This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Silvertown Quays Master Development Agreement
Authority: Greater London Authority (GLA) (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 7 Jun 2013no call for competition
Awarded to The Silvertown Partnership LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE. Greater London Authority is publishing this notice in order to generate an OCID for the existing Silvertown Quays Master Development Agreement (MDA), which, due to technical constraints with the Find a Tender Service platform, cannot be obtained via another route. The information set out in this notice is not, and should not be taken as, a notice of any kind under any applicable public procurement legislation. To the extent other fields in this notice have been completed, that is for information only and because they are required to be completed in order to publish the notice. They should not be relied on or treated as authoritative. In some cases, constraints within the menu of options has meant GLA has been required to populate fields that do not reflect the features of the original procurement. For example, the contract value field has been populated with £100 (excluding VAT). This amount is a placeholder to enable submission of the form.
For details of the original procurement, please refer to the OJEU contract award notice published in the Office Journal of the European Union under reference 2013/S 136-235311 which is attached to this notice (see Contract 1 (Documents 1) section).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
Silvertown Quays- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052015- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dad9Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Contract details notice published5 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published13 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMTUK10
- Contract change proposed15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTSilvertown Quays is a major development site in the Royal Docks owned by GLA Land and Property Limited (GLAP). Following a 2011 competitive process under Public Contracts Regulations 2006, GLAP selected The Silvertown Partnership LLP (TSP) as its development partner. On 7 June 2013, GLAP entered into Master Development Agreement (MDA) with TSP to deliver a mixed-use redevelopment. The MDA has been varied previously. As a result of the unforeseeable circumstances summarised below, the parties now intend to make additional changes to the MDA, considered permissible under s.74 Procurement Act 2023 (PA), to facilitate delivery of a revised scheme. Principal MDA modifications A fuller explanation of the changes summarised below and background on earlier changes to the MDA are in Part 1 of the associated Mayoral Decision 3423, which is publicly available on the GLA's website https://www.london.gov.uk/md3423-silvertown-quays-master-development-agreement-variation Principal proposed changes are: 1. Reduction in minimum required commercial floor space from 167,225 m² to 34,500 m² including reduction in 'brand pavilions' from 66,750 m² to 19,765 m². 2. Simplification of minimum requirements to be based on the whole scheme, rather than phases. 3. Changes to MDA milestone events including milestone dates with fixed dates being extended by between c.5.5 years and c.11.5 years (time periods subject to further extension prior to modifications being made) or becoming referable to other milestone events. 4. Amendment to minimum affordable housing percentage from 50% to such lower percentage as planning consent permits. 5. Adjustments to the financial arrangements: a. fixed headlease premium for remainder of Phase 1, calculated using existing MDA "minimum phase value" (based on stated £ per square foot gross external area rates and thresholds) (MPV) applied to proposed revised scheme, payable on first draw-down of headleases for Phases 2, 3 and 4 with fixed long stop dates; b. revision of MPV rates, applicable to Phases after Phase 1, to align with new scheme. Revised MPV rates to be further updated in due course to reflect the outcome of a revaluation of the whole scheme prior to Phase 2. The land price will then reflect market values rather than having a fixed MPV with shared value uplift. c. remaining land receipt to GLA following modifications to be capped; d. change from overage payments per phase to scheme overage, with the earliest instalment being on first Headlease drawdown in Phase 4 (subject to minimum £2m threshold being met). 6. Greater flexibility to allow delivery of the development of plots or Phases via third party 'alternate developers'. Justification GLAP and TSP need to modify the MDA to respond to unforeseeable circumstances. The circumstances include the following, which GLA considers could not reasonably have been foreseen by it prior to the award of the MDA: 1. New building safety regulations. In January 2023, HMG issued new regulations, including a requirement for all buildings over 18 metres high to have 2 separate staircases as well as other design requirements. All but one plot with detailed planning consent needed to be redesigned and the forecast revenue-generating area was significantly reduced (accentuated by height constraints from London City Airport), causing significant loss of revenue, additional costs and programme delays. 2. The continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial development and planning policy. COVID triggered a dramatic and immediate shift toward remote working, with many businesses choosing to reduce/rethink their office requirements. This has led to a long-term, sustained reduction in demand for large commercial office spaces, particularly in areas like Silvertown, which is not a formally designated town centre location. This has resulted in significant changes to Newham Council's planning policy relating to commercial space, in turn impacting on the MDA. The proposed modification does not change the overall nature of the contract. The MDA remains a development agreement, with the same entity responsible to GLA for delivery of a comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site. The modifications described above go to the specifics of how the development will be carried out, required quantum of different uses and required timescales, with appropriate financial adjustments to reflect this. The proposed modification does not increase the estimated value of the MDA by >50% (the before modification value in this notice links to the BTN which was used for administrative purposes to generate an OCID and does not reflect the MDA's actual pre-modification value). In addition, the MDA also includes review clauses that enable modification of the minimum requirements and timing of milestone events. GLA considers these modifications to be allowed for by the MDA. GLA also considers at least these and the brand pavilion modifications not to be substantial.
