Live tenders / Places for London Limited
Southwark Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Operator
What the buyer is asking for
Places for London, Transport for London's property company (formerly Transport Trading Limited Properties (TTLP)), is seeking to appoint an experienced PBSA operator to support the mobilisation and operation of the Southwark OSD scheme. The development will comprise of 429 private studios. While the scheme is at an advanced stage of design, the appointed operator will be expected to provide targeted input into the fit-out of amenity spaces, as well as lead the mobilisation phase and oversee the ongoing operation and management of the asset. Although the immediate requirement relates to the Southwark scheme, Places reserves the right to utilise the contract across its wider development pipeline. Accordingly, the procurement process will seek to identify an operator with the capability and expertise to support the successful delivery of Southwark and, subject to performance and strategic alignment, potentially provide services for future PBSA developments from the inception stage onwards. Please note - the value stated within this notice is indicative and includes anticipated expenditure associated with the Southwark PBSA site, together with potential future pipeline sites which this contract may be utilised for.
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 70%qualityTechnical ComponentEvaluation criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- 30%costFinancial ComponentEvaluation criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Value
- £162,310,000
- Submission deadline
- 02 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT (25 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- Not stated
- Award decision expected by
- 29 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- CPV codes
- 70300000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published16 days ago22 Oct 2026, 08:10 BST
- Submission deadlinein 26 days2 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 265 days29 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Bid statistics
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Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender
- Pipeline or early engagement notice17 Sept 2026, 16:04 BST088356-2026
- Tender notice22 Oct 2026, 08:10 BST099738-2026
Documents
How to bid
TfL's e-tendering platform - SAP Ariba will be used conduct this tendering process. To be able to participate in the tender, suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Ariba system. Please complete the following steps: 1. Register interest for the tender by contacting the project mailbox: southwarkpbsaoperatortender@tfl.gov.uk 2. Then register by completing the Supplier self-registration request form here: https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL 3. Upon competition of the registration, interested suppliers must inform the project mailbox (of their successful registration) to southwarkpbsaoperatortender@tfl.gov.uk to ensure that your Organisation is added to the Sourcing Event on TfL's SAP Ariba system. Please note, even if your Organisation is already registered on TfL 's SAP Ariba system you must inform the project mailbox southwarkpbsaoperatortender@tfl.gov.uk so that your Organisation can be added to the Sourcing Event. For help on using TfL's SAP Ariba System, please e mail : ariba_supplier_enablement@tfl.gov.uk
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