Official UK procurement notice
HAR6192 Mayor's Accelerated Housing Programme Batch 1
Authority: Tower Hamlets
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Tower Hamlets’ (LBTH) Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Programme (MAHP) is one of the largest and most ambitious borough-led housing delivery programmes in London. Taking a portfolio-based approach, the MAHP has been established to accelerate the delivery of high-quality affordable and family-sized homes across 42 Council-owned sites over the next five plus years. By taking a programmatic approach, the MAHP moves away from a more traditional, piecemeal, site-by-site and sequential approach to housing development, by moving ahead at scale and with pace.
The procurement of the 42 sites will be conducted in batches. This tender notice concerns ‘Batch 1’ which comprises the first nine sites. Full planning permission for housing developments on all nine sites is currently being sought by the Council.
The purpose of this procurement is to procure the delivery of all nine Batch 1 sites. The procurement is being split into two Lots - Lot 1: (small scale delivery) and Lot 2 (larger scale delivery)
Lot 1: This Lot consists of three sites (Strout’s Place (5 homes) , Back Church Lane (19 homes) and Gill Street (11 homes)), all of which require the delivery of affordable housing.
Lot 2: This Lot consists of six sites (Tent Street, Southern Grove, Chisenhale, 33 – 37 The Oval, Bethnal Green and Tomlinson Close), which require a mix of affordable housing and market sale housing to be delivered.
Tenderers can bid for:
(1) Lot 1 only;
(2) Lot 2 only; or
(3) Lots 1 and 2.
Full details of the procurement are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.
- How the procedure runs: This competitive flexible procedure includes a PSQ Stage as well as an ITT Stage with competitive dialogue. PSQ Submissions will be subject to a staged evaluation process as follows: • Initial Screening (pass/fail) • Evaluation of Procurement Specific Questionnaire (pass/fail) • Evaluation of Economic and Financial Standing (pass/fail) • Evaluation of Experience based Quality Method Statements • Shortlisting final decision and internal approval The Authority will shortlist up to six highest-scoring compliant Bidders for each Lot to progress to the ITT stage. ITT Submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria: • 50% quality • 40% price • 10% social value Full details of the PSQ and ITT stages can be found in the Tender documentation
CPV: Construction work
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£132,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Small Scale DeliveryRenewalPublished value£22,000,000
The Authority seeks the delivery of affordable homes on Strout's Place, Back Church Lane and Gill Street.
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
The technical ability conditions of participation are are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
PSQ Submissions will be subject to a staged evaluation process as follows:
- Initial Screening (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Procurement Specific Questionnaire (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Economic and Financial Standing (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Experience based Quality Method Statements
- Shortlisting final decision and internal approval
The Authority will shortlist up to six highest-scoring compliant Bidders for Lot 1 to progress to the ITT stage.
ITT Submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- 50% quality
- 40% price
- 10% social value
Full details of the PSQ and ITT stages can be found in the Tender documentation
Lot #2Larger Scale DeliveryPublished value£110,000,000
The Authority requires a contractor/development partner to deliver the homes on Tent Street, Southern Grove, Chisenhale, 33-37 The Oval, Bethnal Green and Tomlinson Close.
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
The technical ability conditions of participation are set out in the PSQ Instructions and Invitation to Tender documents.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
PSQ Submissions will be subject to a staged evaluation process as follows:
- Initial Screening (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Procurement Specific Questionnaire (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Economic and Financial Standing (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Experience based Quality Method Statements
- Shortlisting final decision and internal approval
The Authority will shortlist up to six highest-scoring compliant Bidders for Lot 2 to progress to the ITT stage.
ITT Submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- 50% quality
- 40% price
- 10% social value
Full details of the PSQ and ITT stages can be found in the Tender documentation
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Small Scale Delivery | 60% | 40% | |
| 2 · Larger Scale Delivery | 60% | 40% |
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 May 2026, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
HAR6192- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079205- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0697cfFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Lot 1 homes will be delivered pursuant to an amended JCT DB 2024.
