Notice Information
Notice Title
Major Works Consultancy Framework
Notice Description
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) intends to procure a number of building consultancy companies to support the delivery of a multi-year planned / major works remediation/refurbishment programme for its existing housing stock. The successful tenderers will be appointed to a framework agreement. LBTH envisages the appointed consultants will provide technical support to LBTH planned works contracts and frameworks including frameworks for mechanical, electrical and lift installation programmes, provide technical support to planned works carried out through third-party frameworks and other contracts undertake asset and stock condition surveys ,provide related property and building consultancy services.
Planning Information
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) intends to procure a number of building consultancy companies to support the delivery of a multi-year planned / major works remediation/refurbishment programme for its existing housing stock. LBTH wishes to learn more about the appetite of the building consultancy market prior to undertaking this procurement. LBTH envisages that the appointed building consultancy firms will provide scoping, design, surveying, contract administration and asset / stock condition services. Interested parties should return responses to the questions in the accompanying file via the London Tenders Portal. The responses will be anonymized, the Council will not share the identity of the respondents with its evaluators or with its professional advisers. LBTH will use the responses to inform its procurement and contract strategy. LBTH may request to clarify responses and/or follow up with respondents. Please see the indicative PME timeline below: PME Launch 2nd December 2025 Deadline for Responses 16th January 2026 Tender Issue Date 1st May 2026 Expected Contract Start Date 1st January 2027 Please note, this notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Participation in this market engagement will not prejudice future involvement in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit LBTH to running a competitive tender process in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ed39
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079036-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71223000 - Architectural services for building extensions
71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
71315200 - Building consultancy services
71315210 - Building services consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Dec 20252 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 May 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TOWER HAMLETS
- Contact Name
- Procurement team
- Contact Email
- procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 1BJ
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Whitechapel
- Westminster Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079036-2025
2nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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