Planning

CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room /Landscape//Playground Developments

TOWER HAMLETS

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Planning

20 May 2026 at 13:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is in the planning stage of the procurement process for enhancements to King Edward VII Memorial Park, focusing on the café hub, landscape, entrances, circulation routes, and children's play facilities. The procurement, identified as "CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room/Landscape/Playground Developments," involves a wide-ranging upgrade of the park's recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. Located in London, the project will involve significant works, including demolition, redevelopment, and the creation of new facilities. An online market engagement session is scheduled for 30 June 2026, with a registration deadline of 19 June 2026, followed by a site visit on 23 June 2026. The indicative date for the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is 15 July 2026.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in construction, architectural, and landscape services sectors, particularly those specialising in community and recreational infrastructure. Enterprises such as SMEs that provide playground equipment, construction work, and related services could substantially benefit from participating in this process, given the project's wide scope and the £2.4 million budget. Engaging in this preliminary market engagement can position businesses to better meet the requirements of the formal procurement process when it commences, allowing them to leverage this high-profile project to expand their portfolio and enhance their visibility in the public works sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room /Landscape//Playground Developments

Notice Description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) intends to procure a Provider to deliver a package of works to enhance the cafe hub, landscape areas, entrances, circulation routes, and children's play facilities at King Edward VII Memorial Park. These improvements form part of a wider programme to upgrade the park's recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. The project includes demolition, re-development and extension of the former bowls club building to create a new 2 storey building which includes a cafe kiosk, changing rooms, and flexible multipurpose community space. It also incorporates redevelopment of the under 5s playground, creation of a new over 5s to teenage play area, and comprehensive hard and soft landscaping works. 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.

Planning Information

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) intends to procure a Provider to deliver a package of works to enhance the café hub, landscape areas, entrances, circulation routes, and children’s play facilities at King Edward VII Memorial Park. These improvements form part of a wider programme to upgrade the park’s recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. The project includes demolition, re-development and extension of the former bowls club building to create a new 2 storey building which includes a café kiosk, changing rooms, and flexible multipurpose community space. It also incorporates redevelopment of the under 5s playground, creation of a new over 5s to teenage play area, and comprehensive hard and soft landscaping works. To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on 30/06/2026. The session is advertised openly using this notice. Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined in section 1.2 within the PME brief. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest free of charge via the Proactis Procurement Portal www.londontenders.org (using project reference: CO6213) and submit via the message function attendee/s contact details with: name, position, email address by 19/06/2026, please also indicate if you are interested in the site visit, this will be held prior to the online PME event We will then issue invitations to the online event to those who have provided this information. Indicative Timetable • PME Notice Published: [20/05/2026] • Registration Deadline: [19/06/2026] • Site Visit: [23/06/2026] • Online PME Session: [30/06/2026] • ITT Publication (Indicative): [15/07/2026] 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-069d91
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046435-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

37400000 - Sports goods and equipment

37535200 - Playground equipment

45000000 - Construction work

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 May 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Jul 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Dec 2026 - 20 Sep 2027 6-12 months
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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Further Information

Notice Documents

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