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Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close
AI Summary
The London Borough of Camden is soliciting proposals from a qualified joint‑venture development partner to undertake a comprehensive redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close, a council neighbourhood in Gospel Oak covering roughly 2.6 hectares and comprising 240 existing residences. The council’s community investment programme requires the creation of 650‑to‑750 high‑quality, energy‑efficient residential units, replacement of the existing hostel and health centre, and the improvement of surrounding public spaces to deliver a safer, more welcoming neighbourhood. This transformation is to be realised through a partnership model aligned with the Landlord Offer that guided the resident ballot, ensuring that new homes are genuinely affordable and privately tenanted as appropriate.
The procurement will involve contract arrangements that address redevelopment timing, contractual conditionality, long‑stop dates, vacant possession and rehousing, as well as development management responsibilities. Potential partners must demonstrate experience and capacity to design, finance, and deliver large‑scale urban residential projects exceeding 500 mixed‑tenure units, with the ability to meet the council’s sustainability and quality targets. Suppliers who register interest will be involved in a structured engagement process, including confidential briefings, one‑to‑one meetings, and competitive market deliberations, to shape the final competition documentation finalized in 2026. All submissions should comply with the project’s technical specifications for sustainable, energy‑efficient, and affordable housing.
Description
The regeneration of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close is an important part of the Council’s Community Investment Programme. Residents voted in favour of full redevelopment of the Estate in July 2021 because they wanted new homes, better outdoor spaces, and a safer, more welcoming neighbourhood. The redevelopment proposals aim to deliver high-quality, energy efficient, genuinely affordable and private homes that meet residents’ needs and address long standing issues facing the existing Estate, such as overcrowding and antisocial behaviour.
The Council intends, subject to Cabinet approval, to procure a joint venture development partner to deliver a redevelopment of the estate comprising circa 650-750 high-quality, sustainable new homes; replace the existing hostel and health centre; and improve the existing neighbourhood for current and future residents. The redevelopment will be delivered in accordance with the Landlord Offer that formed the basis of the resident ballot. The contract estimated value is £500m GDV (Gross Development Value).
Please refer to the instructions set out in the ‘Engagement Process Description’ section below for details on how to participate in this process.
Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 2027-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
Contract location: UKI31
Engagement process description
Prior to tender, LB Camden wishes to engage with suppliers on the following:
1. Approach to redevelopment of the estate
2. Funding assumptions
3. Form of contract, contract conditionality, long-stop dates
4. Vacant possession and rehousing
5. Development management responsibilities
6. Competition requirements/process
The preliminary market engagement process will involve:
1. Publication of this PME Notice – Monday 14th September 2026
2. Suppliers are asked to register their interest using the messaging system in ProContract – by Friday 2nd October 2026. Please follow this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=c4632c94-31b0-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False
3. Upon registration suppliers will be requested to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. Once signed and returned via the portal, the project briefing pack will be made available.
4. One to One supplier meetings may be arranged with suppliers registering their interest. The Authority reserves the right to hold individual meetings with organisations demonstrating relevant experience, capability, capacity or market insight that is particularly relevant to the objectives of the engagement. Participation in, or exclusion from, these discussions will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in or be evaluated under any future procurement process.
5. An agenda for the meetings will be sent to suppliers as part of the project briefing pack.
6. The project briefing pack will also comprise:
- Summary of key Council project requirements
- Site feasibility information
- Summary of proposed competition structure and process
7. Suppliers to review the agenda and project briefing pack provided in advance of meeting with LB Camden so that they can bring along considered thinking / material which can aid productive discussions in relation to the project and agenda items.
8. Meetings will be arranged face to face or via Teams - w/c 5th October and w/c 12th October
9. LB Camden will take notes of each meeting, to provide a record of discussions held.
10. Feedback gathered through the engagement will be used to inform a Council Cabinet decision later in 2026 and the finalisation of competition documentation.
LB Camden welcomes interest from all suitable suppliers. Suppliers will be considered suitable for participation if they have experience and current capability to design, fund and deliver large urban residential developments of 500+ mixed tenure homes.
Lot: 1
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En