Southwark Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Operator
- Buyer
- Places for London Limited
- Value
- £162,310,000
- Closes
- 2 December 2026
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Places for London, Transport for London's property company, wants to appoint a company to run a 429-room student accommodation block in Southwark once it is built. The operator will help fit out the shared spaces, lead the setup phase, and then manage the building day to day. The contract may also be used for future student housing projects from the design stage onwards.
What the buyer wants
• Input into the fit-out of shared amenity spaces while the building design is finalised • Leading the mobilisation phase, including getting the building ready to open and taking on residents • Ongoing operation and management of the building, with the option to extend the work to later student housing schemes
Likely requirements
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The scale of the contract, with an indicative value of £162 million and 429 rooms, means bidders must already run large student accommodation portfolios and show the financial strength to back a contract of this size, which almost no small business can do.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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