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In deliveryUnited KingdomWorks£80,000,000Add to pipeline

291 Harrow Road Pre-Construction Services, Enabling and Main Works

Awarded to Wates Construction Limited

Westminster City Council(buyer)

Published
Published 19 May 2025
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Overview

Westminster City Council awarded Wates Construction Limited a contract worth £88.6 million on 26 March 2026 for pre-construction services, enabling works, and main works on the 291 Harrow Road development in London. The project will deliver 144 new homes across three buildings (5–15 storeys), comprising 48 affordable units (including 24 Adult Social Care units at social rent) and 72 private homes, with a target of 70% carbon reduction through passive design, renewable energy systems, and air source heat pumps.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Works
Estimated value
£80,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
19 May 2025
Questions by
26 September 2025
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for houses

Award outcome

Awarded value
£91,149,354
Award date
26 March 2026
Contract period
2 March 2026 → 12 July 2030
Contract length
4 years 4 months
Against estimate
14% above
Bids received
4
Winner
  • Wates Construction Limited

This contract ends on 12 July 2030.

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About the winner

Wates Construction Limited

Based in
Surrey
Public contracts won
178
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

4

0 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Construction work drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 13% received only one.

Who bid

  • Hill Partnerships Ltd
  • McLaren Construction Limited
  • Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
  • Wates Construction LimitedWinner

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Construction Methodology9%
  • Programme management and BSA process6%
  • Risk management4%
  • Supply chain6%
  • Cost Certainty6%
  • Cost Plan2.5%
  • Contractor’s team resourcing5%
  • Design team resourcing5%
  • Design management7%
  • Quality and defect management, handover and aftercare7%
  • Environmental sustainability2.5%
  • Responsible Procurement10%
  • PCSA Services fee6%
  • Enabling works fixed cost4%
  • Enabling works preliminaries3%
  • Stage 4 design costs4%
  • Main construction stage preliminaries4.5%
  • Overhead and profit margin4.5%
  • Construction risk rate4%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Construction work

£160,000

Median of 19,399 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 569.7× the median.

Westminster City Council in the last 12 months

79

contracts awarded, worth £279,708,888 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    1 September 2026

  2. Contract

    31 March 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    10 September 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    19 May 2025

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