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Southwark Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Operator

Places for London Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of Places for London's (Places) upcoming procurement opportunity for a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) operator for its Southwark Over-Station Development (OSD) scheme. Places invites interested operators to attend a supplier briefing session, where further information on the opportunity and the proposed procurement process will be provided. The session will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Places for London, Transport for London's property company (formerly Transport Trading Limited Properties (TTLP)), is seeking to appoint an experienced PBSA operator to support the mobilisation and operation of the Southwark OSD scheme. The development will comprise of 429 private studios. While the scheme is at an advanced stage of design, the appointed operator will be expected to provide targeted input into the fit-out of amenity spaces, as well as lead the mobilisation phase and oversee the ongoing operation and management of the asset. Although the immediate requirement relates to the Southwark scheme, Places reserves the right to utilise the contract across its wider development pipeline. Accordingly, the procurement process will seek to identify an operator with the capability and expertise to support the successful delivery of Southwark and, subject to performance and strategic alignment, potentially provide services for future PBSA developments from the inception stage onwards. Please note - the value stated within this notice is indicative and includes anticipated expenditure associated with the Southwark PBSA site, together with potential future pipeline sites which this contract may be utilised for.

Classification

  • CPV70300000 — Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0774be
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
20 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
19 Jul 2037, 23:59
Max Extent Date
20 Jul 2042, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
70300000
Description
Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Places for London invites interested suppliers to attend a supplier briefing event in relation to this opportunity. The briefing will provide an overview of the requirement, the proposed procurement process, and an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions. The event is currently expected to take place virtually on Tuesday 6th October via Microsoft Teams. Suppliers wishing to attend the briefing session should register their interest by emailing SouthwarkPBSAOperatorTender@tfl.gov.uk. Upon receipt of your expression of interest, further details of the event, including the Microsoft Teams joining link, will be provided. When registering, please use the subject line: Places_00228 Southwark PBSA Opportunity Places intends to publish a future tender exercise in relation to this proposed sourcing activity using its procurement portal - SAP Ariba.  Interested parties will need to be registered on this system if they wish to participate in a future tendering activity at the below link:  https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL  In the event of issues or difficulty with the registration please contact the SAP Ariba Supplier Registration Help Page:  https://help.sap.com/docs/sap-business-network-for-trading-partners/registration-and-logging-in/how-to-register-as-supplier-on-sap-business-network If you have any queries regarding your registration, please contact:  Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk    This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process and is not a call for tender or a pre-qualification exercise. The information within this notice has been prepared solely for supplier engagement purposes and may not reflect the information ultimately presented in any future procurement process. Direct or indirect canvassing of the Mayor, members of the Greater London Authority, or employees, directors, board members, agents and advisers of TfL and its subsidiaries concerning this market engagement exercise or any related procurement process, or any attempt to procure information from any of the foregoing, may result in the disqualification of the person and/or organisation from consideration during the market engagement exercise or any associated procurement.
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088356-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 16:04
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Places for London Limited
Id
GB-COH-08961151

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08961151

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXWD-1839-NXXY

Address

Street Address
5 Endeavour Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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