Notice Information
Notice Title
Barbican Centre Renewal - Furniture Designer
Notice Description
The City invites Bidders to complete and submit a request to participate in the Procurement for the provision of Barbican Furniture Designer. The procurement of a furniture designer forms a crucial part of the Barbican Renewal project. The contract will cover the design of bespoke furniture, strategy for re-use of existing furniture, and specifications and proposed layouts of off-the-shelf furniture across the main Barbican Renewal spaces. Designers will be asked to think creatively about accessibility, flexibility and sustainability, for all audiences and artists who visit the Centre, and for any occasion. The appointment will cover all furniture strategy and design work through to delivery, installation on site and handover. The programme of work will align with RIBA Plan of Work, and the contract will include break clauses at specific points. The manufacture and installation will form a separate contract, managed directly by the Barbican Renewal project team or their appointed representative. This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal' (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/) Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract. The estimated annual contract value is therefore PS66,666.66)
Planning Information
Engagement will consist of a SMT Questionnaire that participating suppliers will be required to submit their responses via the following tender portal (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069ad3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070091-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79934000 - Furniture design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Aug 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLI31 Camden and City of 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/070091-2026
24th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070080-2026
24th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045287-2026
18th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-069ad3-2026-07-24T10:24:15+01:00",
"date": "2026-07-24T10:24:15+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-069ad3",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR",
"name": "The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PYQD-1693-MYXR"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "PO Box 270",
"locality": "City of London",
"postalCode": "EC2P 2EJ",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKI43"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "Robert.pine@cityoflondon.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR",
"name": "The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London"
},
"planning": {
"milestones": [
{
"id": "engagement",
"type": "engagement",
"description": "Engagement will consist of a SMT Questionnaire that participating suppliers will be required to submit their responses via the following tender portal (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/).",
"dueDate": "2026-06-08T23:59:59+01:00",
"status": "scheduled"
}
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "045287-2026",
"documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
"noticeType": "UK2",
"description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045287-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-05-18T11:39:09+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-069ad3",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Barbican Centre Renewal - Furniture Designer",
"description": "The City invites Bidders to complete and submit a request to participate in the Procurement for the provision of Barbican Furniture Designer. The procurement of a furniture designer forms a crucial part of the Barbican Renewal project. The contract will cover the design of bespoke furniture, strategy for re-use of existing furniture, and specifications and proposed layouts of off-the-shelf furniture across the main Barbican Renewal spaces. Designers will be asked to think creatively about accessibility, flexibility and sustainability, for all audiences and artists who visit the Centre, and for any occasion. The appointment will cover all furniture strategy and design work through to delivery, installation on site and handover. The programme of work will align with RIBA Plan of Work, and the contract will include break clauses at specific points. The manufacture and installation will form a separate contract, managed directly by the Barbican Renewal project team or their appointed representative. This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal' (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/) Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract. The estimated annual contract value is therefore PS66,666.66)",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79934000",
"description": "Furniture design services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKI31",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKI31",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKI31",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"value": {
"amountGross": 240000,
"amount": 200000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": true,
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"suitability": {
"sme": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-12-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"endDate": "2029-11-30T23:59:59+00:00"
},
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 240000,
"amount": 200000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Technical",
"description": "Technical Criteria 100%/70 Methodology and Design Approach - 20% Approach to Bespoke Furniture Prototyping - 10% Project Team, Resources and Delivery Structure - 10% Presentation and Interview - 15% Sustainability and Responsible Procurement - 10% Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) - 5%",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 70,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Commercial Proposal",
"description": "Suppliers are to complete the commercial template provided outlining the pricing schedule for the project.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Technical",
"description": "Technical Criteria 100%/70 Methodology and Design Approach - 20% Approach to Bespoke Furniture Prototyping - 10% Project Team, Resources and Delivery Structure - 10% Presentation and Interview - 15% Sustainability and Responsible Procurement - 10% Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) - 5%",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 70,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Commercial Proposal",
"description": "Suppliers are to complete the commercial template provided outlining the pricing schedule for the project.",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"secondStage": {
"maximumCandidates": 6
},
"selectionCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"description": "The highest scoring six bidders from ITP (1st Stage) will be invitted to the ITT (2nd stage) of the procurement process.",
"forReduction": true
},
{
"description": "The highest scoring six bidders from ITP (1st Stage) will be invitted to the ITT (2nd stage) of the procurement process.",
"forReduction": true
}
]
}
}
],
"communication": {
"futureNoticeDate": "2026-06-26T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"status": "active",
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
"procedure": {
"features": "This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in 2 stages. a. Stage 1: Conditions of Participation - issuing this Tender notice and a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes the Conditions of Participation, the top scoring 6 suppliers will be invited to ITT (stage 2). b. Stage 2: ITT Tender Response - suppliers who have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to submit a Tender Response and participate in a inview and presentation. The conditions of participation used in Stage 1 will include: * Financial Capacity * Insurance * Technical Ability (relevant experience and case study examples) * Data Protection * Modern Slavery Act 2015 * Climate Action Strategy (not scored) * Living Wage * Supplier Diversity Monitoring Form (not scored) CoLC reserves their right under section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023 to refine award criteria before the invitation of the ITT."
},
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-08-28T12:00:00+01:00",
"enquiryPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-08-21T17:00:00+01:00"
},
"awardPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
},
{
"id": "070080-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070080-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-07-24T10:17:52+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
},
{
"id": "070091-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070091-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-07-24T10:24:15+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"amendments": [
{
"id": "070091-2026",
"description": "The annual contract value was miscalculated."
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}