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Barbican Residential Estate - Lift Refurbishment Project – Lift Consultants

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV79415200 — Design consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Prj_887, pqq_40
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 Feb 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Starts
11 May 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79415200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design consultancy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076839-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
25 Nov 2025, 12:25

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Dec 2025, 23:59
Description
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR
Name
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
City of London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 270

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYQD-1693-MYXR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Hirdial Rai
Telephone
020 7606 3030

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · City of London · UKI43 · EC2P 2EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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