AwardedAwarded 20 April 2026

Plot 2A Stretford Mall Residential Development

Trafford Council · Local authority

In brief

Trafford Council awarded construction work to John Graham Construction Limited on 20 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £175,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 26 months, up to 93 months with extensions, starting 1 June 2027.

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What the notice says

Trafford Council is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out works including the design, construction, completion and defects rectification of a new-build Build to Rent block (Plot 2a) comprising 249 residential units, together with approximately 200m² of ground floor commercial space, associated amenity areas and public realm, forming part of a multi-phase masterplan at Stretford Mall. The project will be delivered on behalf of the Bruntwood Trafford Council Residential Joint Venture. The project (Plot 2a) will utilise a PCSA followed by Main Contract route with the contractor working with Trafford Council and its advisors to complete the design and agree a contract sum during the…Read the full description
Trafford Council is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out works including the design, construction, completion and defects rectification of a new-build Build to Rent block (Plot 2a) comprising 249 residential units, together with approximately 200m² of ground floor commercial space, associated amenity areas and public realm, forming part of a multi-phase masterplan at Stretford Mall. The project will be delivered on behalf of the Bruntwood Trafford Council Residential Joint Venture. The project (Plot 2a) will utilise a PCSA followed by Main Contract route with the contractor working with Trafford Council and its advisors to complete the design and agree a contract sum during the PCSA. The route to market is two stage Competitive Flexible Procedure. The first stage will comprise of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire which is a scored stage and will determine bidders that move onto the formal stage of tender (second stage) The specification, together with the accompanying tender documents, outlines the scope of requirements for the scheme and invites qualitative and financial submissions from suitably experienced contractors with the capability to deliver developments of this nature. The above represents Plot 2A but the Council are looking for a contractor to complete plot 2B and Plot 1 in addition to Plot 2A. The award of future phases will be determined by the Council at a later stage in the programme. The breakdown is as follows: Plot 2A £60m (exc VAT) Plot 2B £45m (exc VAT) Plot 1 £70m (exc VAT)

Who won

WinnerValueDates
John Graham Construction Limited
4 bids received
£60,000,000
Awarded 20 April 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 080814-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082028-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 035611-2026

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From notice 080814-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 8 December 2025, last updated 20 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.