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title: "Appointment of developer for Leigham Court Road"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05536f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH"
published: "2025-06-25"
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# Appointment of developer for Leigham Court Road

Buyer: THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05536f

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## Summary

The London Borough of Lambeth (LBL) has announced the completion of a tender for the "Appointment of developer for Leigham Court Road" under the industry category of Construction work. This process is in the award stage, with LBL entering into a development agreement with Pocket Living Limited for a residential housing scheme, including affordable homes, at the Leigham Court Road site in Lambeth, London (region UKI45). The estimated gross development value of the project is approximately £60,000,000, and the agreement was signed on 24 June 2025. The procurement method utilised was the negotiated procedure without prior publication due to the developer's unique land ownership rights, meeting the criteria set out in Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender opens significant opportunities for developers and construction companies to engage in high-value urban residential development. Businesses specialising in large-scale construction, particularly those with expertise in urban development and affordable housing, would find such opportunities advantageous. Although the procurement process was not open for competition due to the developer's exclusive site rights, similar projects could offer avenues for businesses with existing land holdings or unique capabilities in similar areas to engage directly with regional authorities like LBL. This reflects the importance of strategic land ownership and development capabilities in securing contracts without a full competitive procurement process.

## Notice

London Borough of Lambeth (LBL) is entering into a development agreement with a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by Pocket Living Limited (Developer) in respect of the Leigham Court Road development. The Developer will carry out construction of a residential housing scheme (to include affordable homes for LBL to acquire) to be determined through the planning and development process. LBL is using the negotiated procedure without prior publication due to the Developer's exclusive rights of land ownership on the site to be developed. There is no reasonable alternative site or developer which exists in respect of the land to be developed. For further information, please see the "Description of the Procurement" section of this notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

LBL intends to develop the Leigham Court Road site to deliver circa 90 residential units of which 14 (with provision for 15) are to be affordable homes acquired by LBL on terms agreed. The full scope of the project is estimated to have a value of PS60,000,000. LBL has identified the Leigham Court Road site as appropriate for a comprehensive development across three parcels of land. The Developer owns approximately one third of the site being developed, has a land option over a further third (approximately) and LBL owns the final approximate one third of the site. The affordable homes to be acquired by LBL are to be constructed in a single block on a part of the site owned by the Developer or as will be acquired under the option they hold. Due to the Developer's land ownerships, LBL is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) to contract directly with the Developer. LBL has: 1. analysed whether the Developer is the only landowner that owns rights to land on the Site on which the proposed development is to take place; and 2. analysed whether there are other viable options than the Leigham Court Road site on which the proposed development could take place. This analysis has confirmed that there are no reasonable alternative sites or developers and LBL's contracting with the Developer is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Therefore, the circumstances at Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) PCR 2015 are met and LBL may contract with the Developer without publishing a contract notice and conducting a competitive procurement. LBL is publishing this notice for full transparency in light of the fact that it is contracting with the Developer pursuant to this exemption from the full rigours of the PCR 2015. LBL intends to enter into a development agreement with the Developer in respect of the site. This development agreement will cover the full scale of development of the site.

### Procurement Information

Pocket Living are the only developer capable of meeting the Council's requirements for a scheme on all three sites. If the Council advertised for bidders to come forward on a scheme on the three sites combined, bidders would require the Council to use its Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers in respect of the site owned by Pocket Living and the Synagogue Site (which Pocket Living will have the benefit of an Option Agreement to acquire, prior to the execution of this award). A CPO would likely fail if Pocket Living argued they are able and willing to carry out the development for which CPO powers are being sought.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035083-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW2 1RW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Brixton Acre Lane |
| Westminster constituency | Clapham and Brixton Hill |
| Delivery location | TLI45 Lambeth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | POCKET LIVING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 70 - Real estate services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45111291 - Site-development work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45211360 - Urban development construction work
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70123100 - Sale of residential real estate
- 71247000 - Supervision of building work
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2025 at 13:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035083-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lambeth.gov.uk
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/18

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