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300 Harrow Road Affordable Workspace Opportunity

Westminster City Council

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Planning

19 Oct 2026 at 12:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Westminster City Council is exploring the appointment of an organisation, partnership or operator to lease and manage the ground-floor commercial space at 300 Harrow Road, London. The work is commercial property management and real estate services. The intended purpose is to create an affordable, welcoming and commercially sustainable place supporting small businesses, start-ups, local employment, skills and community activity. The premises have an E Class designation, and the Council is keeping their potential use flexible. Ideas could combine affordable workspace for small and growing businesses with community-facing activities such as food and drink, events, meetings or training, alongside business support and networking. The space is intended to work with residents and local organisations.

This is at the planning stage: the Council is testing market interest and gathering feedback before finalising requirements; there is no invitation to tender yet. The Council expects to publish a future notice by 18 December 2026. The market engagement is scheduled through 13 November 2026; this is an engagement date, not a tender submission deadline. The planned contract period runs from 1 October 2027 to 1 October 2042. The procurement is shown as a single lot. No procurement procedure or evaluation basis has yet been set out. The stated estimated value is £0, so no positive contract value is indicated. Engagement responses will not commit participants to a later bid or give them an advantage in the tender.

This is relevant to operators and organisations able to lease and manage affordable workspace, including partnerships combining commercial property management with enterprise or community services. The Council is looking for practical, creative proposals for how to use and activate a flexible E Class space, rather than a narrowly defined single-purpose offer. Strong preparation would include a financially realistic operating model that can sustain the space over the proposed term, and the ability to provide affordable workspace for small and growing businesses. The Council also wants the offer to support local employment and skills, business mentoring and networking, and community activity such as events, meetings, training or food and drink. Approaches that work constructively with residents and local organisations fit the stated aims.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

300 Harrow Road Affordable Workspace Opportunity

Notice Description

This is a market engagament excersise to find suitable operators who can lease the workspace at 300 Harrow Road.

Planning Information

Westminster City Council is exploring the appointment of an organisation, partnership or operator to occupy and manage the ground-floor commercial space at 300 Harrow Road. The aim is to create an affordable, welcoming and commercially sustainable place that supports small businesses, start-ups, local employment, skills and community activity. The Council is deliberately keeping the potential use of the overall space flexible. The premises benefit from an E Class designation, and the Council wants to hear practical and creative ideas for how the space could be used, managed and activated while meeting the affordable workspace obligations. • A flexible enterprise or affordable workspace offer for small and growing businesses. • A community-facing element, which could include food and drink, events, meetings, training or other compatible activity. • Business support, networking, mentoring, employment and skills opportunities. • A space that works with residents, local organisations. • A financially realistic operating model that can support the space over the proposed term. This EOI is intended to test market interest and gather feedback before the Council finalises the tender requirements. Responding will not commit you to bid, and it will not give any advantage in the later tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078aab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098444-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

70332200 - Commercial property management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 1 Oct 2042 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
Westminster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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