Awarded contract

Theatre construction work

Details

Supplier(s)
Charcoalblue LLP
Value
£49,700
Duration
9 years
Topic
Auditorium construction work
Published
9 February 2018

Tender description

The Barbican Centre, London Symphony Orchestra (“LSO”) and Guildhall School of Music and Drama (“GSMD”), are working in partnership to develop plans, funded by the City of London Corporation, for a new Centre for Music in the City of London. The Barbican Centre, LSO and GSMD wish (through the City of London Corporation) to procure the services of an Theatre Consultant as part of a design team for the Centre for Music and to progress its capital project to project completion. The Centre for Music will be a state-of-the-art, outstanding building with a world-class concert hall, education, training and digital spaces, excellent facilities for audiences and performers, and supporting commercial areas. Major Capital Construction Project. The Architect/Lead Designer, Civil and Structural Engineer, Building Services Engineer, Acoustic Consultant and Theatre Consultant will be procured independently. The initial appointment will be for concept design to support the business case for the Centre for Music with provision to instruct further RIBA design stages.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date21 December 2017
  2. Completed: Award published9 February 2018
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date2 June 2027in 8 months

About the buyer

City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. New tender opportunities are advertised through the Corporation's Sourcing and Contracts Portal, where suppliers register. Lower-value opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder, with higher-value contracts advertised on Find a Tender. A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 45212321 · Auditorium construction work
  • 45212322 · Theatre construction work
  • 48814300 · Theatre management system
  • 71000000 · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71220000 · Architectural design services
  • 71240000 · Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71250000 · Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71300000 · Engineering services
  • 71310000 · Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 · Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71312000 · Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 · Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71314310 · Heating engineering services for buildings
  • 71315200 · Building consultancy services
  • 71317100 · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
  • 71317210 · Health and safety consultancy services
  • 71320000 · Engineering design services
  • 71321000 · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 71322000 · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71333000 · Mechanical engineering services
  • 71334000 · Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71400000 · Urban planning and landscape architectural services
  • 71420000 · Landscape architectural services

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