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HAR6174: Riverside Poplar Phase 2

Tower Hamlets · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 02:51.

Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) has identified an opportunity to acquire 223 affordable housing units at Blocks A and B at Heron Wharf, Poplar Riverside, Leven Road (the Site). The Site is currently owned by St William Homes LLP (SWH), a subsidiary of Berkeley Homes (BH). SWH is developing residential housing as part of Phase 2 of the Heron Wharf scheme (the Scheme). The planning permission and associated s106 agreement obtained for the Scheme requires SWH to sell the affordable flats to be delivered, to a Registered Provider, which in this case would be the Council. As part of the Scheme, the Council has agreed to acquire 223 affordable units as set out below. When the construction of the units reaches "golden brick" stage (above foundation level - being the point at which the units are treated as a zero-rated supply for VAT purposes) the Council will purchase the land interest from SWH (so the Council becomes the owner of the land on which the 223 affordable units are to be delivered). The Council will also, at the same time pay SWH the costs associated with the delivery of the works up to "golden brick". The Council will also enter into a Development Agreement with SWH for the delivery of the 223 affordable housing units. The Development Agreement will place a legally enforceable obligation on SWH to commence and deliver housing on the Site in accordance with agreed specification requirements as set out in the Development Agreement. The Council will pay for the costs of the works associated with delivering the affordable housing units in monthly instalments. The completed outputs will then be handed over to the Council's ownership on practical completion. The opportunity offered to the Council by SWH comprises two linked transactions: (i) the purchase of the Site and "golden brick" works that the 223 affordable housing units are to be delivered on by the Council from SWH; and (ii) the award of a works contract (Development Agreement) by the Council to SWH. The Council considers these to be inseparable components of the transaction which can only be delivered by SWH. For the reasons set out in this notice, the Council considers that only SWH would be able to deliver the works because of exclusive rights (SWH's current ownership of the Site) and that there are no reasonable alternatives to these works. The value stated refers to the estimated capital costs of the works which will be the subject of the Development Agreement.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

St Williams Homes LLP

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Contract value
£47.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£59.8m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZXP-8528-CVNT
Location
London, UKI45, SW8 2LE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
HAR6174
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Council, relying on paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 intends to award a contract to SWH for the delivery of housing on the Sites (as described in this notice). The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. SWH own and are developing the wider 'Estate' in which the Site sits. Accordingly SWH are responsible for the construction of and the laying of the major services and infrastructure which will serve the Site. Such services and infrastructure will remain in the ownership of SWH. On this basis it is not commercially feasible or workable from a technical or engineering perspective for another contractor to construct the Site on behalf of the Council. The Site is located within an area of housing need for the Council and is designated for residential development in the Council's Local Plan. The Site already has detailed planning permission and so far as the Council is aware this is the only Site in the area which has planning permission and can deliver the scale of the affordable housing required by the Council to meet local housing need. The Council has secured GLA grant funding to assist with its acquisition of the Site. Under the terms of the GLA grant, the Site must be delivered by the GLA grant utilisation date of 31 March 2030. So far as the Council are aware there are no other schemes in the locality that can be delivered to the scale and cost of the Site in the timescales required to use the grant it has secured. Whilst the Council will become the owner of the Site at 'golden brick', the Development Agreement that the Council will enter into will cover the golden brick works and beyond. In addition as referred to above, since SWH own and are developing the wider Estate and will be responsible for the services and infrastructure it is not commercially feasible or workable from a technical or engineering perspective for another contractor to construct the Site on behalf of the Council as this would likely cause significant interface issues which would likely result in the Council incurring a substantial and disproportionate amount of additional cost.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Tower Hamlets
Id
GB-PPON-PQBL-2673-MVYG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQBL-2673-MVYG

Address

Street Address
New Town Hall
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 1BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Telephone
+44 2073644099

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
St Williams Homes LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PZXP-8528-CVNT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZXP-8528-CVNT

Address

Street Address
15B St George Wharf
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW8 2LE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
works

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45100000
Description
Site preparation work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45233100
Description
Construction work for highways, roads
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
45233161
Description
Footpath construction work
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZXP-8528-CVNT
Name
St Williams Homes LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
HAR6174 Riverside Poplar Phase 2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
27 Feb 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
27 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Development Agreement provides for a longstop date of 31 March 2032.

Value

Including VAT
59,800,000
Amount
47,840,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
3
Title
Schedule Performance

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
4
Title
Quality Control

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
5
Title
Safety Compliance

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032388-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Apr 2026, 13:06
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E1 1BJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 013998-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 014006-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 032388-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·