This is a contract award notice for the provision of building services infrastructure works at the Barbican Arts Centre.

The aim of the Barbican Renewal programme is to renew the Barbican Art Centre building and infrastructure so that it continues to meet the needs of 21st century artists, audiences, and communities.

Reflecting the Barbican’s organisational purpose to be a creative catalyst for arts, curiosity and enterprise, this investment programme in the Grade II listed complex will celebrate the Barbican’s vision and design heritage, while responding to the creative opportunities and challenges of the future.

The Barbican Renewal programme aims to deliver a leading example of sensitive and sustainable conservation and retrofit for one of the UK’s most significant post war buildings, with the aim of:

• Repairing the Barbican building to ensure it can continue to function long into the future, through an urgent programme of replacement and upgrade of key building systems

• Better connecting the Barbican as a place for everyone by re-connecting the Centre to its surroundings. This will involve creating a better sense of welcome, providing more reasons to visit, improving wayfinding and accessibility, and delivering new and improved public spaces

• Bringing underused spaces into new creative use – without adding an extra square metre of development. This includes investing in existing venues and bringing spaces that have laid dormant for years back to life, putting art and creativity at the heart of their future use

• Responding to the climate emergency and put sustainability at the heart of plans, contributing to the City of London’s net zero ambitions and investing in environmental improvements that reduce water usage and increase biodiversity across the site.

The City require a suitably experienced MEP contractor to partner with and deliver the

building services renewal in accordance with the masterplan. The first phase of the

masterplan will address the most urgent works and is expected to include:

I. Concert Hall Auditorium AHU

II. Theatre AHU

III. Art Gallery AHU

For items I to III, below works are included: -

• New AHU

• Enabling strip out works

• Minor ductwork modifications (incl ATT)

• All associated Electrical and controls

IV. Concert Hall Electrical DBs & Wiring

V. Theatre Electrical DBs & Wiring

VI. Art Gallery Electrical DBs & Wiring

For items IV to VI below works are included: -

• Strip out existing wiring and DBs

• Install new DBs and new wiring.

VII. Foyer ceiling lighting and wiring & DBs replacement.

VIII. Drainage and plumbing

IX. Fly Tower works

X. Dual electrical supply for Fire fighters lift (No 26)

Further phases of work will be developed with the contacting partner until the building services infrastructure is fully renewed. The initial contract award will be for the Phase 1 works only. Award of subsequent phases of works will be subject to funding and contractor performance, and there is no guarantee that subsequent phases will be awarded under this contract. The estimated total value of the works is £100m-£150m.