Tower Hamlets awards Whitechapel Leisure Centre design team contract to AECOM LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 16:37.

Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is seeking to appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team as well as a Quality Surveyor/Employers Agent for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential Scheme. The project design development shall include services to enable demolition of the existing Whitechapel Leisure Centre and other associated structures; and the completion of design of a new build leisure facility and a 9-storey residential building delivering 45 new council owned homes; with associated landscaping and public realm improvements. Lot 1: To procure and appoint a Multidisciplinary Design Team from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development. Lot 2: To procure and appoint a Quantity Surveyor / Employers Agent from RIBA Stage 1 to 3 (including planning application) to develop design proposals for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre and Residential development Suppliers cannot bid for both Lots

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.

Aecom Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1.8m
Awarded: 15 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PCLX-5446-YHDX
Location: London, UKI42, E1 8FA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: HAR6184 - Lot 1 Only
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

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

Email: procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2073644099

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Aecom Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PCLX-5446-YHDX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCLX-5446-YHDX

Address

Street Address: Aldgate Tower
Locality: London
Postal Code: E1 8FA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI42

Contact

Email: KM-Europe@aecom.com

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Control

Description: AECOM Design & Consulting Services UK Limited Companies House number - 7840752 Type - Organisation Category - Parent or subsidiary company Registered address - Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street., London, E1 8FA, UK

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: HAR6184 Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme - Lot 1 Only
Status: active
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71000000
Description: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72224000
Description: Project management consultancy services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72322000
Description: Data management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 2,151,000
Amount: 1,792,500
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PCLX-5446-YHDX
Name: Aecom Limited

Contract period

Starts: 30 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098587-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098587-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 15:04
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098587-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 15:04

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Tower Hamlets has published a contract award notice for Lot 1 of the Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme. AECOM LIMITED is the verified supplier named for multidisciplinary design-team services through RIBA Stages 1–3, including planning application support.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Document 098587-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 19 October 2026.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date16 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098587-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078aff
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 16:37
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 is recorded as active, with a stated award value of £1,792,500 excluding VAT (£2,151,000 gross). The notice schedules signature for 29 October 2026; it does not confirm that the contract has been signed.

Market significance

The award supports design development for demolition-related work, a new leisure facility, a nine-storey residential building with 45 council-owned homes, and associated landscaping and public-realm improvements.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

AECOM LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 1792500 net; 2151000 gross GBP · verified supplier; award active

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Award 1 names Aecom Limited as supplier; supplier verification resolves the entity by exact-name match to AECOM LIMITED (company number 01846493). Award 1 value is £1,792,500 amount and £2,151,000 amountGross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Document 098587-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 19 October 2026.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Award decision date

97% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

Signature status

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled; signature not confirmed

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Award milestone is futureSignatureDate, due 29 October 2026, with status "scheduled".

Planned contract period

96% confidence

30 October 2026 to 30 October 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-30 and endDate 2027-10-30.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,792,500

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Award 1 value.amount is 1792500 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£2,151,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2151000 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Award-level value for Lot 1

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Award 1 relates to Lot 1 only and contains the stated value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision

97% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Document 098587-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-19.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

29 October 2026

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Future-signature milestone dueDate is 2026-10-29.

Planned start date

96% confidence

30 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-30.

Planned end date

96% confidence

30 October 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Awarded lot

98% confidence

Lot 1: Multidisciplinary Design Team

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The award title states "Lot 1 Only" and award 1 is related to Lot 1. The tender description identifies Lot 1 as procurement of a Multidisciplinary Design Team from RIBA Stage 1 to 3, including planning application.

Design-stage scope

97% confidence

RIBA Stages 1–3, including planning application

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Tender description states that Lot 1 is for design-proposal development from RIBA Stage 1 to 3, including planning application.

Development context

96% confidence

Existing leisure-centre demolition-related design, new leisure facility, 45 council-owned homes in a nine-storey residential building, landscaping and public realm

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Tender description sets out these development components.

Service classifications

98% confidence

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services; project management consultancy; data management

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Award item lists CPV 71000000, 72224000 and 72322000.

Delivery region

91% confidence

London (UKI)

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Award delivery address specifies region UKI.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective

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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".

Award route

99% confidence

Award under framework

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Award under framework".

Competition flag

95% confidence

Competitive

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Tender field competitive is true.

Framework reference

95% confidence

ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7, related framework Lot 3

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Related process identifies framework ocid ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7 and relatedLots ["3"].

Lot bidding restriction

96% confidence

Suppliers could not bid for both Lots

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Tender description explicitly states that suppliers cannot bid for both Lots.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

94% confidence

12 months

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The stated contract period runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2027.

Extension options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

96% confidence

Single disclosed award for Lot 1

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The supplied award dataset contains one award, titled "Lot 1 Only", with AECOM LIMITED as the named supplier.

Unawarded or undisclosed Lot 2 outcome

97% confidence

No Lot 2 award outcome is provided in this notice data

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The tender description describes Lot 2, but the supplied tender lots and award relate only to Lot 1.

Commercial maturity

98% confidence

Award notice precedes the scheduled signature date

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The award was dated 16 October 2026 and published 19 October 2026; a future signature milestone is scheduled for 29 October 2026.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078aff
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Tower Hamlets

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Buyer party is named Tower Hamlets.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority – sub-central government

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Buyer classification is UK_CA_TYPE publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, E1 1BJ

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Buyer address is New Town Hall, London, E1 1BJ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

AECOM LIMITED (company number 01846493)

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Supplier verification records verified company name AECOM LIMITED and company number 01846493, matched by exact name; verified company status is Active.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Aecom Limited

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The supplier party and source supplier field use "Aecom Limited"; verification resolved this to AECOM LIMITED.

Published supplier scale

96% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details specify scale "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

80% confidence

Around October 2027, if the stated end date remains unchanged

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The planned contract end date is 30 October 2027. This is a date-based estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Signature and contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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The record contains a scheduled future signature date rather than confirmation of signature. The active award status must not be read as evidence of a signed contract.

Lot 2 publication coverage

98% confidence

Outcome not supplied

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The source describes a second lot for Quantity Surveyor/Employer's Agent services, but supplies no corresponding award record.

Procurement and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Limited

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Information not supplied in the published notice on tender dates, submission deadline, bidder numbers, award criteria, scoring or reasons for award.

Lot-level description record

96% confidence

Incomplete structured lot data

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Lot 1's title and description fields are null in the supplied lot record; scope has been drawn from the tender and award descriptions.

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

The supplier was resolved by an exact-name verification match to AECOM LIMITED, company number 01846493.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not confirm that the contract has been signed; it records a signature milestone scheduled for 29 October 2026.
No Lot 2 award outcome is supplied, despite Lot 2 being described in the tender scope.
Information not supplied in the published notice on tender timetable, bids received, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extensions or renewal options.
The structured Lot 1 record has no separate title or description; the reported scope is taken from the tender and award descriptions.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named as supplier for the Whitechapel Leisure Centre Lot 1 award?

AECOM LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for Award 1, which relates to Lot 1 only.

What is the stated value of the award?

The award states £1,792,500 excluding VAT and £2,151,000 gross.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 29 October 2026.

What does Lot 1 cover?

Lot 1 covers multidisciplinary design-team services from RIBA Stages 1–3, including planning application support, for the leisure-centre and residential development.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Whitechapel Leisure Centre & Residential Scheme

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Aecom Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Control

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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