Ebbsfleet Central Phase 1 Infrastructure Works:
Contractor Early Market Engagement
Welcome to Ebbsfleet.
Ebbsfleet is a 21st century pioneer – the first garden city in 100 years that is being created across 2,500 acres of previously used, brownfield land on the Kent Thames riverside.
Located just 20 minutes from central London, Ebbsfleet brings together a network of individual neighbourhoods, each with its own carefully designed character. It is somewhere to grow a family, build a business, socialise, and enjoy a unique city-country lifestyle on the edge of London and Kent.
About Ebbsfleet Central
Ebbsfleet Central will be the dynamic commercial centre for Ebbsfleet and the surrounds, anchored by Ebbsfleet International railway station. Current car parking around the station will be relocated and the area transformed with modern new offices, city living apartments and places for people to enjoy arts and culture alongside fitness and wellbeing, all on the doorsteps of high-quality and sustainable neighbourhoods.
Ebbsfleet Central will comprise mixed use residential and commercial opportunities spanning up to 485,000m2. Ebbsfleet Central East, within which Phase One sits, comprises approximately 2,100 homes, up to 100,000sqm of office floorspace, and up to 10,000sqm of retail floor space to include supermarkets, bars, restaurants, and cafés.
The plans outline the proposed creation of a vibrant environment that is easily accessible, with integrated transport systems, a variety of retail, cultural and community uses, along with public facing amenities responding to the needs of local workers, residents, and visitors. Through the offering of homes, accommodation and public spaces, there will be a generous inclusion of outdoor spaces to provide space to breathe, relax and emphasise the importance of being part of a healthy community.
Ebbsfleet Central Phase 1 Construction Opportunity
We are pleased to announce an exciting construction opportunity for Ebbsfleet Central Phase 1 Infrastructure Works, encompassing:
Buildings & Structures, Highways & Utilities, and Landscaping works
The contract may be awarded as separate Lots or as combined contracts, allowing contractors the flexibility to apply for all or individual Lots.
Ahead of the formal procurement process, an Early Market Engagement Notice will be published on 19th May 2025. Alongside this, interested parties are invited to register for an Early Market Engagement Webinar. Find out more below.
Early Market Engagement Notice
The Early Market Engagement Notice (EMEN) for this project will be circulated via email on 19th May 2025. The Early Market Engagement Notice will be issued without obligation, with both the Notice and Webinar provided as a pre-procurement market engagement exercise.
If you would like to receive the Early Market Engagement Notice, please sign up below.
Please note, the Early Market Engagement Notice period will run from the 19th May 2025 – 16th June 2025. The last day you will be able to receive the EMEN is 13th June 2025.
Early Market Engagement Webinar
To provide further information about this opportunity, we invite prospective contractors to join an Online Webinar on:
Date: Tuesday, 3rd June 2025
Time: 10:30 – 12pm
Location: Online (details to follow upon registration)
Deadline to register: 23rd May 2025
Whilst we encourage contractors to attend to hear more about Ebbsfleet Central from the project team, attendance is not mandatory. It is anticipated that invites to the Market Engagement webinar will be issued on 29th May 2025.
Both the Notice and Webinar will be provided as a pre-procurement market engagement exercise.
If you would like to attend the webinar, please sign up below.
About Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation was established in 2015 to speed up the delivery of up to 15,000 homes and create a 21st-century Garden City in Ebbsfleet, North Kent.As planning authority for the Urban Regeneration Area, as well as landowner for a number of key sites across Ebbsfleet and surrounding communities, our ambitions are to:
- Deliver Ebbsfleet Central, the major urban heart of Ebbsfleet Garden City
- Bring forward up to 15,000 new homes of all types and tenures
- Facilitate the creation of 50 new parks and open spaces, as well as a network of green corridors
- Champion a new public transport network, with major road infrastructure improvements made to support the growing community
- Provide a platform for thousands of new jobs and opportunities for the local workforce
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation is sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), but we work closely with Local Authorities, Kent County Council and wider partners to ensure our work is locally responsive in every aspect and meets the needs of existing and new residents.
High-quality, well-designed and sustainable housing forms a major part of our ambitions alongside our commitment to supporting and nurturing employment opportunities for the local workforce.
As an organisation, we are united in our determination to create a truly brilliant place to both live and work. So far, we’ve made excellent progress, over 3,500 homes are now complete and homes are being built far quicker than anywhere else in the country, without detriment to quality, design or sustainability.
Please note, dates outlined above are subject to change at the Corporation’s discretion.