UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This trade contract package comprises the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) strip-out and renewal works forming part of the Barbican Renewal Programme (BRP), a major infrastructure renewal of the existing, occupied Barbican Centre on behalf of the City of London Corporation (Contracting Authority, operating the Barbican Arts Centre as Employer). The works are to be let under a JCT CM/TC 2024 Trade Contract, delivered under a Construction Management approach, with Blue Sky Building appointed as Construction Manager and Gardiner & Theobald LLP as Lead Consultant. This is a strip-out and renewal package, not new-build construction. The works comprise the removal of existing, life-expired MEP infrastructure and the installation of new plant, distribution and containment across multiple basement plant levels and public floors of a large, live, publicly operated arts venue comprising a concert hall, cinemas, art galleries, conservatory, library, function rooms and car parks. The Trade Contractor will be required to work around continued public operation of the Centre, including phased access, a full 12-month closure period from end June 2028, isolation and shutdown of live building services, and interfacing with retained plant and systems, across every work area described below The MEP package is a single trade contract comprising the following designated work area sections: • MEP Infrastructure and Site-Wide Systems • Conservatory • Art Gallery Foyer • Curve Gallery • Main Foyers • Stair 8 • Catering Block The Barbican Centre is classed as a Higher-Risk Building (HRB) under the Building Safety Act 2022 and falls within the remit of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR); the Trade Contractor is to allow for the relevant Gateway compliance obligations throughout delivery.

Refurbishment and alteration to an existing, occupied Grade II listed Brutalist concrete building (1965–1982) — not new-build; minimal structural intervention philosophy, using existing capacity and justifying retained elements without strengthening wherever possible. The project comprises demolition, enabling, temporary works and primary structural design and construction across the Renewal Phase 1 work areas, together with a sitewide Contractor Design Portion (CDP) framework covering secondary/tertiary steelwork, non-loadbearing masonry, builders work openings, steel reuse and other structure-adjacent design responsibilities. This package also carries a defined allocation of architectural fabric-removal (“Advanced Works”) scope and a smaller number of new internal partition and screed items prepared by the Architect, allocated to this package because they precede, depend upon, or are structurally coincident with the demolition and structural strip-out sequence. • Infrastructure and Sitewide Structural Works. • Conservatory: Level 3 demolition/strengthening. • Foyers: Foyers Bridge steelwork dismantling/re-decking, Foyer Shop demolition, shaft-opening coordination. • Catering Block: Shaft 08–11 slab modifications across multiple levels • Stair 8: structural coordination

The City of London Corporation is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in relation to the proposed construction of a new Police Training Facility (PTF) at Hindmans Way, Dagenham Docks, London. The proposals comprise a two-storey tactical firearms training facility of approximately 4,016m² GIA, including a 50m range with 12 aisles, stores, plant rooms, loading area and associated ancillary hub building. The hub building will support the range and include locker/shower rooms, breakout space, meeting rooms, classrooms and offices. There is no armoury or secure ammunition store proposed. The project also includes a separate two-storey skills training house for non-live fire training, an external training roadway including a roundabout, associated parking including EV spaces, and a proposed substation. The facility is intended to provide firearms training for both the City of London Police and Essex Police.

The framework will be structured to deliver integrated facilities management (IFM) services, with lotting aligned to defined estate portfolio types to reflect differing operational characteristics and service requirements. It will provide access to a comprehensive IFM model combining hard FM (including mechanical and electrical maintenance, fabric maintenance and building engineering services) and soft FM (including cleaning, security, waste and grounds maintenance) within a single, coordinated delivery model. The framework will include end-to-end service integration, incorporating contract management, centralised helpdesk functions, and digital platform integration (e.g. CAFM/IWMS) to support performance monitoring and asset management. It will enable regional and national delivery across diverse estate portfolios and support flexible call-off arrangements aligned to organisational scale, complexity and operational needs, providing a compliant and scalable route to market for full outsourced IFM delivery.

We are seeking to understand the art of the possible by drawing on market insight, innovation and experience to inform future options, rather than defining fixed solutions or deliverables at this stage.  Transformation ambition Our ambition is to establish a future ready organisation that is:  Financially sustainable and outcome focused  Digital and data enabled by design  Able to collaborate across traditional boundaries  Equipped with the skills, tools and culture needed to continuously improve  Successful transformation will focus on value creation (improving service outcomes, operational efficiency and staff experience) while maintaining the City Corporation’s distinctive strengths and responsibilities.  This organisation carries nearly 1,000 years of history. Our transformation approach must honour that heritage while confidently shaping the organisation for the future.

The City of London Corporation seeks to appoint a Main Contractor to deliver refurbishment, building safety, compliance and energy efficiency improvements at Crescent House, a Grade II* listed occupied residential Higher-Risk Building. Works include window upgrades, M&E replacement, fire safety improvements, roof and facade repairs, drainage and communal area upgrades. The contract will be delivered through a Pre-Construction Services phase, Enabling Works phase and Main Works phase. The building will remain occupied throughout, requiring phased delivery, resident decants, stakeholder engagement and support for Building Safety Regulator approvals. 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 including the maximum possible extensions.