Property investment and development company Ballymore has announced plans to establish joint venture to deliver its £2bn London Residential pipeline.

3,000 new residential units and 250,000 sq.ft if commercial, leisure and office space are planned, across three sites in Canary Wharf, the Leamouth Peninsula and Nine Elms. The schemes have an overall gross development value of approximately £2bn.

Arrowhead Quay, Canary Wharf:
– Planned development of two towers of 50 and 55 storeys
– 990 residential units adjacent to Canary Wharf
– Retail, leisure and café facilities in a landscaped, public plaza

London City Island Phase II, Leamouth Peninsula
– 1,145 premium residential units

Embassy Gardens Phase II, Nine Elms
– 870 residential units
– Retail, leisure and office facilities
– Close to the US Embassy and Linear Park.

Ballymore’s Chief Executive, Sean Mulryan, said,

“…both Embassy Gardens and London City Island have achieved record-breaking phase I sales values which highlights the huge potential of these three developments, which are on course to be amongst the biggest success stories in our company’s history.”

Here’s our round-up of the latest construction OJEU Tender Notices, released this week (ordered alphabetically by types of work):

Architectural
Birmingham: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Sector: Health
Value: £390k
Deadline: 9 June 2014

Aberystwyth: Architectural services for buildings
Sector: Recreation, culture and religion; Education
Deadline: 13 June 2014

Merthyr Tydfil: Architectural design services
Sector: General public services
Value: £250k
Deadline: 17 June 2014

Berkeley: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Sector: Nuclear Decommissioning
Value: 7 lots worth a total value of between £1.15bn – £1.4bn
Deadline: 17 June 2014

Newcastle upon Tyne: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: 17 lots worth a total of between £2m – £4m
Deadline: 19 June 2014

London: Architectural and related services
Sector: Museum and heritage
Value: Construction budget of £2.5m
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Asbestos Removal
London: Asbestos-removal work
Sector: General public services
Value: 3 lots worth between £30k – £940k
Deadline: 27 June 2014

Coastal Defence
Canterbury: Coastal-defence works
Sector: General public services
Value: £12m
Deadline: 7 July 2014

Construction
Birmingham: Building construction work
Sector: Education
Deadline: 12 June 2014

Heswall: Construction work
Sector: Recreation, culture and religion
Value: £8.5m
Deadline: 12 June 2014

Oldbury: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £14m – £18m
Deadline: 13 June 2014

Irvine: Sheltered housing construction work
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Deadline: 16 June 2014

Pontypridd: Construction work
Sector: General public services; Economic and financial affairs; Health; Housing and community amenities; Education
Deadline: 16 June 2014

Lossiemouth: Building construction work
Sector: Defence
Value: £3m-£5m
Deadline: 17 June 2014

Haverfordwest: Building construction work
Sector: General public services, Education
Value: £6m – £7m
Deadline: 19 June 2014

London: Building construction work
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £10.5m
Deadline: 30 June 2014

London: Construction work
Sector: General public services; Environment; Housing and community amenities; Social protection
Recreation, culture and religion; Education
Value: £30m
Deadline: 16 June 2014

Sandbach: Geothermal power station construction work
Sector: General public services
Value: £30m
Deadline: 18 June 2014

London: Construction work
Sector: Recreation, culture and religion
Value: £8m – £11m
Deadline: 18 June 2014

Belfast: Ice rink construction work
Sector: General public services
Value: £800k-£1.1m
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Pontypool: Construction work
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £12.5m – £13.5m
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Glasgow: Construction work for airfields, runways and manoeuvring surfaces
Sector: Defence
Value: £45m – £50m
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Swindon: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
Sector: General public services
Value: £3.2m – £4m
Deadline: 23 June 2014

Bristol: Construction work
Sector: General public services
Deadline: 4 July 2014

Southampton: Construction work for tunnels
Sector: Education
Deadline: 4 July 2014

Nottingham: Thermal power plant construction work
Sector: Education
Deadline: 11 July 2014

Development

Southend-on-Sea: Development of non-residential real estate
Sector: General public services; Housing and community amenities; Education
Deadline: 16 June 2014

Environmental
Middlesbrough: Environmental issues consultancy services
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £500k-£1.5m
Deadline: 26 June 2014

Floor & Wall Coverings
Bonnyrigg: Floor and wall covering work
Sector: General public services
Value: £5.9m (11 lots worth between £4.5k – £550k)
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Glazing
Hamilton: Glazing work
Sector: General public services
Value: £450k
Deadline: 3 Sept 2014

Grounds Maintenance
Aberdeen: Grounds maintenance services
Sector: Recreation, culture and religion
Value: £1.1m
Deadline: 1 July 2014

Heating
London: Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £600k – £1m
Deadline: 23 June 2014

Lift Maintenance
Sheffield: Lift-maintenance services
Sector: Education
Deadline: 18 June 2014

Masonry
Dudley: Masonry work
Sector: General public services
Deadline: 26 June 2014

Radiation Protection
Stockport: Radiation protection services
Sector: Health
Deadline: 20 June 2014

Refuse Services
Benfleet: Refuse recycling services
Sector: General public services
Deadline: 23 June 2014

Glasgow: Refuse and waste related services
Sector: General public services
Value: £400k – £550k
Deadline: 23 June 2014

Letchworth Garden City: Refuse and waste related services
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £400k – £500k
Deadline: 30 June 2014

London: Refuse and waste related services
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £4m
Deadline: 30 June 2014

London: Refuse and waste related services
Sector: Housing and community amenities
Value: £375k
Deadline: 30 June 2014

Repair & Maintenance
Northallerton: Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
Sector: General public services
Value: £3.8m
Deadline: 17 June 2014

Sewage Disposal
Glasgow: Sewage disposal services
Sector: Water
Value: £8m – £14m
Deadline: 3 June 2014

Shelters
London: Shelters
Sector: Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Value: 8 lots worth a total value of between £2bn – £5bn
Deadline: 23 June 2014

Survey Services
Edinburgh: Survey services
Sector: General public services
Value: £200k – £250k
Deadline: 9 July 2014

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Public sector procurement consortium LHC is seeking contractors involved in the design, manufacture, supply and erection of offsite building systems for social housing for a its New Homes framework.

The New Homes framework of key off-site homes suppliers for housing associations and council clients in England, Wales and Scotland will launch later this year.

The framework will be divided into eight lots and two work streams – volumetric build and panelised systems – providing clients with flexible choices in regards to design, transportation, site access, projects in planning and integration with existing build programmes.

Tenders will be weighted 70% on quality and 30% price. A key focus will be placed on project management, product quality and compliance with relevant funding bodies and technical regulation.

Register your interest on the LHC e-Tendering portal.

John Skivington, Director of LHC, said,

“We are very excited about this new framework opportunity which will significantly increase our portfolio for social housing landlords.

“We believe that with our experience in the social housing construction sector, we will be able to attract companies who can offer social landlords high quality best value options for quick and efficient housing constructing.”

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Contractors are sought for a £9m project to refurbish part of the House of Commons.

The Grade II listed building at 1 Canon Row will be “will be brought up to a standard suitable for use as office accommodation and also fulfil Parliaments’ public duty of care to maintain the architectural and historical significance of the building.”

Works will include the replacement of mechanical and electrical services, the insertion or alteration of interior walls and doorways, external and internal repairs and full redecoration. A key part of the project is the insertion of a lift and stair core.

The contract notice can be viewed here on the Ted website, and firms have until June 10 to register their interest on the Parliament UK online tender portal.