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Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 12:56.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV71500000 — Construction-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£750k

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-077c16
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
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.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
9 Nov 2026, 12:00
Published risks
The contract may require modification in the event of project overrun to ensure continuation of service and technical expertise is retained from the service provider (for example to provide additional works)

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in two (2) stages: • Stage 1 – Invitation to Participate (ITP) • Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT)

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
3 Nov 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
5 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
900,000
Amount
750,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Techncial
Description
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 chain and Design Management. In addition, all shortlisted suppliers will be required to attend a scored interview.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
45
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial
Description
Suppliers’ commercial responses will evaluated against total contract cost. The commercial evaluation methodology is set out in the tender documents.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Responsible procurement
Description
Suppliers will be required to submit responses to set out how they will deliver against climate action initiatives and social value.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
3
Maximum Candidates
3

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As specified in the tender documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
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.
Criterion 3
Description
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.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
16 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
13 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extensions may be used if there is programme overrun due to unforeseen events, such as discoveries.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71500000
Description
Construction-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
096910-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:35
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

Telephone
020 7606 3030

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 · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 091692-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096910-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Open tender for a contractor to provide temporary site services for the occupied Barbican Centre refurbishment. The scope includes temporary electrical, lighting, water, drainage, ventilation, fire/life-safety and security/access systems, plus diversions, maintenance, emergency response and removal at completion.

Who this may suit

Best suited to contractors with evidenced temporary building-services capability across electrical, mechanical, fire/life-safety and security systems in a live occupied refurbishment environment.

Key points identified

  • Temporary site-services scopeDesign (where required), supply, install, maintain, modify and remove temporary site services.Evidence: “The Contractor shall design (where required), supply, install, maintain, modify and ultimately remove all temporary site services”
  • Electrical and mechanical temporary servicesTemporary electrical distribution, lighting, water, drainage, ventilation, metering, testing and commissioning.Evidence: “Electrical scope comprises temporary distribution systems...” and “Mechanical scope comprises temporary potable and non-potable water...”
  • Fire and security systemsTemporary fire alarm/life-safety measures and temporary security/access arrangements.Evidence: “temporary fire alarm and life-safety measures...” and “temporary security and access arrangements including access control, CCTV...”
95% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096910-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c16
First published
29 Sept 2026
Last checked
14 Oct 2026, 12:56
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
14 Oct 2026
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