Official UK procurement notice
Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation
Authority: Greater London Authority·On behalf of: Docklands Light Railway Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater London Authority (GLA) has procured a fabricator to produce a new bronze artwork called, "The Wake" created by artist Khaleb Brooks, a new memorial to honour enslaved Africans who were trafficked as part of the transatlantic slave trade, and their descendants, due to be unveiled in 2026/27. The fabricator will work in consultation with the artist and the commissioner, the Greater London Authority.
The fabricator has been awarded the first stage (Phase 1 - Planning Support) initially and then if (as is expected) the planning application is successful, the second stage - i.e (Phase 2 - Fabrication and Phase 3 - Installation) - will then be instructed through the same contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 16:25 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
- Authority reference
GLA 82734- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022973- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05947cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Direct award (under Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23)).
The GLA undertook a competitive procedure inviting suppliers to submit tenders in respect of this contract opportunity.
Two tenders were received but neither bidder passed all of the conditions of participation. Consequently no tender capable of acceptance has been received and an award under section 19 PA23 is not possible in the circumstances.
GLA will directly award the contract to Pangolin Editions Limited under section 43 PA23, being one of the bidders who submitted a tender in response to this contract opportunity, on the basis that, despite the bidder having failed one element of the conditions of participation, after considering and evaluating both bidders' submissions against the published award criteria, Pangolin Editions' technical and financial submissions are suitable for acceptance by the GLA and scored higher overall in the evaluation. Further, Pangolin Editions is not an excluded or excludable supplier and having undertaken an open procurement process and received very little interest from the market resulting in only two submissions, the GLA do not consider it necessary or appropriate to undertake a further selection process.
- Replaces an unsuccessful procedure Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published228 days ago13 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published4 Sept 2025, 16:25 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Sept 2025, 17:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANGOLIN EDITIONS LIMITED1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027Options: The contract includes options to accommodate material costs that cannot be determined until completion of Phase 1 - Planning and Phase 2 -Fabrication. These options may involve scope adjustments or pricing variations to reflect actual requirements and market conditions at that stage. | £924,000 | 4 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation · PANGOLIN EDITIONS LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £924,000
- Period
- 12 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), Section 52(1), requires 3 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for public contracts with an estimated value of more than £5 million. This contract is below £5 million.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Docklands Light Railway LimitedBeneficiary authority
- Transport for LondonProcuring entityProcuring on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA)
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PANGOLIN EDITIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation-Redacted Contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender