291 Harrow Road Main Works Soft Market Testing

Description

Westminster City Council (the Council) is looking to procure a main works contractor to redevelop 291 Harrow Road and 1-2 Elmfield Way, London, W9 3RH to deliver circa 144 mixed tenure new homes including a dedicated Adult Social Care building, a new all weather play space, new commercial/cultural space, a landscaped private garden and improvements to the public realm on Harrow Road and Elmfield Way. WCC is publishing this Prior Information Notice which is not a call for competition for a period of two weeks from 19th May 2025 to 6th June 2025. All contractors must have relevant experience of carrying out construction works of similar size, nature, complexity and type to that required by WCC and this must be in the last 3 years.All contractors are expected to have a minimum annual turnover of £120 million to be considered in participating on this contract. This turnover requirement must be on recent last 3 years audited accounts 2021 to 2024 financial years.The Council has progressed the design to the submission of a planning application and has received extensive pre-application advice from the planning authority and the Greater London Authority. Design of the scheme has not concluded and is on-going and procurement will take place following the completion of the RIBA Stage 3 design. In addition to progressing planning matters the Council is making excellent progress in preparing the site for development including extensive community engagement, progress, progressing vacant possession through a decant strategy which is now underway, and the procurement of a demolition contractor has now commenced.