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Barbican Centre Renewal – Furniture Designer

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 17:57.

Opportunity overview

The City invites Bidders to complete and submit a request to participate in the Procurement for the provision of Barbican Furniture Designer. The procurement of a furniture designer forms a crucial part of the Barbican Renewal project. The contract will cover the design of bespoke furniture, strategy for re-use of existing furniture, and specifications and proposed layouts of off-the-shelf furniture across the main Barbican Renewal spaces. Designers will be asked to think creatively about accessibility, flexibility and sustainability, for all audiences and artists who visit the Centre, and for any occasion. The appointment will cover all furniture strategy and design work through to delivery, installation on site and handover. The programme of work will align with RIBA Plan of Work, and the contract will include break clauses at specific points. The manufacture and installation will form a separate contract, managed directly by the Barbican Renewal project team or their appointed representative. 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. The estimated contract value given at sections 31 and 32 is for the full duration of the contract. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £66,666.66)

Classification

  • CPV79934000 — Furniture design services

Lots

  • Lot 1£200k

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
ocds-h6vhtk-069ad3
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in 2 stages. a. Stage 1: Conditions of Participation - issuing this Tender notice and a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes the Conditions of Participation, the top scoring 6 suppliers will be invited to ITT (stage 2). b. Stage 2: ITT Tender Response - suppliers who have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 will be invited to submit a Tender Response and participate in a inview and presentation. The conditions of participation used in Stage 1 will include: • Financial Capacity • Insurance • Technical Ability (relevant experience and case study examples) • Data Protection • Modern Slavery Act 2015 • Climate Action Strategy (not scored) • Living Wage • Supplier Diversity Monitoring Form (not scored) CoLC reserves their right under section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023 to refine award criteria before the invitation of the ITT.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Aug 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
16 Nov 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
The annual contract value was miscalculated.
Id
070091-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
240,000
Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical
Description
Technical Criteria 100%/70 Methodology and Design Approach - 20% Approach to Bespoke Furniture Prototyping - 10% Project Team, Resources and Delivery Structure - 10% Presentation and Interview - 15% Sustainability and Responsible Procurement - 10% Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) - 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial Proposal
Description
Suppliers are to complete the commercial template provided outlining the pricing schedule for the project.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
The highest scoring six bidders from ITP (1st Stage) will be invitted to the ITT (2nd stage) of the procurement process.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79934000
Description
Furniture design services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
070091-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Jul 2026, 10:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQD-1693-MYXR

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · City of London · UKI43 · EC2P 2EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 045287-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 070080-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 070091-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·