--- title: "Homes England - Demolition of former Halfway House Primary School - Isle of Sheppey" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)" published: "2026-08-17" --- # Homes England - Demolition of former Halfway House Primary School - Isle of Sheppey Buyer: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5fa.json) ## Summary Homes England intends to procure demolition and associated enabling works at the former Halfway House Primary School, Queenborough Road, Minster-on-Sea, Isle of Sheppey. The works category is demolition, including site establishment, mobilisation, security, soft stripping and demolition of the existing school buildings, structures and infrastructure to ground-level slabs. The scope also covers lawful removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials, protection and management of private services, ecological controls including bat mitigation, processing and recycling of demolition waste, environmental monitoring, site clearance and preparation for future redevelopment. The contractor will provide completion records, waste documentation, statutory compliance records and handover information. Delivery is at the former school site on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. This procurement is at the planning stage: Homes England has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The expected procedure is to appoint a contractor through a single-lot works procurement, with the lot identified as suitable for SMEs. The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). The buyer’s indicative contract period is 4 January 2027 to 30 April 2027, and the next notice is expected on 12 October 2026. Preliminary market engagement includes a short questionnaire, with responses expected by 27 August 2026 at 13:00. Dates and values are indicative and may change. The works are expected to use the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract, Option A. This will suit demolition contractors with experience safely clearing former institutional or comparable developed sites and managing enabling works through to a development-ready parcel. Relevant capability includes soft stripping, building and infrastructure demolition, asbestos identification, removal and lawful disposal, independent asbestos verification and monitoring, and the segregation, recycling and disposal of demolition arisings. Suppliers will need to manage private services, dust, noise and vibration, environmental controls, ecological constraints and protected-species mitigation. Compliance with health and safety legislation, statutory requirements and planning conditions will be important, including requirements arising from the Prior Approval process. Contractors should also be able to deliver completion, waste, compliance and handover records under an NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract, Option A. The procurement is identified as suitable for SMEs. ## Notice Homes England intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the demolition and associated enabling works at the former Halfway Houses Primary School, Queenborough Road, Minster-On-Sea, Isle of Sheppey ME12 2BE. The scope of works is anticipated to include * Site establishment, mobilisation and security arrangements. * Soft strip of existing school buildings and structures. * Identification, removal and lawful disposal of asbestos-containing materials, including independent verification and monitoring requirements. * Demolition of all existing buildings (B1-B7, B9 and B10), structures and associated infrastructure to ground level floor slabs. * Protection, isolation and management of existing private services. * Management of ecological constraints, including compliance with protected species (bat) mitigation measures and site-specific ecological requirements. * Processing, segregation, recycling and disposal of demolition arisings and waste materials. * Environmental monitoring and control measures, including dust, noise and vibration. * Site clearance and preparation of the site for future redevelopment. * Provision of all completion records, waste documentation, statutory compliance records and handover information required under the contract. The successful contractor will be required to undertake the works in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements, health and safety legislation, environmental controls, ecological constraints and the requirements of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (Option A). At the time the procurement documentation was prepared, the application remained under consideration by the Local Planning Authority. Tenderers will be expected to comply with any planning conditions, mitigation measures or statutory requirements arising from the Prior Approval process. The principal objective is to safely demolish the former school, remove asbestos-containing materials, clear the site and deliver a development-ready parcel of land to facilitate Homes England's future redevelopment aspirations for the site. All dates and values in this notice are indicative and may be subject to change. Please refer to ProContract for the questionnaire and appendicies. ### Planning Information This engagement has been published to gather information from the market and to understand the interest in this opportunity, helping to inform our procurement decisions. There is a short questionnaire to submit via the eTendering system (ProContract) and the direct link to this can be accessed here, https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b4f7f303-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=18a5bc35-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545 Deadline is Thursday 27th August 2026 at 13:00. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078276-2026 | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 30 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | 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 | Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE4 5BZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45111100 - Demolition work ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 16:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078276-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078276-2026 17th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b4f7f303-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=18a5bc35-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england - 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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