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Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme

Tower Hamlets

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19 Oct 2026 at 15:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tower Hamlets commissioned a multidisciplinary design team for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential Scheme in London. The work covers design development for demolition of the existing leisure centre and associated structures, followed by design of a new leisure facility and a nine-storey residential building providing 45 council-owned homes. The scheme also includes landscaping and improvements to the public realm. The design commission covers RIBA Stages 1 to 3, including preparation of a planning application. The awarded lot is for the multidisciplinary design team; the procurement description also refers to a separate quantity surveyor/employers’ agent lot, but that is not the lot awarded here.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to AECOM Limited on 16 October 2026. The awarded gross value is £2,151,000, including VAT; the value before VAT is £1,792,500. The contract period runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2027. Tower Hamlets used a selective procedure and made the award under a framework, through a competitive call-off. The award relates to Lot 1, for the multidisciplinary design team. The original scheme covered a separate quantity surveyor/employers’ agent lot, and suppliers could not bid for both lots. The award data does not state the evaluation criteria.

This award shows demand from Tower Hamlets for multidisciplinary design services that can take a complex, mixed-use public project from early design through planning. A credible competitor would need to coordinate the design of a leisure facility and council housing, while addressing demolition, landscaping and public-realm improvements. The brief points to a team able to work across the relevant design disciplines and deliver proposals through RIBA Stages 1 to 3, including a planning application. Experience integrating leisure and residential uses, handling council-led schemes and managing design development across a nine-storey residential building and public facility would be commercially relevant. The route used was a competitive award under a framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be capable of meeting framework call-off requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme

Notice Description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team as well as a Quality Surveyor/Employers Agent for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential Scheme. The project design development shall include services to enable demolition of the existing Whitechapel Leisure Centre and other associated structures; and the completion of design of a new build leisure facility and a 9-storey residential building delivering 45 new council owned homes; with associated landscaping and public realm improvements. Lot 1: To procure and appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development. Lot 2: To procure and appoint a Quantity Surveyor / Employers Agent from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development Suppliers cannot bid for both Lots

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078aff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098587-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,792,500 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AECOM

Further Information

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