Hounslow seeks a development partner for the GBP 300m Convent Way estate regeneration
A GBP 300m estate regeneration is at soft market engagement, which is when the deal structure can still be shaped, and a GBP 5m works package sits alongside it for smaller contractors.
The London Borough of Hounslow published a notice of soft market engagement ahead of a formal procurement for a development or investment partner to regenerate the Convent Way estate, with an estimated value of GBP 300 million. The notice describes a redesigned masterplan of approximately 550 to 568 homes, including full reprovision of 250 existing social rent homes, delivered across up to five phases with a revised hybrid planning application and a phased CPO strategy. The council also intends to explore tendering interim capital works of up to GBP 5 million.
Soft market engagement is the stage at which a council tests appetite and shapes the deal, so the partner structure, risk split and phasing are still open to influence. The separate interim works package is a smaller, sooner opportunity for contractors who would not bid for the partnership itself.
- Soft market engagement opens for a development partner
- Council shapes the procurement from market feedback
- Formal procurement and partner selection
- Hybrid planning application and CPO progress
- Five phases of demolition, rebuild and reprovision
- Housebuilders and investors form joint ventures to bid.
- Consultants are appointed for planning, viability and CPO work.
- The interim repairs package is tendered separately.
- The expression of interest deadline on the council's portal.
- Submission of the revised hybrid planning application.
- The interim works tender.
- If you are a developer or investor, submit an expression of interest and use the engagement to shape the deal.
- If you are a contractor, watch for the interim works tender.
- If you advise on planning or CPO, the council will need support through the phased strategy.
Possible consequences, not predictions. Window: 0 to 6 months.
- What is the deadline for expressions of interest in the soft market engagement?
- Has the hybrid planning application been submitted?
- When will the interim roof and concrete repair works be tendered?
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- Event date
- 10 September 2026
- Detected by BuzzBaboon
- 2026-09-12 15:21 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-10-11 11:52 UTC
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