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Homes England - Demolition of former Halfway House Primary School - Isle of Sheppey

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:01.

Opportunity overview

Homes England intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the demolition and associated enabling works at the former Halfway Houses Primary School, Queenborough Road, Minster-On-Sea, Isle of Sheppey ME12 2BE. The scope of works is anticipated to include • Site establishment, mobilisation and security arrangements. • Soft strip of existing school buildings and structures. • Identification, removal and lawful disposal of asbestos-containing materials, including independent verification and monitoring requirements. • Demolition of all existing buildings (B1-B7, B9 and B10), structures and associated infrastructure to ground level floor slabs. • Protection, isolation and management of existing private services. • Management of ecological constraints, including compliance with protected species (bat) mitigation measures and site-specific ecological requirements. • Processing, segregation, recycling and disposal of demolition arisings and waste materials. • Environmental monitoring and control measures, including dust, noise and vibration. • Site clearance and preparation of the site for future redevelopment. • Provision of all completion records, waste documentation, statutory compliance records and handover information required under the contract. The successful contractor will be required to undertake the works in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements, health and safety legislation, environmental controls, ecological constraints and the requirements of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (Option A). At the time the procurement documentation was prepared, the application remained under consideration by the Local Planning Authority. Tenderers will be expected to comply with any planning conditions, mitigation measures or statutory requirements arising from the Prior Approval process. The principal objective is to safely demolish the former school, remove asbestos-containing materials, clear the site and deliver a development-ready parcel of land to facilitate Homes England's future redevelopment aspirations for the site. All dates and values in this notice are indicative and may be subject to change. Please refer to ProContract for the questionnaire and appendicies.

Classification

  • CPV45111100 — Demolition work

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
DN826373
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45111100
Description
Demolition work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This engagement has been published to gather information from the market and to understand the interest in this opportunity, helping to inform our procurement decisions. There is a short questionnaire to submit via the eTendering system (ProContract) and the direct link to this can be accessed here, https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b4f7f303-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=18a5bc35-509a-f111-813c-005056b64545 Deadline is Thursday 27th August 2026 at 13:00.
Due
27 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078276-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 16:44
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Id
GB-PPON-PMTT-3573-RLZV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMTT-3573-RLZV

Address

Street Address
The Lumen
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE4 5BZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE4 5BZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078276-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·