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title: "Barbican Residential Estate - Lift Refurbishment Project - Lift Consultants"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e847"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON"
published: "2025-11-25"
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# Barbican Residential Estate - Lift Refurbishment Project - Lift Consultants

Buyer: THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e847

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## Summary

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London is currently in the planning stage for the Barbican Residential Estate - Lift Refurbishment Project - Lift Consultants. This procurement process is classified under the services industry category and involves the phased refurbishment/replacement of lifts across the Barbican Estate. The focus is on the consultancy services needed for Stage 1, covering lifts in Cromwell Tower, Shakespeare Tower, and Lauderdale Tower. Interested parties must complete and submit their Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) documents by 17 December 2025 at 12:00 noon via the City of London's electronic tendering system.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in design consultancy services and those experienced in lift refurbishments. It is particularly suited for SMEs and VCSEs that can provide technical expertise and project management over the extended period of lift replacement and refurbishment activities planned to commence on 11 May 2026 and potentially extend until 31 October 2030. Companies capable of engaging with resident events, handling statutory consent applications, and offering comprehensive project administration will find this project aligned with their capabilities for effective service delivery and business growth.

## Notice

Background and Scope Lifts across Barbican Estate are end of serviceable life. We are therefore looking to complete a phased refurbishment/replacement of these lifts. We anticipate the total programme of the lift replacements to be phased over c.8 years. This will be split into 2 stages, with this PME covering Lift Consultancy Services for Stage 1, which will be the refurbishment/replacement of the 9No. lifts across the 3No. Tower Blocks (Cromwell Tower, Shakespeare Tower, Lauderdale Tower). It is anticipated the consultant role will include but not be limited to: * Carry out site surveys * Attend and present at resident engagement events (throughout pre-construction and during construction) * Produce options appraisal on potential refurbishment/replacement options * Produce technical specification for works * Lead the project design team on any required statutory consents (such as Building Safety Regulator approval and Listed Building Consent) * Prepare contractual documentation for tender purposes (assume we would need to prepare with consultant to feed in) * Prepare pre-construction information pack for issue with tender documents. * Review tender pack with ourselves and make any amendments as necessary. * Answer any technical queries from contractors during tender process. * Undertake tender analysis including price, technical, contractual assessments. * Attend post tender meetings with contractors. * Provide technical input in finalising of contract with chosen contractor. * Lead on Building Safety Regulator Approval including Gateway 2 Submission * Attend pre-start meeting. * Hold meetings with contractor during ordering and manufacturing process. * Review and comment on contractor drawings. * Overview project through to completion and handover (one visit per fortnight) * Act as contract administrator for the construction project. * Witness testing on completion. * Review and sign off O&Ms. * Oversight of lift maintenance during warranty period. Please note that this is not a call for competition.

### Planning Information

The PME is being conducted via the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (url:www.cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com),Prj ref is 887, pqq_40.
To access the PME documentation, please register on the system for free and search ‘Barbican Residential Estate – Lift Consultant'.
Organisations should submit their completed PME document via the system by the return deadline of 17/12/25 12:00 to participate.
PME document submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 May 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| 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

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

### Codes

- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2025 at 12:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2025
  25th November 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

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