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Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen's Close

London Borough of Camden

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Planning

21 Sep 2026 at 18:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Camden intends to redevelop the Wendling Estate and adjacent St Stephen’s Close in Gospel Oak, London. The estate covers approximately 2.6 hectares and currently contains 240 homes, including 191 council-tenanted homes and 49 leasehold properties. The proposed joint venture development partner would deliver around 650–750 new homes, including genuinely affordable and private housing, alongside replacement hostel and health centre facilities and improvements to the surrounding neighbourhood. The scheme aims to provide high-quality, sustainable, energy-efficient homes, better outdoor spaces and a safer environment for existing and future residents, while addressing overcrowding and antisocial behaviour. The work is a large urban residential development combining property development, construction and real estate services.

This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market engagement stage; it is not yet an invitation to tender. Camden expects to procure one joint venture development partner, subject to Cabinet approval, using a competition whose structure and contract arrangements will be informed by engagement. Suppliers were expected to register interest by 2 October 2026, with one-to-one meetings planned during the weeks commencing 5 and 12 October 2026. Feedback is intended to inform a Cabinet decision later in 2026, with a future competition notice currently anticipated for 11 January 2027. The indicative contract period is December 2027 to March 2040. The estimated gross development value is £500 million. The process is above the relevant threshold and is planned as one lot.

This will suit established housebuilders, property developers and development partnerships able to take a long-term role in a complex London estate regeneration scheme. Camden is seeking suppliers with experience, current capability and capacity to design, fund and deliver large urban residential developments of more than 500 mixed-tenure homes. Relevant strengths include joint venture structuring, development finance, planning and design, sustainable housing delivery, major construction, estate regeneration and management of projects involving existing residents. Suppliers should be prepared to discuss funding assumptions, contract form and conditionality, long-stop dates, vacant possession and rehousing, development management responsibilities, and the proposed competition process. The engagement will involve a confidentiality agreement, briefing materials and potentially face-to-face or Teams meetings; participation will help suppliers prepare for the future competition but is not itself a bid opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen's Close

Notice Description

The Wendling Estate is a council estate located in the Gospel Oak ward, with St Stephen's Close immediately adjacent. Together they are known as the Wendling and St Stephen's Close Estate, covering approximately 2.6 hectares and comprising 240 existing homes, including at the time of writing 191 Council-tenanted homes and 49 leasehold properties. The regeneration of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen's Close is an important part of the Council's Community Investment Programme. Residents voted in favour of full redevelopment of the Estate in July 2021 because they wanted new homes, better outdoor spaces, and a safer, more welcoming neighbourhood. The redevelopment proposals aim to deliver high-quality, energy efficient, genuinely affordable and private homes that meet residents' needs and address long standing issues facing the existing Estate, such as overcrowding and antisocial behaviour. The Council intends, subject to Cabinet approval, to procure a joint venture development partner to deliver a redevelopment of the estate comprising circa 650-750 high-quality, sustainable new homes; replace the existing hostel and health centre; and improve the existing neighbourhood for current and future residents. The redevelopment will be delivered in accordance with the Landlord Offer that formed the basis of the resident ballot. The contract estimated value is PS500m GDV (Gross Development Value). Please refer to the instructions set out in the 'Engagement Process Description' section below for details on how to participate in this process.

Planning Information

Prior to tender, LB Camden wishes to engage with suppliers on the following: 1. Approach to redevelopment of the estate 2. Funding assumptions 3. Form of contract, contract conditionality, long-stop dates 4. Vacant possession and rehousing 5. Development management responsibilities 6. Competition requirements/process The preliminary market engagement process will involve: 1. Publication of this PME Notice – Monday 14th September 2026 2. Suppliers are asked to register their interest using the messaging system in ProContract – by Friday 2nd October 2026. Please follow this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=c4632c94-31b0-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False 3. Upon registration suppliers will be requested to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. Once signed and returned via the portal, the project briefing pack will be made available. 4. One to One supplier meetings may be arranged with suppliers registering their interest. The Authority reserves the right to hold individual meetings with organisations demonstrating relevant experience, capability, capacity or market insight that is particularly relevant to the objectives of the engagement. Participation in, or exclusion from, these discussions will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in or be evaluated under any future procurement process. 5. An agenda for the meetings will be sent to suppliers as part of the project briefing pack. 6. The project briefing pack will also comprise: - Summary of key Council project requirements - Site feasibility information - Summary of proposed competition structure and process 7. Suppliers to review the agenda and project briefing pack provided in advance of meeting with LB Camden so that they can bring along considered thinking / material which can aid productive discussions in relation to the project and agenda items. 8. Meetings will be arranged face to face or via Teams - w/c 5th October and w/c 12th October 9. LB Camden will take notes of each meeting, to provide a record of discussions held. 10. Feedback gathered through the engagement will be used to inform a Council Cabinet decision later in 2026 and the finalisation of competition documentation. LB Camden welcomes interest from all suitable suppliers. Suppliers will be considered suitable for participation if they have experience and current capability to design, fund and deliver large urban residential developments of 500+ mixed tenure homes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089377-2026
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
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

45211300 - Houses construction work

45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

70000000 - Real estate services

70111000 - Development of residential real estate

70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate

70123000 - Sale of real estate

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Jan 20274 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2027 - 30 Mar 2040 Over 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
London Borough of Camden
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N1C 4AG
Postcode Area
North London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

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