Official UK procurement notice
Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation
Authority: Greater London Authority·On behalf of: Transport for London
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Artistic services · Blacksmith services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1No awardRenewalPublished value£895,000
- Economic & financial standing
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).
- Technical & professional ability
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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Proposal: 70%
- Cost of planning support, fabrication and installation: 20%
- Social Value Proposal: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Proposal: See ITT Documents
- Social Value Proposal: See ITT Documents
- Cost of planning support, fabrication and installation: See ITT Documents
- Economic & financial standing
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).
- Technical & professional ability
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.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
GLA 82734- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013472- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe4dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
See tender docs
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
TfL's SAP Ariba Tendering Portal:
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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 [email protected] 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.
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 4 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
- Clarification questions by1 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 Sept 2025, 16:25 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 16:18 BSTUK4
- Transparency notice published4 Sept 2025, 16:25 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging procurement on behalf of the Greater London Authority
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications See Tender Documents attached
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender