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# Tower Hamlets · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Tower Hamlets is a UK Contracting Authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 282 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Tower Hamlets
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-90163` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 282
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £231m (median award: £736k) across 60 of 64 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS), ons-geography (Tower Hamlets), rsh-social-housing (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 48 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 19% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 39 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 133 (92%), Framework: 12 (8%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 82 (57%), Route not published: 37 (26%), Direct award: 12 (8%), Selective: 9 (6%), Limited / restricted: 5 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 52 notices, last 24 months (36% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 47 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 16 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 11 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Look Ahead Care and Support Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/look-ahead-care-and-support-limited-coh-ip21004r):** 5 procedures (8 awards)
2. **[Providence Row Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/providence-row-housing-association-coh-ip19322r):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[Relovision Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/relovision-limited-coh-11056276):** 4 procedures
4. **[The Tower Project](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-tower-project-coh-03338883):** 4 procedures (7 awards)
5. **[The Qalb Short Break Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-qalb-short-break-services-limited-coh-06154879):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Guildmore Limited (2, 11)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guildmore-limited-2-11-GB-PPON-PVLT-3359-MYDM):** £60m · [HAR6019 St Georges](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/har6019-st-georges-new-build-ocds-h6vhtk-050405) · Awarded: 8 Apr 2026
2. **[St Williams Homes LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/st-williams-homes-llp-GB-PPON-PZXP-8528-CVNT):** £48m · [HAR6174 Riverside Poplar Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/har6174-riverside-poplar-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-06554d) · Awarded: 12 Feb 2026
3. **[Formation Design & Build Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/formation-design-build-limited-coh-03536763):** £17m · [HAR6073 Caxton Grove Main Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/har6073-caxton-grove-main-works-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052513) · Awarded: 29 May 2026
4. **[MiHomecare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mihomecare-limited-coh-03203080):** £13m · [HAC6118 Home Care Services (Domiciliary Care) - Lot A](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hac6118-home-care-services-domiciliary-care-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec94) · Awarded: 10 Mar 2025
5. **[SoftwareOne UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softwareone-uk-limited-coh-06629601):** £12m · [R6112 Microsoft Enterprise Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/r6112-microsoft-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-068bbd)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 29
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Tower Hamlets intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt