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Published 25 Jun 2025, 14:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of developer for Leigham Court Road

Authority: The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth (Local council)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Real estate services (70)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI45)

Awarded value£60,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Pocket Living

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Building construction work · Building consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction project management services · Construction work · Demolition, site preparation and clearance work · Development of non-residential real estate · Development services of real estate · Engineering works and construction works · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work · Multi-functional buildings construction work · +7 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1LBL intends to develop the Leigham Court Road site to deliver circa 90 residential…Awarded

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 £60,000,000.

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:

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
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.

Delivery: London · Lambeth

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Jun 2025, 14:02 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2025, 14:02 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035083
Classification (CPV): Building construction workBuilding consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction management servicesConstruction project management servicesConstruction workDemolition, site preparation and clearance workDevelopment of non-residential real estateDevelopment services of real estateEngineering works and construction works
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Multi-dwelling buildings construction workMulti-functional buildings construction work
Delivery area: London (UKI45)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05536f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: 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.

Publisher note: The total value shown in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is an expression of the estimated gross development value (GDV). All values stated in this notice are estimates and are exclusive of VAT. The date of contract entered in this form shows the same date of publication of this contract award notice as the contracts have not yet been executed but the purpose of this notice is to inform the market of LBL’s intention to enter into the contract as set out in this notice. This date was entered as it is a mandatory field on the online form which does not enable a date in the future to be entered. The current indicative date for award of the development agreement is June 2025.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pocket LivingLeigham Court Road Development Agreement	£60,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Leigham Court Road Development Agreement · Pocket Living
Signed
24 Jun 2025
Value
£60,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services n/a Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London, London, SW2 1RWContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

London - High Court Technology and Construction CourtReview body LondonContact phone
London Borough of LambethMediation body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pocket LivingAwarded supplier Tower House, 10 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA, London, London, WC2E 7HA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.