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Planned procurement · Notice 103775-2026

105156 - National Covid Memorial Wall (Design and Build)

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Value
Value not stated
Stage
Early notice
Where
London
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
1 Apr 2027 – 1 Apr 2030

In plain English

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport is running market engagement ahead of a possible design-and-build contract to preserve the National Covid Memorial Wall, a 500-metre Grade II-listed river wall on the Albert Embankment in London. This is not open for bids yet: the buyer says the procurement process is still to be defined, though it expects a physical construction project, with a contract period shown as 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030.

Good fit for: Construction, conservation or structural engineering firms with heritage wall or riverside experience who want to shape the future tender.

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

What the buyer says

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is undertaking a Market Engagement exercise under the Procurement Act 2023 to support the development of a Design & Build for the potential Tender for the long-term preservation of the National Covid Memorial Wall. The exact procurement process is yet to be defined. However, we anticipate the outcome of the process will be a physical construction project. The site of the National Covid Memorial spans a 500-metre, Grade II-listed, 19th-century river wall along the Albert Embankment, featuring approximately 250,000 hand-painted red hearts created by bereaved families. Site and Policy Context The National Covid Memorial Wall is a series of approximately 250,000 hand-painted hearts on a 500-metre stretch of a Grade II-listed boundary wall along the Albert Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament. The Wall is a visual representation of all the individuals who died in the UK from COVID-19 and is significant due to its scale, striking red colour, and the fact that it was created by bereaved families for bereaved families. As part of the Government Response to the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration, the Government committed to work alongside the Friends of the Wall and local partners to support the long-term preservation of the National Covid Memorial Wall as a national memorial to the lives lost to COVID-19. The Wall continues to provide a space for reflection, remembrance, and grieving for all those who lost a loved one to COVID-19 and serves as a reminder to the country of the scale of loss.

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as commercial@dcms.gov.uk. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 2 Nov 2026.

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