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HAR6019 St Georges New Build

Tower Hamlets

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

14 Sep 2026 at 18:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Apr 2026 at 17:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

31 Jul 2025 at 20:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 17:51

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

16 Apr 2025 at 13:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tower Hamlets procured a single principal contractor for the St George’s New Build in London. The works cover demolition of the existing St George’s Leisure Centre and associated structures, completion of the design to RIBA Stage 4, and supporting surveys. The contractor is also responsible for constructing a new leisure facility and an eight-storey residential building containing 29 new homes. The scope includes associated landscaping and public realm improvements. This is a major construction project rather than a standalone consultancy or supply contract, with the appointed contractor coordinating design completion, demolition, construction and external works. The main work category is construction work (CPV 45000000), delivered in London for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The requirement was structured as one lot for the whole project.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Guildmore Ltd, with an active contract signed on 29 July 2026. The award was made on 8 April 2026, following a competitive flexible procedure run as an open procurement. The contract value is £60,000,000 excluding VAT and £72,000,000 including VAT. The award contract period runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029; the signed contract records an active period from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Three valid final-stage bids were received. The process involved core proposals, shortlisting five bidders, dialogue and final tenders. Final responses were assessed on qualitative questions, social value and price, with the highest overall score winning. The contract includes quarterly monitoring of cost variance, health and safety, and social value or SME participation.

This opportunity demonstrates that Tower Hamlets is buying an integrated principal-contractor capability for complex urban regeneration: demolition, surveys, RIBA Stage 4 design completion, construction of a leisure facility and residential accommodation, and delivery of landscaping and public realm works. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need the capacity to manage a large, multi-disciplinary construction programme and coordinate design and build activities across public and residential assets. Relevant experience in leisure facilities, high-rise or multi-storey housing, demolition, external works and stakeholder-facing urban projects would be important. The procurement route also shows the value of strong written quality submissions, participation in structured dialogue and a competitive final price. Social value delivery and meaningful SME involvement are explicit performance considerations, supported by regular contract monitoring.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HAR6019 St Georges New Build

Notice Description

Tender for a single Principal Contractor to deliver the demolition of the existing St George's Leisure Centre and other associated structures; complete the design (RIBA Stage 4) and associated surveys; and construct a new build leisure facility and an 8-storey residential building delivering 29 new homes, with associated landscaping and public realm improvements.

Planning Information

Interested parties are required to register their interest through the London Tender portal (https://www.londontenders.org/). Engagement will take the form of two opportunities as follows: 1 - For those parties with a turnover greater than £30m, you are requested to submit a case study demonstrating your experience of a comparable project by 30/04/2025. Case studies will be reviewed by the Council and the most appropriate 10 organisations will be invited to a maximum one hour one-to-one session with Council staff on 6th or 7th May. For absolute clarity, attendance at these sessions is entirely at the discretion of the Council. The purpose of this session will be to discuss the Council's plans and assumptions made and to gather feedback on the project. 2 - For those parties with a turnover less than £30m, or who do not have comparable project experience, the Council will be holding a single group session later in the year in order to provide information on the project and raise awareness of potential supply chain opportunities. The Council hopes that interested parties will attend this event in order to make themselves known to the main Contractor and gain knowledge on work packages which they may be able to assist with. There is no requirement for Contractors to be involved in the market engagement, and this will have no bearing on any future tender opportunities. Any responses to future tender opportunities will be evaluated independently of any involvement, or not, in the market engagement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050405
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087075-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
8 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tower Hamlets
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 1BJ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Guildmore Limited

Further Information

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