St George's New Build, Tower Hamlets, £72M Contract Award
Summary
The UK Government's Find a Tender service published a contract award notice for the St George's New Build project in Tower Hamlets, London. Guildmore Ltd was awarded the £72 million contract (including VAT) to demolish the existing leisure centre and construct a new leisure facility with 29 homes. The contract runs from May 2026 to April 2029. Three tenders were received and assessed under the competitive flexible procedure.
What changed
The Cabinet Office published a contract award notice under the Procurement Act 2023 for the St George's New Build project. Guildmore Ltd received the contract valued at £60 million excluding VAT (£72 million including VAT) following assessment of three tenders. The standstill period runs until 17 April 2026, with the earliest contract signature date set for 27 April 2026.
For construction firms, this award notice under the Procurement Act 2023 establishes mandatory disclosure requirements for unsuccessful bidders on contracts exceeding £5 million. The two unsuccessful suppliers—Chalegrove Properties Limited and Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd—must receive detailed feedback. Future tenderers should note the competitive flexible procedure used and the absence of SME or VCSE participation in the final stage.
What to do next
- Monitor standstill period ending 17 April 2026
- Review contract details if considering future similar tenders
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Award
HAR6019 St Georges New Build
- Tower Hamlets UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-032123
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050405 (view related notices)
Published 8 April 2026, 5:00pm
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Contents
Scope Contract 1. HAR6019 St Georges Information about tenders Submission Procedure Suppliers (3)
- Chalegrove Properties Limited
- Guildmore Ltd
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
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HAR6019 St Georges New Build
Description
Tender for a single Principal Contractor to deliver the demolition of the existing St George’s Leisure Centre and other associated structures; complete the design (RIBA Stage 4) and associated surveys; and construct a new build leisure facility and an 8-storey residential building delivering 29 new homes, with associated landscaping and public realm improvements.
Contract 1. HAR6019 St Georges
Supplier
Contract value
- £60,000,000 excluding VAT
- £72,000,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
8 April 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
8 April 2026
Standstill period
- End: 17 April 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
Construction work
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Suppliers
Chalegrove Properties Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGLC-6829-HXGW 35 Landmark Square
London
E14 9AB
United Kingdom
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Guildmore Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVLT-3359-MYDM Ertosun House ,61 Widmore Road
Bromley
BR1 3AA
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@guildmore.com
Region: UKI61 - Bromley
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. HAR6019 St Georges
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPZX-2842-HHPG Kent House 14-17 Market Place
London
W1W 8AJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contracting authority
Tower Hamlets
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBL-2673-MVYG New Town Hall
London
E1 1BJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Rebecca Omoloye
Telephone: +44 2073644099
Email: rebecca.omoloye@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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