Up-for-sale contractor facing fresh challengers for job it picked up in spring 2022

The team behind the major redevelopment of ITV’s former London headquarters on the South Bank has begun sounding out rival contractors more than two years after Lendlease was chosen for the job,

Ðǿմ«Ã½ understands Mace and Multiplex have both been asked to run the rule over the work which is expected to cost £500m – provided it goes ahead.

Known as Project Vista, Lendlease won the scheme in May 2022 but two years later the firm was put up for sale by its Australian owner.

Development manager CO-RE, which declined to comment, is understood to be looking at a plan B because of the uncertainty caused by Lendlease’s decision to sell up. On Monday, Lendlease said that its UK construction boss, Simon Gorski, was leaving the company and being replaced by its regional boss David Cadiot.