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Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

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Planning

29 Sep 2026 at 10:20

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation plans to procure temporary site services for the refurbishment of the existing, occupied Barbican Centre in the City of London. The package covers the design where required, supply, installation, maintenance, adaptation and eventual removal of temporary electrical and mechanical services, including power distribution, lighting, water, drainage, ventilation, metering and testing. It also includes phased diversions of existing services, temporary fire alarms and life-safety systems, and security and access arrangements such as CCTV and access control. The contractor will support site establishment, logistics and construction work areas, coordinating services and access as the building is refurbished. Work must be phased around the live building and its occupants, with landlord and tenant supplies, critical plant, safety and security systems kept protected.

This is at planning stage: the City has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use a two-stage competitive flexible procedure, first inviting participation and then inviting selected suppliers to tender; selection is intended to narrow the field to three applicants for the next stage. The buyer expects to publish the next notice on 12 October 2026. Its stated timetable gives 3 November 2026 for enquiries, 12 November 2026 for expressions of interest and 5 February 2027 as the expected award decision date. The estimated contract value is £750,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT). The planned contract runs from 16 March 2027 to 13 July 2029, with possible extension to 12 January 2030 if the programme overruns.

The work is suited to suppliers able to deliver coordinated temporary building services across a complex, occupied refurbishment, including electrical distribution and lighting, mechanical services, fire and life-safety systems, and security and access systems. The contractor will need to manage phased installation, service diversions and migrations, shutdown planning, occupier decants and trade access while maintaining continuity of critical supplies and systems. Ongoing delivery calls for inspections, planned and reactive maintenance, fault response, testing, possible generator support, and out-of-hours and 24-hour emergency call-out capability. Suppliers should be able to produce shutdown methodologies, outage requests, contingency and back-up plans, and maintain accurate installation records. The selection process is expected to assess financial capacity, insurance, modern slavery and data-protection requirements, as well as scored evidence of relevant experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services

Notice Description

Temporary Site Services -- Barbican Renewal Programme. Site-wide temporary site services for the refurbishment of the existing, occupied Barbican Centre, let under a Construction Management approach with Blue Sky Building appointed as Construction Manager. The Contractor shall design (where required), supply, install, maintain, modify and ultimately remove all temporary site services supporting the site establishment and logistics set-up. Electrical scope comprises temporary distribution systems, boards, cabling, containment and sub-mains, power to all work areas including welding supplies and battery charging stations, and vertical and horizontal distribution to the hoists, tower crane, scaffolding/Haki staircases and the temporary stairs, walkways and loading platforms associated with TP1200. Lighting comprises safe access, emergency escape route, staircase, external, public-route and hoarding/fencing security lighting, with task lighting by others. Mechanical scope comprises temporary potable and non-potable water, chlorination, trace heating and booster pumps where required, supplies to welfare and site facilities, drainage, pumped drainage and waste connections, temporary ventilation, and supplies for commissioning and flushing. Energy metering, testing and commissioning are included throughout. The package also covers phased diversions of existing electrical, water, drainage and RWP services; temporary fire alarm and life-safety measures including interfaces, wireless systems, detectors, call points, evacuation systems and isolations and reinstatements; and temporary security and access arrangements including access control, CCTV, intruder alarms, door release systems and secure partitions. All works are to be phased to suit the site programme within a live, occupied building and may require out-of-hours working. Continuity and protection of landlord/tenant supplies, life-safety systems, critical plant and security systems is to be maintained at all times, with no outages undertaken without approved shutdown procedures. Shutdowns, terminations, isolations and controlled security access -- particularly during the Pre-Closure Period -- are to be planned and agreed in advance with the Barbican Centre project teams, with applications typically submitted a minimum of 2-4 weeks ahead, supported by shutdown methodologies, outage requests, contingency plans and temporary back-up arrangements. The Contractor shall develop and maintain a phasing strategy covering area-by-area handovers, temporary service adaptations, service migration works and occupier decant phases, and shall allow for all trade contractor access requirements and for fully up-to-date records of all temporary installations. Ongoing obligations include regular inspection, planned and reactive maintenance, fault attendance, PAT and periodic testing, temporary generator support if required, and out-of-hours and 24-hour emergency call-out capability for the full project duration. On completion, temporary installations are to be removed, redundant supplies disconnected and affected areas made good. Utility consumption charges and landlord utility costs are excluded.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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-077c16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091692-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement 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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71500000 - Construction-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Oct 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Mar 2027 - 13 Jul 2029 2-3 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

Notice Documents

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