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Temporary Accommodation Conversions - Rowan House & 130 Trumpington Road

London Borough of Waltham Forest

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Planning

29 Sep 2026 at 11:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Waltham Forest intends to convert two existing buildings into temporary accommodation through design-and-build construction work. Rowan House, at 1 Cecil Road, London E11, is planned to provide 16 self-contained homes. The second site, 130 Trumpington Road in Forest Gate, London E7, is planned to provide 14 self-contained homes. The schemes are intended to deliver 30 self-contained homes in total across the two properties. The work concerns existing buildings, so contractors will need to address conversion works rather than new-build construction alone. Each site is to be procured as a separate contract, giving construction businesses an opportunity to consider which scheme best fits their delivery capability and experience.

The process is at the planning and market-engagement stage; there is no invitation to tender yet. The Council plans to use a competitive flexible procedure, with one pre-selection questionnaire followed by a shortlist invited to tender. It expects to publish the next notice on 16 October 2026. The engagement milestone is dated 9 October 2026. The estimated value is £6,418,000 excluding VAT (£7,701,600 including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 22 January 2027 to 21 June 2029, with a possible extension to 21 June 2030. The Council describes the two schemes as separate contracts; the published value is for the procurement as a whole, not stated separately for each building.

The work is suited to building contractors able to deliver design-and-build conversions of existing properties into self-contained residential accommodation. The Council is seeking market feedback on whether contractors can insure both the existing structures and the works, and what effect that insurance arrangement would have on preliminaries. It identifies a capacity constraint in insuring the existing structures itself. If contractor-held cover proves impracticable, the fallback is for the Council to insure the existing buildings and the contractor to insure the works under JCT Option C. Engagement will also test whether the proposed tender period and start-on-site timing are achievable given the scope and site conditions. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Accommodation Conversions - Rowan House & 130 Trumpington Road

Notice Description

This is a call for engagement ahead of tender for a single-stage Design and Build contract to convert two existing London Borough of Waltham Forest buildings into temporary accommodation: Rowan House, 1 Cecil Road, London E11 3HF (16 self-contained homes), and 130 Trumpington Road, Forest Gate, London E7 9EQ (14 self-contained homes). The two schemes are tendered as separate contracts under a competitive flexible procedure - single Pre-Selection Questionnaire and shortlist to tender. This exercise is designed to gauge market interest and capacity, and to collect insight on two specific points ahead of tender: the proposed approach to contract insurance, and the impact of the site conditions and programme on preliminaries. Interested contractors should express their interest through the Council's ProContract portal and will be invited to a presentation session covering the scope, programme and site information for both schemes.

Planning Information

Interested contractors should express their interest through the Council's ProContract portal and will be invited to a presentation session covering the scope, programme and site information for both schemes, followed by an opportunity for a session with the employer's agent and design team. The session will specifically seek contractor views on: Contract insurance: the Council has identified a capacity constraint on insuring the existing structure itself, and has indicated a preference, subject to testing at this engagement, for the contractor to hold full contract insurance covering both the existing structure and the works. Contractors' views are sought on whether they could provide this cover, and any cost impact this would have on preliminaries. If this proves impracticable in the market, the fallback position is JCT Option C, with the Council insuring the existing structure and the contractor insuring the works. Programme: whether the proposed tender period and start on site dates above are considered achievable given the scope and site conditions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c2d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091738-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,418,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Jan 2027 - 21 Jun 2029 2-3 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 Waltham Forest
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALTHAMSTOW
Postcode
E17 4JF
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Delivery Location
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Local Authority
Waltham Forest
Electoral Ward
Chapel End
Westminster Constituency
Walthamstow

Further Information

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