Notice Information
Notice Title
Barbican Residential Estate - Lift Refurbishment Project - Lift Consultants
Notice Description
Background and Scope Lifts across Barbican Estate are end of serviceable life. We are therefore looking to complete a phased refurbishment/replacement of these lifts. We anticipate the total programme of the lift replacements to be phased over c.8 years. This will be split into 2 stages, with this PME covering Lift Consultancy Services for Stage 1, which will be the refurbishment/replacement of the 9No. lifts across the 3No. Tower Blocks (Cromwell Tower, Shakespeare Tower, Lauderdale Tower). It is anticipated the consultant role will include but not be limited to: * Carry out site surveys * Attend and present at resident engagement events (throughout pre-construction and during construction) * Produce options appraisal on potential refurbishment/replacement options * Produce technical specification for works * Lead the project design team on any required statutory consents (such as Building Safety Regulator approval and Listed Building Consent) * Prepare contractual documentation for tender purposes (assume we would need to prepare with consultant to feed in) * Prepare pre-construction information pack for issue with tender documents. * Review tender pack with ourselves and make any amendments as necessary. * Answer any technical queries from contractors during tender process. * Undertake tender analysis including price, technical, contractual assessments. * Attend post tender meetings with contractors. * Provide technical input in finalising of contract with chosen contractor. * Lead on Building Safety Regulator Approval including Gateway 2 Submission * Attend pre-start meeting. * Hold meetings with contractor during ordering and manufacturing process. * Review and comment on contractor drawings. * Overview project through to completion and handover (one visit per fortnight) * Act as contract administrator for the construction project. * Witness testing on completion. * Review and sign off O&Ms. * Oversight of lift maintenance during warranty period. Please note that this is not a call for competition.
Planning Information
The PME is being conducted via the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (url:www.cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com),Prj ref is 887, pqq_40. To access the PME documentation, please register on the system for free and search ‘Barbican Residential Estate – Lift Consultant'. Organisations should submit their completed PME document via the system by the return deadline of 17/12/25 12:00 to participate. PME document submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e847
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 10 May 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
- Contact Name
- Hirdial Rai
- Contact Email
- hirdial.rai@cityoflondon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 020 7606 3030
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2025
25th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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