Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services
Open
Interest closes in 24 days
Key facts
- Deadline to express interest or request to participate
- Monday 9 November 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Interest closes in 24 days
- Buyer's estimated value
- £750,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Clarification questions deadline
- 3 November 2026, 12:00
- Contract period
- 16 Mar 2027 to 13 Jul 2029
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Notice type
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
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- Techncial 45% : Suppliers will be required to submit responses to a number of sub-weighted questions relating to organisation, H&S, Risk Management, Programme / method statement, Quality and delivery, BSA/HRA, Site planning, Supply cha…
- Commercial 40% : Suppliers’ commercial responses will evaluated against total contract cost. The commercial evaluation methodology is set out in the tender documents.
- Responsible procurement 15% : Suppliers will be required to submit responses to set out how they will deliver against climate action initiatives and social value.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
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economic As specified in the tender documents
technical Suppliers will be required to meet the conditions of participation set out in the tender documents. These include minimum requirements for financial capacity, insurance, modern slavery and data protection. In addition, suppliers will be required to respond to scored questions regarding experience. The highest scoring bidders who meet the conditions of participation will be invited to participate in the next tender stage in accordance with the methodology set out in the tender documents.
other The ITP will set out the information which bidders are required to provide to the City to enable it to draw up a list of up to a maximum of 3 pre-qualified applicants who will be able to proceed to the next stage of the procurement. In the event that a bidder or multiple bidders achieve the same moderated score as the 3rd placed bidder, those bidders will also be invited to proceed to the next stage of the procurement.
- Contract length and extensions
- 16 Mar 2027 to 13 Jul 2029. Extensions: Extensions may be used if there is programme overrun due to unforeseen events, such as discoveries.
- How to submit
- This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. Open cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this 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.