Building Offices | Building Schools and Colleges
Building Sports and Leisure | Working in Occupied Premises | Working in Listed Buildings/Conservation Areas | Electrical | Mechanical
If your firm is already registered with Constructionline, you should ensure that your contact details are up to date and all registration information relating to the sectors and categories above is complete.
Not yet registered on Constructionline
If you wish to register your firm on Constructionline, visit their website and complete all the necessary details.
What next?
What if I don’t want to register on Constructionline?
Once a contract is advertised, you should forward a letter of interest to: Estates Directorate, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN.
The University will then advise on the proposed contract programme and ask you to forward your details, as outlined here, directly to Constructionline requesting a single project assessment of your company to ensure equality and consistency. Once this assessment has been completed and you are temporarily registered on Constructionline for the particular project, the normal selection procedures will apply.
The University wishes to point out this method of non-registered assessment is no guarantee of selection, and all registration costs must be covered by the Contractor. It should also be noted that non-registered assessment is on a project by project basis and does not pre-qualify the Contractor for selection for future tenders.
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