Official UK procurement notice
HAR6073 Caxton Grove Main Works Tender
Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to procure a Contract for the Construction of a new part-seven, part-nine storey residential building comprising 36 homes - all to be delivered as affordable housing in line with local and national Planning Policy and guidance, and mayoral priorities. The development aims to provide high quality, contemporary housing, fit for the current and future housing environment. The existing community centre will be replaced as part of the proposals with a new, larger facility incorporated in the same location within the envelope of the new building, which will provide modern spaces that will be better suited to the requirements of existing and new user groups
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£17,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality & Social Value: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality & Social Value: Quality = 60% Social Value = 10%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 23 May 2025, 17:59 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2026, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
HAR6073- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084206- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052513Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted via the London Tenders Portal using the following link: www.londontenders.org ↗
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 17:59 BST
- Next notice expected16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published306 days ago18 Dec 2025, 10:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by274 days ago19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline266 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by238 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts188 days ago16 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 09:09 BST
- Standstill ends132 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 17:59 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 10:32 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £17,000,00018 Dec 2025, 10:32 GMTwas £19,400,000
- Status changed to active18 Dec 2025, 10:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT18 Dec 2025, 10:32 GMT
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 09:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2026, 09:09 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation Design & Build LimitedHAR6073 Caxton Grove Main Works24 Jun 2026 – 23 Dec 2028 | £17,000,000 | 29 May 2026standstill to 10 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonFormation Design & Build Ltd · Greater London
- did not winThomas Sinden LimitedSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Formation Design & Build LtdAwarded supplier
- Thomas Sinden LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender