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To procure a main contractor under a single stage JCT16 Design & Build Contract with LBTH amendments, on RIBA Stage 3+ information to build 36 units and community facility on the site

To procure a main contractor under a single stage JCT16 Design & Build Contract with LBTH amendments, on RIBA Stage 3+ information to build 32 units on the car park site on the Brunton Wharf Estate, Limehouse.

The project objective is to deliver: • A new state-of-the-art leisure facility (with wet and dry leisure facilities, including a 25m swimming pool) • An 8-storey residential building delivering 29 new affordable rent homes. • Associated landscaping and public realm improvements to St George's Gardens and the surroundings of the proposed new buildings. Both the leisure facilities and residential accommodation will be owned and managed by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The project will be delivered on the existing site of the former St George's Leisure Centre, which is situated in the St George in the East Conservation Area, on The Highway A1203 (a TfL Red Route). The site is in proximity to the Grade I Listed Church of St George in the East and other Listed structures. The existing St George's Leisure Centre, which is proposed for demolition, comprises of two components: a two-storey block to the east which houses administration, changing facilities, and the training pool; and a four-storey block which accommodates the 33.3m swimming pool. A further single storey ancillary block is located to the west. An 18-space car park at ground level wraps around the existing leisure centre. Procurement Approach The St George's Leisure Centre Redevelopment project shall adopt an open two-stage procurement route, with a competitive flexible procedure (Request for Core Proposals and Request for Tender). Following the tender a single Principal Contractor shall be awarded the following Contracts, which will run in parallel with one another: Contract Contract work Form of Contract Contract A Design services (RIBA Stage 4) Pre-Construction Services Agreement Contract B Demolition Works JCT D&B (LBTH Amendments) Following completion of the Pre-Construction Services Agreement, and the Principal Contractor's submission of their 2nd stage tender, the following Contract will be awarded. This will be formalised via the Tollgate 2 process: Contract Contract work Form of Contract Contract C Construction works: leisure, housing and landscaping JCT D&B (LBTH Amendments)

The main objective of the project is to appoint a single Contractor to provide comprehensive electrical works and associated services including (but not limited to) repairs, maintenance, servicing, testing, repairs and installation of electric hot water and electric heating systems, other electrical related works to council buildings. The Contract will run for a period of 2 years with the option to extend by a further 1 years plus 1 year. This service is critical to ensure that the Council has safe and efficient buildings to serve residents and for staff to work from. The contract will include all corporate buildings, Leisure, Education and Parks and will deliver day to day works, reactive maintenance, small projects and statutory compliance checks. Activities would typically include testing, certification and replacement of Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting and Electrical infrastructure, and will also include capital improvement projects working alongside other specialist trades. The contract will also provide for works associated with the Council's net zero carbon target.

This project aims to provide specialist services to support people rough sleeping in Tower Hamlets. Rough sleeping remains a complex social challenge within Tower Hamlets, across London and indeed nationally. Available data indicates figures will continue to rise locally, with demand for services meaning people spend longer on the streets. This increases risks of harm to individuals and communities through anti-social behavior, complex safeguarding concerns, public health matters and violence. It is therefore essential to have responsive, assertive and professional support services which are strategically aligned with the borough's aim to make rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurrent, as outlined in the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29. These services will lead the efforts to drive down rough sleeping and ensure people do not return to the streets once accommodated. Specifically, this project will provide two primary services - a street outreach team and a resource centre. These services are currently contracted under two separate contracts: the Enhanced Rough Sleeping Outreach Service (P5719) and Resource Centre Contract (P5670) which are both due to reach the end of their extensions on March 31st 2026. These services are seen as essential for the borough. Street Outreach provides a shift-based service which can immediately respond to reports of people rough sleeping, link in with people needing support, and help to find housing solutions and links to other relevant services. The Resource Centre provides a safe and inclusive building-based service where people rough sleeping can access essential services such as showers and food, as well as holistic support for mental and physical health, substance use, and housing advice. Additional specialist services are provided using grant funding from central government. The borough intends to establish a multi-supplier framework with lots for these essential services. This will allow for services to be procured quickly and effectively and enable the borough to utilize additional grant income that may become available from central government. Potential suppliers will be engaged to develop interest and shape the market accordingly. Contract length is set at 3 years and extensions of 12 months pus 12 months to allow for testing the multi-supplier framework approach, give stability to service provision, and to align with the duration of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29.

The Council will seek innovative, creative, flexible and committed providers prepared to work in close and effective partnership with adults with learning disability, their family/carer and a wide range of local partners, including the Council. Providers will be required to deliver tailored, person-centred day services for people with a learning disability and autistic adults. Providers will offer support with life skills, budgeting, and access to education, training, employment, clinical and health care services, and social interactions which are aimed at supporting people to develop or maintain their independence within the community and promote inclusion. The new contract will have a strengthened focus on offering a greater variety of developmental valued and fulfilling activities including peer led activities that offer greater choice, personalisation and flexibility, supporting individuals to develop their social, emotional, communication and independent living skills and to participate in mainstream community activities.

The preferred model will involve the creation of an integrated contract, where a lead provider coordinates a network of subcontracted providers to deliver services. The LBTH Criminal Justice Service (CJS) will remain a Council service but work seamlessly as part of a multi- agency team around the needs of the individual, specialising in offering engagement, treatment and recovery services for those in contact with Criminal Justice agencies, so streamlining the number of agencies working with an individual. The option for co-location will improve the experience and outcomes for those accessing treatment. The lead provider will ensure cohesive delivery across all service areas, from engagement to treatment and recovery. They will act as the single point of coordination for service users and partners.

Responsibility for commissioning the statutory 0-5 Specialist Community Public Health Nursing services transferred from NHS England to the Council on 1st October 2015. These services are comprised of the Health Visiting service and the Family Nurse Partnership service, which both deliver the Healthy Child Programme to families with children, starting in pregnancy until the child is 5 years old. The Healthy Child Programme provides regular health and development checks for children throughout their first few years of life and aims to impact positively on health and development for all children under 5 in Tower Hamlets. 3+1+1+1 contract arrangement A full competitive tender process under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 will be undertaken. We expect the retendered services to consist of a single tender, potentially divided into 2 lots. This may be subject to change given factors such as market conditions, feedback from market engagement or legislation.

The main objective of this procurement is to select two contractors to deliver the 2025-2030 Major works programme to residential properties owned and managed by the council, as identified by the lifetime of assets. It is proposed that 2 geographical contracts will be awarded to 2 contractors (Lot 1 - South/ Lot 2 - North) Scope of work to be covered by the contracts will be: • Block fabric • Communal internal and external decorations • Internal refurbishment (kitchens, bathrooms) • Fire safety • Small internal and external alterations (extensions and conversions)

Tower Hamlets council aims to improve the health and wellbeing of residents. Public Health Enhanced Services delivered within primary care in Tower Hamlets are a key way to achieve this. These services encompass a range of health interventions aimed at improving population health outcomes, specifically targeting areas such as sexual and reproductive health, cardiometabolic disease prevention, and substance misuse. Tower Hamlets General Practitioners (GPs) have long-established provision of a range of Public Health enhanced services to address substance misuse, provide for sexual health and undertake NHS Health Checks. Locally these are called Network Improvement Services (NIS). These services are in addition to the GP core contract commissioned by NHS England. The enhanced services provided include: GP Sexual Health and Reproductive Services (SRH) NHS Health Checks (NHSHC) programme Primary Care Substance Misuse Services, including shared care for OST and screening and referral related to alcohol harms. The organisations that we are seeking to engage via this Preliminary Market Engagement include: 1. Primary care providers who are able to deliver some or all of the enhanced services meeting the needs of all eligible populations within Tower Hamlets. 2. Umbrella organisations and representative bodies for Primary Care, including federation(s), primary care networks, and other organisations such as Local Medical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees. 3. Providers of data and information technology infrastructure within or relating to primary care. 4. Providers of management infrastructure that supports delivery of enhanced services within primary care. 5. Commissioners of related services. 6. Any other organisations who could contribute to the delivery of the Key Components listed above.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) Council is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a formal tender process for the complete replacement of a hydrotherapy pool at a school for severely disabled children. The goal of this project is to deliver a modern, fully accessible, hydrotherapy pool that will effectively support the therapeutic needs of the students. This project involves the complete replacement of the hydrotherapy pool, addressing issues such as leaks and the current condition of the pool. A detailed structural survey will be required during the works, along with associated integrity testing. The design will prioritise ease of access for ongoing maintenance to ensure long-term operational efficiency and to reduce costs throughout the asset’s lifecycle. The scope of the project also includes the installation of new systems and upgrades to existing systems, including lighting, sensory equipment, underwater lighting, ventilation, heating, and drainage, to enhance functionality and improve reliability. The pool area will be fully redecorated to improve its appearance while considering the environmental humidity. Furthermore, the project will involve the complete replacement and reconfiguration of all plant room equipment, along with the associated mechanical and electrical plant and equipment. For further information and a copy of the market engagement brief please refer to www.londontenders.org NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.

This centre will provide a range of culturally sensitive services and interventions for adults at risk or in need of substance misuse treatment and recovery services in the borough. This new provision will be delivered to compliment those currently commissioned through existing core substance misuse treatment and recovery services currently delivered via Change Grow Live, providing an alternative access and intervention offer. Services will be delivered in a culturally sensitive manner, prioritising faith and culture within BAME and other marginalised communities as part of the Mayors Priority Projects. This centre will aim to provide the following core services: Addressing stigma and promoting services: Deliver and facilitate awareness-raising about the service and alternative treatment options in the borough to attract more users into treatment. Deliver training as part of a borough wide schedule to share good practice within the borough and work in partnership with other treatment providers. Recovery and Treatment Interventions: Flexible access including evening and weekend services. Screening and assessments including screening using Audit C Harm reduction advice and information, including Naloxone, to both injecting users and their significant other/s Drop-in advice and information services Brief Interventions and advice around alcohol and if appropriate referral on to the alcohol service Groupwork programmes and 1:1 keywork sessions Access to Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and vaccination via BBV nurses. Facilitate access to inpatient and residential services. Women only space Abstinence based recovery approaches. Sustained recovery: Peer mentors, service user groups and co-production Culturally sensitive fellowship meetings Services to concerned family members, friends, and significant others Life skills kitchen It is important to highlight, that whilst the centre will serve a culturally sensitive approach towards the needs of BAME substance users, it will also offer a safe space for families, carers, and significant others to receive support.

This project aims to provide specialist services to support people rough sleeping in Tower Hamlets. Rough sleeping remains a complex social challenge within Tower Hamlets, across London and indeed nationally. Available data indicates figures will continue to rise locally, with demand for services meaning people spend longer on the streets. This increases risks of harm to individuals and communities through anti-social behaviour, complex safeguarding concerns, public health matters and violence. It is therefore essential to have responsive, assertive and professional support services which are strategically aligned with the borough's aim to make rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurrent, as outlined in the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29. These services will lead the efforts to drive down rough sleeping and ensure people do not return to the streets once accommodated. The estimated value of this contract is subject to funding approval.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets' current focus is exploring options for decarbonisation and expansion of the Barkantine Estate, to determine how the Heat Network can best deliver Tower Hamlets' existing and future customer energy needs, following an existing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) due to expire in October 2027. This market engagement process is in advance of a future tender procedure to decarbonise, operate, and expand the existing Barkantine Heat Network. This will include financing, design, construction, provision of heat supply, customer relations, metering and billing, and operations and maintenance of the network. The existing district heat network has been in operation under a PFI agreement since August 2000, and serves a number of customers on the Isle of Dogs. The Council are looking for a partner to support with evaluating options to decarbonise and expand the network, when the current management arrangements come to an end in October 2027. This includes options for utilising the existing energy centre or relocating to a new location.

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has a responsibility for commissioning the statutory 0-5 Specialist Community Public Health Nursing services transferred from NHS England to the Council on 1st October 2015. These services are comprised of the Health Visiting service and the Family Nurse Partnership service, which both deliver the Healthy Child Programme to families with children, starting in pregnancy until the child is 5 years old. The Healthy Child Programme provides regular health and development checks for children throughout their first few years of life and aims to impact positively on health and development for all children under 5 in Tower Hamlets. This opportunity will be divided into 2 Lots. Lot 1 will be the Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership and Lot 2 will be Evaluation of Community Health Outcomes (ECHO).

London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement exercise in advance of a forthcoming procurement for the delivery of comprehensive electrical works and associated services. The Council is seeking early input from the market to help inform the structure, scope, and approach of the proposed contract. The scope of services may include, but is not limited to, electrical repairs and maintenance, servicing and testing of electrical systems, installation of electric hot water and electric heating systems, other electrical-related works to Council buildings. The proposed contract will run for an initial 2-year term, with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years (1 year + 1 year). This service is essential to ensure that the Council's buildings remain safe, compliant, and operational, supporting both frontline services to residents and the effective use of workspaces for staff. Further details on how to participate in the Pre-Market Engagement exercise, including timelines and format, can be found by visiting the London Tenders Portal and registering you expression of interest on the project board (reference- DN781083)

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is recommissioning a borough-wide, world-class adult substance misuse treatment system, aligned with the Combatting Drugs Partnership Strategy (2024–2027). Currently Tower Hamlets commissions and delivers a range of substance misuse treatment and recovery services for residents aged 18 plus, collectively branded as “Reset”. Following a period of review that includes a refreshed Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), detailed system review and series of engagement events; the cabinet report recommended the commissioning of a refreshed model when existing contracts come to an end in late 2025. It presented a case for continued investment in substance misuse engagement, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services; and a timeline for implementation of this model through a competitive procurement exercise.

Tower Hamlets currently purchases centre-based day support for 257 adults with a learning disability across 6 Providers operating within borough boundaries. This provision is transacted via an activity-based framework contract with different prices for standard, enhanced and complex levels of support. The current annual expenditure via the framework is projected at £5.9m in 2024-25. In addition, the borough purchases 15 Tower Hamlets centre-based placements at £158,012 outside the established framework and in the region of 63 non-building-based placements at approximately £410k. Non-centre based provision is usually delivered in the form of 1:1 support and often outside of core day provision hours. There is 1 provider operating. Both centre-based and non-centre based provision delivers a range of personalised support with life skills, budgeting, access to education, training, employment, clinical and health care services, and social interactions to develop or maintain independence within the community. Activities are delivered through a range of varied programmes personalized to meet individual needs, choice and aspiration. The Borough is seeking to establish a new activity-based contract from which the provision of day support for adults with a learning disability can be purchased when the current framework ends in February 2026. Once established the Council will only spot purchase provision from organisations that have been successful and are listed as approved contracted suppliers and hold a contract with the Authority.

Tower Hamlets Council aims to create universal 'safe spaces' in every ward throughout the borough, where young people can stay safe, participate in positive activities and educational opportunities, as well as access additional support from youth workers. The Council intends to achieve this primarily by delivering the services in-house, although there is a need to commission 6 wards where no Council premises are available to run the service, to ensure there is an accessible universal provision available in all borough wards. Improving services for young people is a key priority in The Tower Hamlets Young Tower Hamlets Strategy 2025-2027. There has been significant investment in the Young Tower Hamlets, to transform the level of support available to children and young people so that they are given the best start in life and have easy access to opportunities to fulfil their potential. The Council's ambition to have youth service provision at ward level is a step towards achieving this vison, as centre-based youth work is recognised to significantly contribute to curricular goals such as health and wellbeing. The commissioned Universal Ward Based Youth Activity provision will seek to provide youth centre provision in the specialist wards currently lacking in-house delivery. It will support young people aged 11-19 (up to age 25 with SEN) with access to free, accessible, high quality and well publicised positive activities which embed the Service's commitment to promoting healthy living and provides safe, yet challenging spaces for personal and social development. There is potential to procure these universal youth services in 6 wards (service lots) across Tower Hamlets Borough. Successful Provider/s must deliver these services from a designated building (in each individual ward/service lot), whether it's their own or leased and this will be assessed during the tender.

Tower Hamlets Council is committed to strengthening specialist SEND provision across the borough, ensuring that children and young people with additional needs have access to safe, inclusive, and high‑quality environments where they can participate in meaningful activities, develop essential life skills, and receive appropriate support. Improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND remains a central priority within the Tower Hamlets Young Tower Hamlets Strategy 2025-2027. Continued investment has been directed into the borough's SEND system to enhance the quality, accessibility, and consistency of support ensuring that young people are given the best possible start in life and equitable opportunities to thrive within their communities. As part of this commitment, the Council's ambition to develop provision at ward level represents a key step towards creating a more localised, responsive model of support. High‑quality centre‑based SEND provision plays an important role in promoting wellbeing, developing independence, and supporting wider educational and social outcomes. The commissioned Specialist SEND Ward‑Based Activity provision will therefore focus on delivering centre‑based support in wards where in‑house SEND youth provision is not currently available. This will ensure that all children and young people with SEND particularly those aged 11-19, or up to 25 with SEND-have access to free, accessible, and well‑publicised specialist activities that are tailored to their needs, strengths, and aspirations. The successful provider will be required to deliver services from a designated building within each ward or service lot. Providers may use their own premises or buildings leased for this purpose, and the suitability, accessibility, and quality of the proposed venue will form a key element of the tender evaluation. The expected offer must embed inclusive practice, promote healthy lifestyles, and provide safe but appropriately challenging spaces that enable personal development, social interaction, and increased independence for young people with SEND.