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Published 9 Dec 2024, 15:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Barbican Renewal Wayfinding Designer Services

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT7.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025awarded 22 Jul 2025

Awarded to Assemble Design Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Wayfinding Designer services as part of the Barbican Renewal programme.

Barbican Renewal is a programme of capital projects, which will enable the Barbican to realise fully its potential as the greatest cultural centre in the City of London and the UK more broadly. These plans will deliver a site that is truly inclusive, sustainable and operationally resilient. By addressing every aspect of our listed buildings, we will ensure the Barbican is restored, revitalised and relevant for audiences now and in the future.

CPV: Design consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Wayfinding Project will be delivered alongside a series of projects that will form…AwardedPublished value£300,000

The Wayfinding Project will be delivered alongside a series of projects that will form the first phase of the Renewal programme, to be delivered between 2025 and 2030. This first phase of works will comprise significant upgrade, restoration and improvement works to the main Foyers, Lakeside, Conservatory and Sculpture Court and a programme of improvements to the Centre’s central mechanical, electrical and plant (MEP) infrastructure systems.

Our ambition is for a consistent, inclusive and high-quality wayfinding and signage strategy and design within the Barbican Centre site boundary, and a suite of assets for use in the surrounding public realm.

This new wayfinding approach will connect with wider wayfinding projects to create intuitive and accessible visitor journeys from major transport hubs into the Barbican Centre site, alongside improving signage and navigation across all of the Barbican Centre’s internal and external spaces.

The new wayfinding strategy will reflect and espouse the Barbican Centre’s brand, which will be refreshed to create a bold and clear visual identity that flexes across a variety of uses and platforms.

Delivery: London

Extensions: The duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 1 year. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 6 years.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 65Price: 135

Published sub-criteria (5)

Technical: 50
Responsible Procurement: 15
Commercial: 35
Price: 60
Resources: 40

Published award criteria (5)

Technical: 50
Commercial: 35
Responsible Procurement: 15
Price: 60
Resources: 40

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 135 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 13.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 9 Dec 2024, 15:41 GMT
Last source update: 14 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
Authority reference: prj_COL_24690
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048843
Classification (CPV): Design consultancy services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c5c4 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms: As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £50,000

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Submission deadline: 10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

Timeline

10 Jan 2025 → 14 Aug 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
30 Jan 2025
Notice published
14 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025

Status changed to complete
14 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
Buyer details updated
14 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £277,6901 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 7

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Assemble Design LtdSMEBarbican Renewal - Wayfinding Designer	£277,690 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Barbican Renewal - Wayfinding Designer · Assemble Design LtdSME
Signed
22 Jul 2025
Value
£277,690
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Po Box 270, Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

City of London CorporationContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services London, LondonContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Assemble Design LtdAwarded supplier11367125 30 Hancock Rd, London, London, E3 3DA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria