AwardedAwarded 16 October 2025
HAR6114 School Decarbonisation Project - Cubitt Town, Bonner Mile End and Bangabandhu
London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Local authority
In brief
London Borough of Tower Hamlets awarded architecture and engineering work to Retrofit Action for Tomorrow on 16 October 2025.
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What the notice says
This procurement relates to the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced design team to work up and help implement the proposals for decarbonising the three school sites from RIBA Stage 2 to the end of the project (RIBA 7). This will include all design work, planning consent and conditions, preparation of information for contractor tender, contract administration, QS services, M&E services, and design advice to the end of the project. The overall purpose and goal of this project is to decarbonise the school sites heating technology, within the available finance whilst maximising additional interventions to reduce the school energy bills. The key priorities are: o Move to…Read the full description
This procurement relates to the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced design team to work up and help implement the proposals for decarbonising the three school sites from RIBA Stage 2 to the end of the project (RIBA 7). This will include all design work, planning consent and conditions, preparation of information for contractor tender, contract administration, QS services, M&E services, and design advice to the end of the project.
The overall purpose and goal of this project is to decarbonise the school sites heating technology, within the available finance whilst maximising additional interventions to reduce the school energy bills.
The key priorities are:
o Move to decarbonised heat
o Reduce energy bills
o Stay within budget
o Improve the internal environment to create a more comfortable learning environment
o Work closely with the school community to ensure that their senior leadership team is consulted on all key design and delivery decisions.
o Ensure that interventions are interrogated holistically in order to avoid potential issues such as mould.
o Calculate carbon and energy usage reductions.
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The Council reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion. The Council shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Council shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.
The Council will observe a stand still period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Retrofit Action for Tomorrow (SME) | £420,000 | 16 October 2025 to 15 April 2027 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 071832-2025
About the buyer
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From notice 071832-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 7 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.