Lot 2 homes will be delivered pursuant to a construction and development agreement, incorporating an amended JCT DB 2024.
Valid and undisputed invoices will be paid within 30 days of receipt. Invoices must be submitted electronically via the Authority’s designated system and must quote a valid purchase order number and the contract reference. The Authority will confirm if any invoice (or part of an invoice) is disputed, stating the reason; undisputed amounts will continue to be paid within the 30-day period while the disputed element is resolved through the contract's dispute-resolution process. The successful bidders will be required to include no less favourable 30-day payment terms in all sub-contracts and to pass those terms down the supply chain.
- How it runs
This competitive flexible procedure includes a PSQ Stage as well as an ITT Stage with competitive dialogue.
PSQ Submissions will be subject to a staged evaluation process as follows:
- Initial Screening (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Procurement Specific Questionnaire (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Economic and Financial Standing (pass/fail)
- Evaluation of Experience based Quality Method Statements
- Shortlisting final decision and internal approval
The Authority will shortlist up to six highest-scoring compliant Bidders for each Lot to progress to the ITT stage.
ITT Submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- 50% quality
- 40% price
- 10% social value
Full details of the PSQ and ITT stages can be found in the Tender documentation
- Risks
Performance of the contract is subject to the following principal risks, which the Authority expressly reserves the right to rely on: (i) ground and below-ground conditions, which are uncertain at tender stage and are covered by provisional sums; (ii) Building Safety Regulator Gateway 2 (and subsequent Gateway 3) approvals for the higher-risk building, which may affect programme milestones; (iii) planning risk, as not all sites have planning permission; (iv) availability of GLA grant for the affordable homes; and (v) market conditions affecting the sale and land value of the market-facing homes.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All bidders need to be registered on Proactis/Due North in order to access this opportunity through the London Tenders portal.
Navigate to the 'current opportunities' tab which will re-direct you to Proactis/Due North and search project reference number DN821833 where all documents will be accessible.
Bidders will be able to submit their tender through the relevant Proactis/Due North through the DN821833 project page.
Timeline
13 May 2026 → 17 May 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published168 days ago13 May 2026, 14:31 BST
- Market engagement84 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity to work with Tower Hamlets, we are hosting a Preliminary Market Engagement Event that will take place on 4th August 2026, 2.30pm - 5pm at the Grocers Wing, Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ.
This Early Market Engagement event aims to:
- highlight the schemes in Batch 1
- preview schemes in subsequent batches
- explain our proposed approach to delivery
- provide advice and guidance on the bidding process
- enable participants to meet the design and development management teams
- receive responses to their queries about the opportunity
Please visit the London Tenders portal and navigate to current opportunities (project reference no. DN821640) to view the Market Engagement Brief and sign up to the Market Engagement Event through the Eventbrite link below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mayors-accelerated… ↗
NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement, which will be subject to competitive tendering. Attendance also does not constitute an intention to tender for any future related procurement.
- Next notice expected83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published70 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:57 BST
- Clarification questions by56 days ago2 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline48 days ago10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 161 days7 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 200 days17 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 May 2026, 14:31 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 May 2026, 15:03 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Jul 2026, 13:11 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £143,235,79021 Jul 2026, 13:11 BSTwas £166,000,000
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:57 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £132,000,00019 Aug 2026, 16:57 BSTwas £143,235,790
- Status changed to active19 Aug 2026, 16:57 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2026, 16:57 BST
Published amendments (1)
Closed the submission 2 days earlier due to overwhelming interest
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 13 May 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All bidders need to be registered on Proactis/Due North in order to access this opportunity through the London Tenders portal. https://www.londontenders.org/ Navigate to the 'current opportunities' tab which will re-direct you to Proactis/Due North and search project reference number DN821833 where all documents will be accessible.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender