QEII Memorial Programme – Principal / Main Contractor

Contracting authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Procurement title: QEII Memorial Programme – Principal / Main Contractor Procurement identifier: 105267 Notice type: UK2 – Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Estimated contract value (excluding VAT): £25,000,000 - £27,500,000 Contract location: St James's Park, London, United Kingdom CPV codes: 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 45111000, 45111100, 45215000, 45112711, 45233222, 45111300, 45212350, 45212314, 45262510, 45112000, 45111213, 45112100-6, 45112700, 77310000, 77300000, 03451000, 03451300 Expected tender notice publication: January 2027 Market engagement closing date: 31 December 2026 Procurement contact / portal: DCMS procurement portal Description of the requirement The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in connection with the proposed procurement of a Principal/Main Contractor to supply works in respect of the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial programme. The proposed appointment will involve the management, coordination and delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary programme of construction, enabling works, public realm improvements and specialist installations within St James's Park, London. The anticipated scope includes: Enabling works, including site establishment, surveys, site clearance, protection of existing assets, temporary works and associated utilities and infrastructure; Demolition and removal of the existing bridge, including associated temporary works, protection of adjacent assets, disposal of materials and coordination with the wider construction programme; Construction of the foundations and associated substructures for the new bridge, including groundworks, excavation, reinforced concrete works, drainage and associated civil engineering interfaces; Installation of the new bridge, including site preparation, lifting and installation operations, temporary wor