How to win: Barbican Renewal Programme - Glass Systems and Envelope

A works contract from The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, worth £10,600,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Value

£10,600,000

About this contract

This is a bespoke glazed envelope design-and-build package, not new-build construction, on a part Grade II listed and Heritage sensitive building – The Barbican Arts Centre. The works comprise new glazed envelope and façade systems to the Conservatory and Stair 8, following directly behind the demolition (by others), which removes the existing glazing first. The package includes primary steel structure to the Conservatory and Terrace, and the façade access/maintenance walkway and associated gutters and louvres. The scope of works includes: - Conservatory roof and vertical glazing: louvres, vents, perimeter benches, insulation, aluminium panelling, doors and associated gutters, including the Arid House. - Steel structure relating to Conservatory glazing: primary steel structure supporting the Conservatory roof and vertical glazing systems, carried within this package's own Contractor Design Portion. - Conservatory Lantern: re-glazed roof lantern. - Conservatory Rooflights: Level 02 office rooflights and associated overhead glazing. - Garden Room glazing, doors and associated gutters: refurbished steel framing to Lakeside Terrace with new acoustic double glazing/doorsets, overhead

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £10,600,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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