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Barbican Renewal Programme - Demolition and Structures

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

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Planning

02 Sep 2026 at 09:56

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation plans works for the Barbican Renewal Programme: demolition and structures. The package concerns refurbishment and alteration of an occupied Grade II listed Brutalist concrete building dating from 1965–1982, rather than new-build construction. It covers demolition, enabling works, temporary works, and primary structural design and construction across Renewal Phase 1, with sitewide contractor design responsibilities for secondary and tertiary steelwork, non-loadbearing masonry, builders’ work openings, steel reuse and related design. It also includes selected architectural fabric removal, internal partitions and screed. Specific areas include infrastructure and sitewide structural works, Conservatory demolition and strengthening, Foyers Bridge steelwork dismantling and re-decking, Foyer Shop demolition, shaft-opening coordination, Catering Block slab modifications, and Stair 8 structural coordination. The work will be delivered in the City of London, United Kingdom.

This is a planned procurement, with the buyer intending to use a selective competitive flexible procedure. The planned process has two stages: an Invitation to Participate followed by an invitation to tender, with workshops, site visits, technical and commercial submissions, and interviews. The buyer expects to invite four pre-qualified candidates to the second stage. Expressions of interest are expected by 19 October 2026 at 12:00, and enquiries may be submitted until 9 October 2026 at 12:00. The expected award decision date is 19 February 2027. The contract is expected to run from 29 March 2027 to 18 December 2028, with a possible extension to 18 June 2029. Its estimated value is £16 million excluding VAT, or £19.2 million including VAT. There is one planned lot, with options and renewal provisions for additional works and programme overruns.

The package is intended for contractors with substantial capability in demolition, structural construction, temporary works and design coordination on complex refurbishment projects. Relevant experience is likely to include working in occupied buildings, Grade II listed or heritage settings, Brutalist concrete structures, restricted-access sites and phased construction or closure-period logistics. Suppliers should be able to manage structural strip-out, steelwork dismantling and reuse, slab modifications, shaft openings, strengthening, non-loadbearing masonry, builders’ work openings and architectural fabric removal. The work will suit businesses able to coordinate multidisciplinary design responsibilities and manage asbestos-related interfaces, mechanical and electrical strip-out interfaces, and technical risks during demolition. Participation is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, but applicants will need adequate financial capacity, insurance, modern slavery and data protection arrangements, together with demonstrable experience for scored assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Barbican Renewal Programme - Demolition and Structures

Notice Description

Refurbishment and alteration to an existing, occupied Grade II listed Brutalist concrete building (1965-1982) -- not new-build; minimal structural intervention philosophy, using existing capacity and justifying retained elements without strengthening wherever possible. The project comprises demolition, enabling, temporary works and primary structural design and construction across the Renewal Phase 1 work areas, together with a sitewide Contractor Design Portion (CDP) framework covering secondary/tertiary steelwork, non-loadbearing masonry, builders work openings, steel reuse and other structure-adjacent design responsibilities. This package also carries a defined allocation of architectural fabric-removal ("Advanced Works") scope and a smaller number of new internal partition and screed items prepared by the Architect, allocated to this package because they precede, depend upon, or are structurally coincident with the demolition and structural strip-out sequence. * Infrastructure and Sitewide Structural Works. * Conservatory: Level 3 demolition/strengthening. * Foyers: Foyers Bridge steelwork dismantling/re-decking, Foyer Shop demolition, shaft-opening coordination. * Catering Block: Shaft 08-11 slab modifications across multiple levels * Stair 8: structural coordination

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: * Shaft access equipment and walls/doors/floors strip-out (Infrastructure -- with MEP) * General strip-out demarcation -- Conservatory, Foyers, Catering Block, Art Gallery Foyers (with MEP) * Facade-related strip-out and asbestos coordination (Conservatory & Stair 8) * Foyer soft-strip and /fit-out demarcation (Foyers with Fit Out Contractor)

Renewal: Extensions may be used if there is programme overrun due to unforeseen events, such as discoveries.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f01b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082925-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45111100 - Demolition work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Sep 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Mar 2027 - 18 Dec 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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
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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
Postcode Area
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

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