--- title: "Barbican Bars POS" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON" published: "2025-03-18" --- # Barbican Bars POS Buyer: THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04eebb.json) ## Summary The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London are in the planning stage of procuring a point-of-sale (POS) system and software to support a loyalty programme for the Barbican Centre's bars and cafes in Central London. This arts centre is a significant public building featuring a concert hall, theatre, art gallery, and cinemas. The procurement process commenced on 18th March 2025, with a market engagement notice scheduled for 2nd April 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £180,000 to £216,000, is expected to start on 1st July 2025 and run until 30th June 2028, with potential renewal until 2029. The primary focus will be on services, categorised under point-of-sale software packages and development services, with operations centered within the UK. This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in POS solutions and customer loyalty programmes, especially those capable of providing integrated systems or partnerships that can offer comprehensive solutions. Companies that can handle high-volume sales in short timeframes and integrate with existing software like Spektrix and Shopify would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process aims to enhance customer engagement and streamline services at the Barbican Centre, potentially leading to significant business growth for the winning bidder. ## Notice The Barbican Centre is an arts centre in Central London. It is a major public building with a concert hall, theatre, art gallery and cinemas. We are looking to procure a point-of-sale system for our bars and cafes, and software to support the growth of a loyalty programme. We will consider standalone POS solutions, standalone loyalty solutions, single integrated solutions that provides both, or partnerships where a lead vendor offers a partner's service under a single contract. Across our site we have 25 fixed sales points across 10 permanent bars and cafes, with 17 moveable sales points. In total the turnover of our bars and cafes is around PS5 million. At busy times we may need to serve around up to 3000 audience members in 20-minute windows, for example during intervals. Separately, we want to encourage customers to use the full range of services we offer when they visit, including ticketed and free events, our bars and cafes and our gift shop. We also want to give people an incentive to identify themselves at points of sale so that we can start learning more about the way our audiences behave. We are looking to purchase a flexible loyalty solution that would support a flexible set of loyalty-based offers that could be delivered at points of sale powered not just by the bars POS but by Spektrix, our ticketing software, and Shopify, our shop software. ### Planning Information The Barbican Centre is an arts centre in Central London. It is a major public building with a concert hall, theatre, art gallery and cinemas. We are looking to procure a point-of-sale system for our bars and cafes, and software to support the growth of a loyalty programme. We will consider standalone POS solutions, standalone loyalty solutions, single integrated solutions that provides both, or partnerships where a lead vendor offers a partner’s service under a single contract. Across our site we have 25 fixed sales points across 10 permanent bars and cafes, with 17 moveable sales points. In total the turnover of our bars and cafes is around £5 million. At busy times we may need to serve around up to 3000 audience members in 20-minute windows, for example during intervals. Separately, we want to encourage customers to use the full range of services we offer when they visit, including ticketed and free events, our bars and cafes and our gift shop. We also want to give people an incentive to identify themselves at points of sale so that we can start learning more about the way our audiences behave. We are looking to purchase a flexible loyalty solution that would support a flexible set of loyalty-based offers that could be delivered at points of sale powered not just by the bars POS but by Spektrix, our ticketing software, and Shopify, our shop software. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010016-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 May 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £180,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON | | Locality | CITY OF 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package - 72212110 - Point of sale (POS) software development services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2025 at 16:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010016-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010016-2025 18th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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