Notice Information
Notice Title
Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning Support, Fabrication and Installation
Notice Description
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is seeking a fabricator to produce a new bronze artwork called, "The Wake" created by artist Khaleb Brooks, a new memorial to honour enslaved Africans who were trafficked as part of the transatlantic slave trade, and their descendants, due to be unveiled in 2026/27. The fabricator will work in consultation with with the artist and the commissioner, the Greater London Authority. Before fabrication of the statue can commence, planning permission will need to be secured for the installation. The planning application will be drawn up and submitted by an architect with the fabricator supporting this process. The fabricator will therefore be awarded the first stage (Phase 1 - Planning Support) initially and then if (as is expected) the application is successful the second stage - i.e (Phase 2 - Fabrication and Phase 3 - Installation) - will then be instructed through the same contract. It should be noted while this contract award notice records two bidders as assessed and evaluated, the outcome should be understood in the context of the associated transparency notice, which provides the relevant details regarding the direct award of this contract. Transparency Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054061 The earliest date for signing the contract is as stated in this notice (17 September 2025).
Procurement Information
The GLA proposes to make a direct award of the Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation contract under Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). The GLA undertook a competitive procedure inviting suppliers to submit tenders in respect of this contract opportunity. Two tenders were received but neither bidder passed all of the conditions of participation. Consequently no tender capable of acceptance has been received and an award under section 19 PA23 is not possible in the circumstances. GLA propose to directly award the contract to Pangolin Editions Limited under section 43 PA23, being one of the bidders who submitted a tender in response to this contract opportunity, on the basis that, despite the bidder having failed one element of the conditions of participation, after considering and evaluating both bidders' submissions against the published award criteria, Pangolin Editions' technical and financial submissions are suitable for acceptance by the GLA and scored higher overall in the evaluation. Further, Pangolin Editions is not an excluded or excludable supplier and having undertaken an open procurement process and received very little interest from the market resulting in only two submissions, the GLA do not consider it necessary or appropriate to undertake a further selection process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05947c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054446-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
71550000 - Blacksmith services
92312000 - Artistic services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £924,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- shereerobinson@tfl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E16 1ZE
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054446-2025
5th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054061-2025
4th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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