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title: "Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services"
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published: "2025-08-14"
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# Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services

Buyer: THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c5c4

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services" is managed by The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, focusing on design consultancy services within the cultural sector. This initiative is part of the broader Barbican Renewal programme, aimed at revitalising the iconic Barbican Centre in London. The contract, operating under a completed procurement stage, had a selective procurement method within the services category, highlighting the provision of a new wayfinding strategy up to potentially six years. The procurement followed a restricted procedure, with an award made to Assemble Design Ltd, signing the contract on 22 July 2025 for a project valued at £277,690. The project emphasises inclusivity, sustainability, and operational resilience across the Barbican Centre's spaces, seeking completion alongside extensive site upgrades by 2030.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the design and consultancy fields, particularly those specialising in branding and wayfinding solutions. The successful execution of this project could position a company as a leader in providing innovative navigation solutions within cultural and public spaces. Firms with strong capabilities in developing comprehensive signage strategies that align with an evolving brand identity will find this project particularly fitting. The long-term duration and scale of the task ensure a stable business relationship that could act as a catalyst for further contracts within the cultural sector or with public procurement bodies in London and beyond.

## Notice

The provision of Wayfinding Designer services as part of the Barbican Renewal programme. Barbican Renewal is a programme of capital projects, which will enable the Barbican to realise fully its potential as the greatest cultural centre in the City of London and the UK more broadly. These plans will deliver a site that is truly inclusive, sustainable and operationally resilient. By addressing every aspect of our listed buildings, we will ensure the Barbican is restored, revitalised and relevant for audiences now and in the future.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Wayfinding Project will be delivered alongside a series of projects that will form the first phase of the Renewal programme, to be delivered between 2025 and 2030. This first phase of works will comprise significant upgrade, restoration and improvement works to the main Foyers, Lakeside, Conservatory and Sculpture Court and a programme of improvements to the Centre's central mechanical, electrical and plant (MEP) infrastructure systems. Our ambition is for a consistent, inclusive and high-quality wayfinding and signage strategy and design within the Barbican Centre site boundary, and a suite of assets for use in the surrounding public realm. This new wayfinding approach will connect with wider wayfinding projects to create intuitive and accessible visitor journeys from major transport hubs into the Barbican Centre site, alongside improving signage and navigation across all of the Barbican Centre's internal and external spaces. The new wayfinding strategy will reflect and espouse the Barbican Centre's brand, which will be refreshed to create a bold and clear visual identity that flexes across a variety of uses and platforms.

Options: The duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 1 year. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 6 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048843-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £277,690 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON |
| Additional buyers | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI31 Camden and City of London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASSEMBLE DESIGN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2025 at 14:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048843-2025
- 9 Dec 2024 at 15:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039648-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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