{"id":34922,"date":"2026-04-04T05:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/race-begins-for-142m-bank-of-england-refurbishment-job\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:14:13","slug":"race-begins-for-142m-bank-of-england-refurbishment-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/race-begins-for-142m-bank-of-england-refurbishment-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Race begins for \u00a3142m Bank of England refurbishment job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The job forms the core of the Bank\u2019s wider Location Strategy project and will see a major consolidation and refurbishment programme rolled out across the secure and heritage-sensitive site in a live working environment.<\/p>\n<p>Contractors are being lined up for a phased delivery approach covering everything from enabling works through to full infrastructure replacement and internal refurbishment across multiple building sections.<\/p>\n<p>Scope will flex as the job progresses, with the Bank retaining tight control over which work packages are instructed.<\/p>\n<p>Works will span:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>preparatory and enabling works<\/li>\n<li>replacement of core infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>ground floor and public-facing areas<\/li>\n<li>auditorium upgrades<\/li>\n<li>workplace floors<\/li>\n<li>basement works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The contract is expected to run from November 2026 through to October 2030, with a possible one-year extension.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank has flagged significant delivery risk tied to the building\u2019s age, with parts of the estate not being renewed since 1942, meaning unknown conditions could emerge once works begin.<\/p>\n<p>Bidders face a rigorous three-stage competitive flexible procedure with five firms shortlisted after the initial stage, cut to three for negotiations before best and final offers are submitted.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluation will be weighted 30% on cost, with the remaining 70% focused on quality \u2014 heavily skewed towards managing construction in a live, secure heritage environment, alongside cost certainty, programme control and supply chain strength.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank has also left the door open to directly award follow-on works tied to the programme.<\/p>\n<p>Firms must first sign a non-disclosure agreement to access tender documents, reflecting the sensitive nature of the site.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline for submissions is 15 May, with a contract award expected in October.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/supplierlive.proactisp2p.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/04\/02\/race-begins-for-142m-bank-of-england-refurbishment-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The job forms the core of the Bank\u2019s wider Location Strategy project and will see a major consolidation and &#8230; <a title=\"Race begins for \u00a3142m Bank of England refurbishment job\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/race-begins-for-142m-bank-of-england-refurbishment-job\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Race begins for \u00a3142m Bank of England refurbishment job\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34922\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}