Tender

Barbican Podium Waterproofing

THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

07 Jul 2025 at 14:39

Planning

13 May 2025 at 13:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London have an active tender for a large-scale refurbishment project. The project titled "Barbican Podium Waterproofing" involves extensive surface refurbishment, replacement of the waterproofing membrane, and remedial drainage works, as well as landscaping at the Grade II listed Barbican Estate. This open procurement process falls under the "works" category and is valued at £25 million, with the gross amount estimated at £30 million. The location for this initiative is the northern portion of the Barbican Estate in London. Key deadlines include the tender submission deadline on 13th August 2025, with the contract award anticipated by 15th September 2025. The contract is set to run from 30th June 2026 to 30th June 2028.

This tender represents significant business growth potential, particularly for firms with expertise in waterproofing, drainage systems, and large-scale civil engineering projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in technical and responsible procurement within these areas are strongly encouraged to participate, as the procurement process is open and has been structured to accommodate SME inclusivity. With a specific focus on enhancing the Barbican Podium, businesses with experience in working with heritage or listed structures will have a distinct advantage, aligning technical capabilities with the project's unique requirements. This is an opportunity to showcase innovative solutions in sustainable construction and project efficiencies.

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Notice Title

Barbican Podium Waterproofing

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of surface refurbishment, replacement of waterproofing membrane and remedial works to drainage infrastructure, and landscaping works to Barbican Podium Phase 2, 1st Priority Zone. The Barbican Estate is grade 2 listed with a multitude of uses including an arts centre, 2014 dwellings, exhibition halls, cinemas, restaurants theatres, gallery space and a large conservatory. Designed and constructed in the 1960s and 1970s by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon the Barbican Estate represents a prominent example of brutalist architecture. The publicly accessible podium provides a pedestrian only elevated walkway connecting the residential towers, terraces and the Barbican Centre. The existing podium is predominantly made up of brick tiles with areas of defined planting set within the podium. The existing podium deck and waterproofing membrane has become damaged and is leaking into the buildings below including the Exhibition Halls. The City of London, as the owner and manager of the estate, is currently undertaking a largescale refurbishment of the podium deck. Phase 1 of this refurbishment was completed in 2015, this project will focus on Phase 2; a 18,344sqm area along the northern portion of the estate. Several more phases are expected to be required in order to repair other parts of the podium. An initial feasibility study was undertaken that demonstrated several reasons for this including: * the drainage system; * damage to the waterproofing; * shallow crossfalls; * detailing of the expansion joints. The podium deck needs be taken up to replace and repair the damaged waterproofing membrane. Works were completed on phase 1 in 2015. This project builds on the lessons learned from phase 1 for the area identified as phase 2. Surface refurbishment, replacement of waterproofing membrane, remedial works to drainage infrastructure, and landscaping works to Barbican Podium Phase 2, 1st Priority Zone. The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore PS12,500,000.00.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05120e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037936-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45261420 - Waterproofing work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
7 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF 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

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

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