--- title: "CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room /Landscape//Playground Developments" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069d91" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069d91" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069d91.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069d91.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TOWER HAMLETS" published: "2026-05-20" --- # CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room /Landscape//Playground Developments Buyer: TOWER HAMLETS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069d91 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069d91) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069d91.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is in the planning stage of the procurement process for enhancements to King Edward VII Memorial Park, focusing on the café hub, landscape, entrances, circulation routes, and children's play facilities. The procurement, identified as "CO6213 King Edward Memorial Park Cafe/Changing Room/Landscape/Playground Developments," involves a wide-ranging upgrade of the park's recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. Located in London, the project will involve significant works, including demolition, redevelopment, and the creation of new facilities. An online market engagement session is scheduled for 30 June 2026, with a registration deadline of 19 June 2026, followed by a site visit on 23 June 2026. The indicative date for the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is 15 July 2026. This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in construction, architectural, and landscape services sectors, particularly those specialising in community and recreational infrastructure. Enterprises such as SMEs that provide playground equipment, construction work, and related services could substantially benefit from participating in this process, given the project's wide scope and the £2.4 million budget. Engaging in this preliminary market engagement can position businesses to better meet the requirements of the formal procurement process when it commences, allowing them to leverage this high-profile project to expand their portfolio and enhance their visibility in the public works sector. ## Notice The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) intends to procure a Provider to deliver a package of works to enhance the cafe hub, landscape areas, entrances, circulation routes, and children's play facilities at King Edward VII Memorial Park. These improvements form part of a wider programme to upgrade the park's recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. The project includes demolition, re-development and extension of the former bowls club building to create a new 2 storey building which includes a cafe kiosk, changing rooms, and flexible multipurpose community space. It also incorporates redevelopment of the under 5s playground, creation of a new over 5s to teenage play area, and comprehensive hard and soft landscaping works. Please note, this notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Participation in this market engagement will not prejudice future involvement in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit LBTH to running a competitive tender process in the future. ### Planning Information The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) intends to procure a Provider to deliver a package of works to enhance the café hub, landscape areas, entrances, circulation routes, and children’s play facilities at King Edward VII Memorial Park. These improvements form part of a wider programme to upgrade the park’s recreational, ecological, and community infrastructure. The project includes demolition, re-development and extension of the former bowls club building to create a new 2 storey building which includes a café kiosk, changing rooms, and flexible multipurpose community space. It also incorporates redevelopment of the under 5s playground, creation of a new over 5s to teenage play area, and comprehensive hard and soft landscaping works. To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on 30/06/2026. The session is advertised openly using this notice. Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined in section 1.2 within the PME brief. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest free of charge via the Proactis Procurement Portal www.londontenders.org (using project reference: CO6213) and submit via the message function attendee/s contact details with: name, position, email address by 19/06/2026, please also indicate if you are interested in the site visit, this will be held prior to the online PME event We will then issue invitations to the online event to those who have provided this information. Indicative Timetable • PME Notice Published: [20/05/2026] • Registration Deadline: [19/06/2026] • Site Visit: [23/06/2026] • Online PME Session: [30/06/2026] • ITT Publication (Indicative): [15/07/2026] Please note, this notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Participation in this market engagement will not prejudice future involvement in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit LBTH to running a competitive tender process in the future. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046435-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Dec 2026 - 20 Sep 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | 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 | TOWER HAMLETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 37400000 - Sports goods and equipment - 37535200 - Playground equipment - 45000000 - Construction work - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ## Release History - 20 May 2026 at 13:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046435-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046435-2026 20th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk - 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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