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Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

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Award

14 Aug 2025 at 14:23

Tender

09 Dec 2024 at 15:41

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services" is managed by The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, focusing on design consultancy services within the cultural sector. This initiative is part of the broader Barbican Renewal programme, aimed at revitalising the iconic Barbican Centre in London. The contract, operating under a completed procurement stage, had a selective procurement method within the services category, highlighting the provision of a new wayfinding strategy up to potentially six years. The procurement followed a restricted procedure, with an award made to Assemble Design Ltd, signing the contract on 22 July 2025 for a project valued at £277,690. The project emphasises inclusivity, sustainability, and operational resilience across the Barbican Centre's spaces, seeking completion alongside extensive site upgrades by 2030.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the design and consultancy fields, particularly those specialising in branding and wayfinding solutions. The successful execution of this project could position a company as a leader in providing innovative navigation solutions within cultural and public spaces. Firms with strong capabilities in developing comprehensive signage strategies that align with an evolving brand identity will find this project particularly fitting. The long-term duration and scale of the task ensure a stable business relationship that could act as a catalyst for further contracts within the cultural sector or with public procurement bodies in London and beyond.

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Notice Title

Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services

Notice Description

The provision of Wayfinding Designer services as part of the Barbican Renewal programme. Barbican Renewal is a programme of capital projects, which will enable the Barbican to realise fully its potential as the greatest cultural centre in the City of London and the UK more broadly. These plans will deliver a site that is truly inclusive, sustainable and operationally resilient. By addressing every aspect of our listed buildings, we will ensure the Barbican is restored, revitalised and relevant for audiences now and in the future.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Wayfinding Project will be delivered alongside a series of projects that will form the first phase of the Renewal programme, to be delivered between 2025 and 2030. This first phase of works will comprise significant upgrade, restoration and improvement works to the main Foyers, Lakeside, Conservatory and Sculpture Court and a programme of improvements to the Centre's central mechanical, electrical and plant (MEP) infrastructure systems. Our ambition is for a consistent, inclusive and high-quality wayfinding and signage strategy and design within the Barbican Centre site boundary, and a suite of assets for use in the surrounding public realm. This new wayfinding approach will connect with wider wayfinding projects to create intuitive and accessible visitor journeys from major transport hubs into the Barbican Centre site, alongside improving signage and navigation across all of the Barbican Centre's internal and external spaces. The new wayfinding strategy will reflect and espouse the Barbican Centre's brand, which will be refreshed to create a bold and clear visual identity that flexes across a variety of uses and platforms.

Options: The duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 1 year. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 6 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c5c4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048843-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£277,690 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Additional Buyers

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jemma.borland@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2076063030

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLI31 Camden and City of London

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASSEMBLE DESIGN

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