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Homes England - Thamesmead Waterfront - Financial Case

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 15:37

Award Notice
Tender

24 Sep 2026 at 15:22

Tender Notice
Award

31 Jul 2026 at 16:13

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Homes England commissioned financial consultancy for the Thamesmead Waterfront Outline Business Case. The work is to prepare its Financial Case and carry out the financial analysis needed for Homes England’s economic appraisal. Thamesmead Waterfront is a proposed New Town Programme location in London, where the site could support up to 15,000 homes by making currently inaccessible riverside land usable, enabled by a planned Docklands Light Railway extension. The procurement is classified as financial management consultancy services. Although the tender category is recorded as works, the stated requirement is financial advisory and analytical work rather than construction. Homes England is the buyer; the project and intended development are in London.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Newbridge Advisors, an SME. The award date was 30 July 2026, and the contract runs from 5 August to 30 November 2026. The awarded value is £55,000. The tender had a selective procedure, with submissions due by 28 July 2026. The award notice records an active award. A later award entry repeats the same supplier, value, award date and contract period, and says that notice was withdrawn because it was published incorrectly; it does not state that the award itself was cancelled. No evaluation criteria or separate lots are described in the procurement information.

This award shows demand from Homes England for specialist financial advice supporting the appraisal of a large, complex urban development. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to produce a robust financial case for an Outline Business Case and deliver the financial analysis required for an economic appraisal. Experience working with public-sector appraisal and business-case processes, and the ability to assess the financial implications of enabling infrastructure and housing-led regeneration, would be directly relevant to this requirement. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale of consultancy commission can be delivered by a smaller specialist firm. The work concerns Thamesmead Waterfront and its proposed housing and Docklands Light Railway-enabled development, rather than general construction delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homes England - Thamesmead Waterfront - Financial Case

Notice Description

Homes England commissioned Newbridge Advisors to prepare the Financial Case for the Thamesmead Waterfront Outline Business Case (OBC) and undertake the financial analysis required for Homes England's economic appraisal.\\r\r \\r\r Thamesmead Waterfront is one of seven locations proposed to be taken forward as part of the Government's New Town Programme. The site has the potential to deliver up to 15,000 homes, unlocking inaccessible riverside land in London, enabled by the planned Docklands Light Railway Extension. \\r\r \\r\r The T&C's for Homes England Frameworks can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-england-contracts-and-tenders.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-26f38edb-394f-49c6-b23b-1f0920c648fc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c05dfa68-f846-4759-acab-e92bc647dcf4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£55,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£55,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
5 Aug 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Newbridge Advisors LLP

Further Information

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