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Planned procurement · Notice 091692-2026

Barbican Renewal Programme - Temporary site services

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Value
£750k
Stage
Early notice
Where
London
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
16 Mar 2027 – 13 Jul 2029

In plain English

The City of London wants a contractor to design, install, maintain and remove all temporary electrical, mechanical, fire-safety and security site services for the Barbican Renewal Programme, a refurbishment of the occupied Barbican Centre in London. The work runs from 16 March 2027 to 13 July 2029 and includes 24-hour emergency call-out cover throughout.

Good fit for: Specialist temporary site services contractors experienced in electrical, mechanical and fire/life-safety works on live, occupied construction sites.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Must work within a live, occupied building with strict shutdown approval procedures no outages undertaken without approved shutdown procedures
  • Requires 24-hour emergency call-out capability for the full project duration out-of-hours and 24-hour emergency call-out capability for the full project duration
  • Shutdown applications need significant advance planning and documentation applications typically submitted a minimum of 2–4 weeks ahead, supported by shutdown methodologies, outage requests, contingency plans

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

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, occupi…

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 29 Sep 2026.

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