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title: "Royal Albert Dock Master Development Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052af0"
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buyer: "GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)"
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# Royal Albert Dock Master Development Partner

Buyer: GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052af0

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## Summary

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is spearheading a significant procurement process to appoint a Master Development Partner (MDP) for the Royal Albert Dock project. This transformative endeavour is part of one of London's largest regeneration initiatives, aimed at delivering a major mixed-use development in a 30-acre site located in the London Borough of Newham. The project envisages a vibrant, sustainable neighbourhood with up to 400,000 sqm of development potential. Engaged in the Tender stage as of 22 July 2025, the procurement is being managed through a competitive flexible procedure with key deadlines, including an expression of interest deadline on 12 September 2025. The project is valued at a gross amount of £3.6 billion, emphasising real estate services as its main industry category.

This opportunity can significantly benefit businesses involved in real estate and construction, requiring expertise in urban development and sustainability. Companies specialising in infrastructure, planning, and funding can thrive through collaboration on this project. Boutiques focused on innovative urban planning and firms with capabilities in mixed-use development will find themselves in a particularly advantageous position to grow their portfolios. The procurement process involves several strategic stages, allowing room for dynamic and experienced contenders to showcase their vision and capabilities, ultimately shaping a major urban development in one of the core areas of London. The structured, phased approach provides flexibility, enabling businesses to contribute effectively to this innovative urban transformation.

## Notice

This notice is to inform the market of an upcoming procurement of an innovative Master Development Partner ("MDP") to deliver a transformational and comprehensive major mixed-use development at Royal Albert Dock (the Site). Located in the London Borough of Newham, this 30-acre (12-hectare) site offers up to 400,000 sqm of development potential at the heart of the Royal Docks - the Mayor of London's largest regeneration project. GLA Land and Property Ltd.'s ("GLAP") ambition is to create a vibrant and sustainable new neighbourhood through a Master Development Agreement ("MDA") with an MDP who can shape and deliver a bold long-term and mixed-use vision. The MDP will be responsible for delivering a place-led masterplan, securing planning and funding, enabling infrastructure, and driving forward both direct and partner-led development, managing an end-to-end process. The MDA will be designed to support the realisation of the Project Vision, Strategic Objectives, and Minimum Requirements. The MDA will enable the MDP to drive major mixed-use development at pace, with a focus on placemaking, sustainability, and value creation through a comprehensive and phased delivery approach. It will be structured to support flexibility and agility, whilst also ensuring an appropriate level of financial return, control, and strategic influence for GLAP. More information about the opportunity is set out in the associated tender documents, including the Procurement Specific Instructions and Project Brief and associated documents which can be accessed via TfL's SAP Ariba procurement portal. GLAP undertook early market engagement, details of which were set out in the Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 7 March 2024, notice identifier: 2024/S 000-007325. GLAP undertook further targeted preliminary market engagement ("PME") in April 2025 with a subset of respondents. The purpose of the PME was to update the market, seek feedback on the more developed commercial principles of the MDP structure, and test the revised principles. The documents issued to participants and a summary report setting out the outcomes of the engagement are available on the TfL's procurement portal.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Connaught North - Adjacent to the Site's western boundary lies Connaught North - a further 10-hectare zone with an indicative development capacity of approximately 80,000 sqm. Connaught North forms part of the Sites wider western context and is identified in the London Borough of Newham's emerging Local Plan as part of Strategic Site Allocation N3.SA1: Royal Albert North. The land is held freehold by both GLAP and LBN, with leasehold interests also present - most notably held by Excel London. Connaught North has been earmarked for regeneration and may represent a future, secondary opportunity to expand and deliver additional development as part of the Project. It is, however, outside the Project's core scope, but GLAP reserves the right to include Connaught North as part of a potential later phase (the "Connaught North Option"). Inclusion and subsequent exercise of the Connaught North Option will depend on several factors, including overall performance of the MDP, agreement on a preferred development scenario, vacant possession, viability testing, landowner agreement, and highways authority consent. Development is predicated on significant highways works to downgrade and reconfigure the local adopted road network to create new development parcels. GLAP is in active discussions with LBN and Excel London regarding how Connaught North could be brought forward in connection with the wider Project and combined with Royal Albert Dock as a single site. Further information will be shared with Tenderers as it becomes available. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenderers should assume that the Connaught North Option does not form part of the Project objectives or procurement scope.

Renewal: The initial term of the MDA contract is 20 years from contract commencement, with an option for GLAP to extend for additional 10 years in total. Completion of any delivery activities may continue to take place after the MDA contract has expired.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041874-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Dec 2026 - 17 Dec 2046 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | £3,000,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA) |
| Additional buyers | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E16 1ZE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70000000 - Real estate services

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2025 at 09:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041874-2025
- 2 Jun 2025 at 14:57 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029260-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041874-2025
  22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029260-2025
  2nd June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- http://www.insertSAPAribainstructions.com

## Notice URLs

- https://help.sap.com/docs/ARIBA_NETWORK_SUPPLIERS/ddd75910f67b4212b1c83f9d6
- https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.royaldocks.london/royalalbertdock

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