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Homes England - Demolition of former Halfway House Primary School - Isle of Sheppey
Homes England · Housing
In brief
Homes England has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 months, starting 4 January 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
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What the notice says
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. •…Read the full description
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.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078276-2026
Last time this was bought
Homes England - Demolition of Former Kenilworth School
- Won by
- Cawarden Co. Limited
- Awarded
- 23 March 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2027
Matched on Homes England, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Homes EnglandLast 12 months
Procurements
46Awards
34Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Airedale Forestry Limited1 contract
- Cawarden Co. Limited1 contract
- Godiva Landscapes Ltd1 contract
- HB Insulations (Notts) Ltd1 contract
- Harlaxton Engineering Services Limited1 contract
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From notice 078276-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.