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OpenStage · tender

Islington Council

2223-0331 Garrett Street Affordable Workspace Project

Real EstateCPV 70332200
Value£3.4m
Deadline
Published18 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Contract value in context
£3.4mtotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£4.3m

This is a large award for Real Estate Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,366 valued Real Estate Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Islington Council is inviting tenders from established, socially focused workspace or makerspace operators to take on the delivery and long-term management of a new Affordable Workspace/Makerspace.

10-14 Garrett Street is a historically significant Grade II listed former stables building.

The opportunity includes a seven year peppercorn lease and Services Concession Contract, awarded in exchange for delivering affordable workspace provision and robust social value outcomes aligned with the Council’s priorities.

Operators have a unique opportunity include makerspace, creative facilities, creative industries, and crafts and provide space to deliver training, events and support to underrepresented local people into employment within the creative and making industries.

It is envisaged that the building could support practical making businesses across various creative industries from woodwor…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Operators have a unique opportunity include makerspace

Operators have a unique opportunity include makerspace, creative facilities, creative industries, and crafts and provide space to deliver training, events and support to underrepresented local people into employment within the creative and making industries.

02

It is envisaged that the building could

It is envisaged that the building could support practical making businesses across various creative industries from woodwork to textile, metal work to ceramics.

03

Bidders that fail to meet any mandatory

Bidders that fail to meet any mandatory requirement or provide insufficient information may be excluded from further participation in the procurement process.

04

In order to be shortlisted, bidders must

In order to be shortlisted, bidders must achieve a minimum score of 3 (meeting the Authority’s requirements) for each scored question.

05

Bidders are required to respond to all

Bidders are required to respond to all elements of the ITT.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
045490-2026
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