- Contract change notice published2 Jun 2026, 15:59 BSTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jun 2013
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Silvertown Partnership LLPSME | £3,630,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Silvertown Quays Master Development Agreement · The Silvertown Partnership LLPSME
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2013
- Value
- £3,630,000,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 1 May 2038
- Status
- active
- Change 1 Jun 2026 The purpose of publishing this UK10 form is to enable GLA to meet its obligations under section 77 of the Procurement Act 2023 to publish modifications which were first notified in the Contract Change Notice published as 2025/S 000-073454 under OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05dad9 on 13 November 2025 at 11:11am (the "CCN"). The need to publish a separate UK10 form containing these modifications is due to the limitations of the Find a Tender Service platform at the time of publication, which mean it has not been possible to attach these modifications to the CCN to which they relate. The sole purpose of publishing this new UK10 form is to satisfy GLA's section 77 obligations. No new modifications are being notified by this notice and it therefore should not be treated as involving or comprising the publication of any new contract change notice under section 75 of the Procurement Act 2023.
- Change proposed 15 Dec 2025 Silvertown Quays is a major development site in the Royal Docks owned by GLA Land and Property Limited (GLAP). Following a 2011 competitive process under Public Contracts Regulations 2006, GLAP selected The Silvertown Partnership LLP (TSP) as its development partner. On 7 June 2013, GLAP entered into Master Development Agreement (MDA) with TSP to deliver a mixed-use redevelopment. The MDA has been varied previously. As a result of the unforeseeable circumstances summarised below, the parties now intend to make additional changes to the MDA, considered permissible under s.74 Procurement Act 2023 (PA), to facilitate delivery of a revised scheme. Principal MDA modifications A fuller explanation of the changes summarised below and background on earlier changes to the MDA are in Part 1 of the associated Mayoral Decision 3423, which is publicly available on the GLA's website https://www.london.gov.uk/md3423-silvertown-quays-master-development-agreement-variation Principal proposed changes are: 1. Reduction in minimum required commercial floor space from 167,225 m² to 34,500 m² including reduction in 'brand pavilions' from 66,750 m² to 19,765 m². 2. Simplification of minimum requirements to be based on the whole scheme, rather than phases. 3. Changes to MDA milestone events including milestone dates with fixed dates being extended by between c.5.5 years and c.11.5 years (time periods subject to further extension prior to modifications being made) or becoming referable to other milestone events. 4. Amendment to minimum affordable housing percentage from 50% to such lower percentage as planning consent permits. 5. Adjustments to the financial arrangements: a. fixed headlease premium for remainder of Phase 1, calculated using existing MDA "minimum phase value" (based on stated £ per square foot gross external area rates and thresholds) (MPV) applied to proposed revised scheme, payable on first draw-down of headleases for Phases 2, 3 and 4 with fixed long stop dates; b. revision of MPV rates, applicable to Phases after Phase 1, to align with new scheme. Revised MPV rates to be further updated in due course to reflect the outcome of a revaluation of the whole scheme prior to Phase 2. The land price will then reflect market values rather than having a fixed MPV with shared value uplift. c. remaining land receipt to GLA following modifications to be capped; d. change from overage payments per phase to scheme overage, with the earliest instalment being on first Headlease drawdown in Phase 4 (subject to minimum £2m threshold being met). 6. Greater flexibility to allow delivery of the development of plots or Phases via third party 'alternate developers'. Justification GLAP and TSP need to modify the MDA to respond to unforeseeable circumstances. The circumstances include the following, which GLA considers could not reasonably have been foreseen by it prior to the award of the MDA: 1. New building safety regulations. In January 2023, HMG issued new regulations, including a requirement for all buildings over 18 metres high to have 2 separate staircases as well as other design requirements. All but one plot with detailed planning consent needed to be redesigned and the forecast revenue-generating area was significantly reduced (accentuated by height constraints from London City Airport), causing significant loss of revenue, additional costs and programme delays. 2. The continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial development and planning policy. COVID triggered a dramatic and immediate shift toward remote working, with many businesses choosing to reduce/rethink their office requirements. This has led to a long-term, sustained reduction in demand for large commercial office spaces, particularly in areas like Silvertown, which is not a formally designated town centre location. This has resulted in significant changes to Newham Council's planning policy relating to commercial space, in turn impacting on the MDA. The proposed modification does not change the overall nature of the contract. The MDA remains a development agreement, with the same entity responsible to GLA for delivery of a comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site. The modifications described above go to the specifics of how the development will be carried out, required quantum of different uses and required timescales, with appropriate financial adjustments to reflect this. The proposed modification does not increase the estimated value of the MDA by >50% (the before modification value in this notice links to the BTN which was used for administrative purposes to generate an OCID and does not reflect the MDA's actual pre-modification value). In addition, the MDA also includes review clauses that enable modification of the minimum requirements and timing of milestone events. GLA considers these modifications to be allowed for by the MDA. GLA also considers at least these and the brand pavilion modifications not to be substantial., new value £3,630,000,000 · standstill applies
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Silvertown Partnership LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Attached is the original award notice as published in the Office Journal of the European Union under reference 2013/S 136-235311
- Signed contract The purpose of publishing this UK10 form is to enable GLA to meet its obligations under section 77 of the Procurement Act 2023 to publish modifications which were first notified in the Contract Change Notice published as 2025/S 000-073454 under OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05dad9 on 13 Novem…
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