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HAR6192 Mayor's Accelerated Housing Programme Batch 1

Tower Hamlets

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Tender

19 Aug 2026 at 16:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

21 Jul 2026 at 13:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

20 May 2026 at 15:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

13 May 2026 at 14:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tower Hamlets is procuring construction and development delivery for Batch 1 of its Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Programme in London. The batch covers nine Council-owned sites within a wider programme of 42 sites, with the aim of accelerating the delivery of high-quality affordable and family-sized homes at scale. The procurement is divided into small-scale and larger-scale delivery. Lot 1 covers Strout’s Place, Back Church Lane and Gill Street, requiring affordable housing on three sites comprising 5, 19 and 11 homes respectively. Lot 2 covers Tent Street, Southern Grove, Chisenhale, 33–37 The Oval, Bethnal Green and Tomlinson Close, requiring a mix of affordable housing and homes for market sale. The main category is construction work (CPV 45000000), delivered across London.

The procurement has reached tender: Tower Hamlets has invited offers through a selective competitive flexible procedure, comprising a Procurement Specific Questionnaire stage followed by an Invitation to Tender stage with competitive dialogue. Expressions of interest were due by 10 September 2026 at 12:00, and enquiries by 2 September 2026 at 17:00. The anticipated contract period for both lots is 17 May 2027 to 16 May 2030; Lot 1 may be extended to 8 April 2035. Lot 1 is valued at £22 million excluding VAT (£26.4 million including VAT), and Lot 2 at £110 million excluding VAT (£132 million including VAT); the overall estimate is £132 million excluding VAT (£158.4 million including VAT). Bidders may submit for either lot or both. Up to six compliant bidders per lot will reach ITT, with evaluation based on 50% quality, 40% price and 10% social value.

This opportunity suits contractors and development partners able to deliver housing across multiple sites, with separate capability for small-scale affordable housing and larger mixed-tenure developments. It is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and Lot 1 is also identified as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises. Bidders must demonstrate the required legal, financial and technical capacity, pass the initial screening and questionnaire stages, and provide experience-based quality method statements. Delivery arrangements use an amended JCT Design and Build 2024 contract for Lot 1, and a construction and development agreement incorporating an amended JCT Design and Build 2024 contract for Lot 2. Suppliers should be able to manage planning, building safety approvals, ground conditions, grant dependencies and market-facing housing risks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HAR6192 Mayor's Accelerated Housing Programme Batch 1

Notice Description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets' (LBTH) Mayor's Accelerated Housing Programme (MAHP) is one of the largest and most ambitious borough-led housing delivery programmes in London. Taking a portfolio-based approach, the MAHP has been established to accelerate the delivery of high-quality affordable and family-sized homes across 42 Council-owned sites over the next five plus years. By taking a programmatic approach, the MAHP moves away from a more traditional, piecemeal, site-by-site and sequential approach to housing development, by moving ahead at scale and with pace. The procurement of the 42 sites will be conducted in batches. This tender notice concerns 'Batch 1' which comprises the first nine sites. Full planning permission for housing developments on all nine sites is currently being sought by the Council. The purpose of this procurement is to procure the delivery of all nine Batch 1 sites. The procurement is being split into two Lots - Lot 1: (small scale delivery) and Lot 2 (larger scale delivery) Lot 1: This Lot consists of three sites (Strout's Place (5 homes) , Back Church Lane (19 homes) and Gill Street (11 homes)), all of which require the delivery of affordable housing. Lot 2: This Lot consists of six sites (Tent Street, Southern Grove, Chisenhale, 33 - 37 The Oval, Bethnal Green and Tomlinson Close), which require a mix of affordable housing and market sale housing to be delivered. Tenderers can bid for: (1) Lot 1 only; (2) Lot 2 only; or (3) Lots 1 and 2. Full details of the procurement are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.

Lot Information

Lot 1 : Small Scale Delivery

The Authority seeks the delivery of affordable homes on Strout's Place, Back Church Lane and Gill Street.

Lot 2 : Larger Scale Delivery

The Authority requires a contractor/development partner to deliver the homes on Tent Street, Southern Grove, Chisenhale, 33-37 The Oval, Bethnal Green and Tomlinson Close.

Planning Information

To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity to work with Tower Hamlets, we are hosting a Preliminary Market Engagement Event that will take place on 4th August 2026, 2.30pm - 5pm at the Grocers Wing, Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ. This Early Market Engagement event aims to: • highlight the schemes in Batch 1 • preview schemes in subsequent batches • explain our proposed approach to delivery • provide advice and guidance on the bidding process • enable participants to meet the design and development management teams • receive responses to their queries about the opportunity Please visit the London Tenders portal and navigate to current opportunities (project reference no. DN821640) to view the Market Engagement Brief and sign up to the Market Engagement Event through the Eventbrite link below www.londontenders.org https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mayors-accelerated-housing-programme-market-engagement-event-tickets-1993603823703?aff=oddtdtcreator NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement, which will be subject to competitive tendering. Attendance also does not constitute an intention to tender for any future related procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0697cf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079205-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£132,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£132,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 May 2027 - 16 May 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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