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291 Harrow Road Pre-Construction Services, Enabling and Main Works

Westminster City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

01 Sep 2026 at 15:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

31 Mar 2026 at 09:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

10 Sep 2025 at 16:43

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

19 May 2025 at 14:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Westminster City Council commissioned a main contractor for the 291 Harrow Road development in central London. The project will deliver 144 new homes across three buildings of 15, 10 and five storeys: 48 affordable homes, 24 Adult Social Care units at social rent and 72 homes for private sale. The scope covers pre-construction services, enabling works and main construction, including residential building work, demolition, design development, engineering and construction consultancy. The development targets a 70% sitewide carbon reduction against its baseline through passive design, a fabric-first approach, air source heat pumps and solar panels. Environmental objectives also include renewable energy use, ecological net gain, biodiversity improvements, urban greening, climate resilience and reduced waste and pollution.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective competitive flexible procedure, with participation, tender and possible negotiation stages. One lot was used, with an estimated value of £80,000,000 including VAT. Four valid final-stage bids were received. Wates Construction Limited was selected for the pre-construction services award dated 26 March 2026, valued at £3,863,574 including VAT, for 15 April 2026 to 30 June 2027. The same supplier was awarded enabling works, valued at £705,000, for 1 January to 1 December 2027, and main works, valued at £84,682,689, for 1 June 2027 to 31 December 2031. A separate active contract for related services was signed on 15 July 2026, valued at £3,050,424 including VAT, running to 30 June 2027. Evaluation covered construction methodology, programme and Building Safety Act management, risk, supply chain, cost, resourcing, design, quality, sustainability, social value and price.

This requirement demonstrates demand from Westminster City Council for large, integrated residential development capability covering pre-construction, enabling and main works. A credible future competitor would need experience delivering multi-building housing schemes, demolition and construction, with strong design management and Building Safety Act processes from pre-construction through handover. The procurement favoured substantial financial and operational capacity: the selected route required evidence of major turnover, sound liquidity, insurance cover and the ability to provide a performance or parent-company bond. Relevant bidders would also need demonstrable cost certainty, risk management, programme control and an established supply chain. Strong environmental delivery, including low-carbon design, biodiversity, urban greening, waste reduction and climate resilience, would be important, alongside social value, modern slavery controls, equality, diversity and inclusion, and meaningful engagement with SMEs, VCSEs, schools and residents.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

291 Harrow Road Pre-Construction Services, Enabling and Main Works

Notice Description

Westminster City Council is seeking to procure a Main Contractor for the 291 Harrow Road development. The Project will deliver 144 new homes in the centre of London. A total of 48 will be affordable homes, 24 will be Adult Social Care units at social rent and 72 homes will be available for private sale. The Project will comprise three buildings at 15, 10 and five storeys in height and will aim for an ambitious carbon reduction through a passive design, a fabric first approach and the use of air source heat pumps and solar panels to maximise the use of renewable energy. The Authority's aim is for the Project to achieve a 70% sitewide reduction over the baseline for the proposed development, far exceeding Greater London Authority's target of 35%. The successful supplier will undertake the preconstruction services prior to commencing enabling works and main works, following the successful approval of the Gateway 2 application. The values of the works are estimates based on tendered values and known provisional sums, with the final values to be confirmed during the PCSA period.

Planning Information

We would like organisations the contractors to respond to this soft market test by agreeing to attend an interview whilst the Soft Market Testing is live for one hour either in person or via Microsoft Teams with the project group, which will comprise representatives of the Council’s Development Team, Procurement Team and its Professional Advisors. It should be noted that responses from the soft market testing will not be scored and will have no bearing on any procurement bid responses and will solely be used by the panel to refine WCC sourcing strategy requirements. The exercise will not include or preclude any organisation from participating in any future procurement exercise that might subsequently be undertaken. Please submit your responses via our Jaggaer sourcing portal https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ which all correspondence relating to this soft market testing engagement exercise will be undertaken.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082755-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

45111100 - Demolition work

45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

45211100 - Construction work for houses

45215214 - Residential homes construction work

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£88,607,334 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£2,542,020 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
26 Mar 20267 months ago
Contract Period
15 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westminster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wates Construction Ltd

Further Information

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