--- title: "Land at Maygood Street N1" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ISLINGTON COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-02" --- # Land at Maygood Street N1 Buyer: ISLINGTON COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc.json) ## Summary Islington Council is inviting tenders for a significant opportunity titled "Land at Maygood Street N1" in London, under the industry category of construction work. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on developing a housing scheme on the council-owned site in Barnsbury Ward. Key information includes the planned submission deadline for expressions of interest, set for 19th October 2025. The procurement approach is an open tender using a Competitive Flexible Procedure, intended to assess bidders through a Procurement Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) followed by an evaluation of selected tenders. The estimated value for the scheme is around £60 million, targeting both affordable and market housing over a proposed 250-year lease. This tender offers substantial opportunities for growth, particularly suited for firms specialising in housing development and construction. With its significant financial scale and strategic location, companies that excel in delivering residential projects, including those focused on sustainable and affordable housing, could benefit immensely. Furthermore, the process is structured to encourage participation from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and potentially voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), as indicated by the procurement's suitability criteria. Engaging in this project could allow firms to establish or expand their footprint in the London housing market, aligning with the council's vision for enhancing local infrastructure and community development. ## Notice Site - Land at Maygood Street is council owned and, subject to consent from the Secretary of State for change of use from education, has potential for the development of new homes. The site is located on Maygood Street in the Barnsbury Ward. It is situated in a predominantly residential area next to the Old and New Barnsbury Estates and the Half Moon Crescent Estate. It has excellent transport links and access to local amenities which make is suitable for residential development. Scope - The council is seeking a delivery partner to develop a planning compliant 100% housing scheme (50% affordable, 50% market) on the Maygood Street site. The council's risk will be limited to the value of the land. The council seeks to ascertain if this opportunity is of interest to the market. Type of agreement - The agreement will either be a Development Agreement or land transaction (Agreement to Lease) Length of lease - Length of lease will be 250 years. Estimated value - Seeking to maximise a capital receipt for the land. The total scheme costs are estimated to be in the region of PS60m. Procurement route - Via open tender (Competitive Flexible Procedure) The contract will be procured using the competitive flexible procedure in a two-stage process comparable to the restricted procedure. The first stage will involve assessing organisations through a Procurement Selection Questionnaire (PSQ), with all submissions subject to minimum requirements as stated in the PSQ. The second stage will be an evaluation of tenders submitted by bidders who are selected at the PSQ stage. Site visits - No site visits offered. ### Planning Information Note:- This notice serves as an amendment to the previously published UK2 Pre-Market Engagement Notice with identifier 2025/S 000-060480 & Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a3fc How to express an interest - If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps: • Register your organisation free of charge via the London Tenders Portal • When you receive an email confirming your username and password use these to log on to the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in Land at Maygood Street N1 • Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the procurement documents. Visit: Expressions of Interest - https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=c56d3ed3-289d-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False Procurement route - Via open tender (Competitive Flexible Procedure) The contract will be procured using the competitive flexible procedure in a two-stage process comparable to the restricted procedure. The first stage will involve assessing organisations through a Procurement Selection Questionnaire (PSQ), with all submissions subject to minimum requirements as stated in the PSQ. The second stage will be an evaluation of tenders submitted by bidders who are selected at the PSQ stage. Site visits - No site visits offered. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061795-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Mar 2026 - 17 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ISLINGTON COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North London | | Postcode | N1 2UD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | St Mary's & St James' | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 2 Oct 2025 at 13:49 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061795-2025 - 29 Sep 2025 at 11:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060480-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061795-2025 2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060480-2025 29th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.islington.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=c56d3ed3-289d-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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