Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation
Estimated value
£895k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
07 Apr 2025
Description
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is seeking 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 August 2026. The fabricator will work in consultation with with the artist and the commissioner, the Greater London Authority. Before fabrication of the statue can commence, planning permission will need to be secured for the installation. The planning application will be drawn up and submitted by an architect with the fabricator supporting this process. The fabricator will therefore be awarded the first stage (Phase 1 - Planning Support) initially and then if (as is expected) the application is successful the second stage - ie (Phase 2 - Fabrication and Phase 3 - Installation) - will then be instructed through the same contract.
Scope
- Reference
- GLA 82734
- Total value
- £895,000 excluding VAT£1,074,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 24 Jun 2025 to 24 Dec 2026Possible extension to 24 Dec 2027
Extensions are deemed unlikely and will only be required if a significant delay to the fabrication and installation of the sculpture is encountered.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7155000092312000
- Contract locations
- London, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Proposal | See ITT Documents | quality | 70.00% |
| Social Value Proposal | See ITT Documents | quality | 10.00% |
| Cost of planning support, fabrication and installation | See ITT Documents | price | 20.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
In order to compete in this tender you must receive a score of at least 51 (51 and over being "Low Risk") on a Creditsafe report. You will need to be able to demonstrate a minimum average annual turnover for the last three years of at least the average annual turnover of the requirement (£895k across the two financial years of the contract meaning a minimum turnover of £895k).
The bidder must be able to provide case studies of two examples from the previous 5 years of a similar sculpture (both in scale and material) that they have fabricated (max 1 side of A4 per example). In addition they must be able to provide a case study of two examples (these may be from the same or different contracts from those above) of having provided planning support for similar projects (max 1 side of A4 per example). These examples will be evaluated and scored on a pass/fail basis with all examples needing to be scored a "Pass" for your tender to be considered.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 01 May 2025, 5:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 08 May 2025, 1:00 pm
- Submission address
- TfL's SAP Ariba Tendering Portal: https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL You must be registered on the above portal to be able to submit a response. Once you have registered on the portal (following the link above) please send an email to v_AlexGordon@tfl.gov.uk confirming you wish to submit a bid and you will then be added to the ITT. All clarification queries must also be submitted via the portal not via email.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure