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Published 29 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Temporary Accommodation Conversions - Rowan House & 130 Trumpington Road

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

WorksAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: London (UKI53)
Published estimate£6,418,000≈ £2.7m / year · £7,701,600 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 16 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moup to 3 yrs 5 mo with extensions · starts 22 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a call for engagement ahead of tender for a single-stage Design and Build contract to convert two existing London Borough of Waltham Forest buildings into temporary accommodation: Rowan House, 1 Cecil Road, London E11 3HF (16 self-contained homes), and 130 Trumpington Road, Forest Gate, London E7 9EQ (14 self-contained homes). The two schemes are tendered as separate contracts under a competitive flexible procedure - single Pre-Selection Questionnaire and shortlist to tender.

This exercise is designed to gauge market interest and capacity, and to collect insight on two specific points ahead of tender: the proposed approach to contract insurance, and the impact of the site conditions and programme on preliminaries.

Interested contractors should express their interest through the Council's ProContract portal and will be invited to a presentation session covering the scope, programme and site information for both schemes.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs 5 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 22 Jan 2027 — 21 Jun 2029 (2 yrs 5 mo) · up to 3 yrs 5 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: London
Extensions
Extension options published
45000000 Construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
Authority reference
DN829818
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
London (UKI53)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c2d

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
  2. Market engagementin 10 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Interested contractors should express their interest through the Council's ProContract portal and will be invited to a presentation session covering the scope, programme and site information for both schemes, followed by an opportunity for a session with the employer's agent and design team. The more…session will specifically seek contractor views on: Contract insurance: the Council has identified a capacity constraint on insuring the existing structure itself, and has indicated a preference, subject to testing at this engagement, for the contractor to hold full contract insurance covering both the existing structure and the works. Contractors' views are sought on whether they could provide this cover, and any cost impact this would have on preliminaries. If this proves impracticable in the market, the fallback position is JCT Option C, with the Council insuring the existing structure and the contractor insuring the works. Programme: whether the proposed tender period and start on site dates above are considered achievable given the scope and site conditions.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 17 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 114 days
    22 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 11:13 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJN-6757-NZZZ Waltham Forest Town Hall, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JF +44 2084963000

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure