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title: "Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078aff"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Tower Hamlets"
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# Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme

Buyer: Tower Hamlets  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078aff

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## Summary

Tower Hamlets commissioned a multidisciplinary design team for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential Scheme in London. The work covers design development for demolition of the existing leisure centre and associated structures, followed by design of a new leisure facility and a nine-storey residential building providing 45 council-owned homes. The scheme also includes landscaping and improvements to the public realm. The design commission covers RIBA Stages 1 to 3, including preparation of a planning application. The awarded lot is for the multidisciplinary design team; the procurement description also refers to a separate quantity surveyor/employers’ agent lot, but that is not the lot awarded here.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to AECOM Limited on 16 October 2026. The awarded gross value is £2,151,000, including VAT; the value before VAT is £1,792,500. The contract period runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2027. Tower Hamlets used a selective procedure and made the award under a framework, through a competitive call-off. The award relates to Lot 1, for the multidisciplinary design team. The original scheme covered a separate quantity surveyor/employers’ agent lot, and suppliers could not bid for both lots. The award data does not state the evaluation criteria.

This award shows demand from Tower Hamlets for multidisciplinary design services that can take a complex, mixed-use public project from early design through planning. A credible competitor would need to coordinate the design of a leisure facility and council housing, while addressing demolition, landscaping and public-realm improvements. The brief points to a team able to work across the relevant design disciplines and deliver proposals through RIBA Stages 1 to 3, including a planning application. Experience integrating leisure and residential uses, handling council-led schemes and managing design development across a nine-storey residential building and public facility would be commercially relevant. The route used was a competitive award under a framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be capable of meeting framework call-off requirements.

## Notice

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team as well as a Quality Surveyor/Employers Agent for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential Scheme. The project design development shall include services to enable demolition of the existing Whitechapel Leisure Centre and other associated structures; and the completion of design of a new build leisure facility and a 9-storey residential building delivering 45 new council owned homes; with associated landscaping and public realm improvements. Lot 1: To procure and appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development. Lot 2: To procure and appoint a Quantity Surveyor / Employers Agent from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development Suppliers cannot bid for both Lots

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098587-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,792,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Tower Hamlets |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AECOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72322000 - Data management services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 15:04 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098587-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098587-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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