Office Maintenance across London Bridge (SE1). Commercial office maintenance — planned preventative (PPM) and reactive response, with named engineers, SLA-backed attendance times and full compliance cover (L8, EICR, F-Gas, LOLER where applicable). Single trade or full FM cover across London.
Office Maintenance across London Bridge (SE1) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to The Shard, The News Building, More London Place 1–6, Blue Fin Building, Palestra among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via London Bridge (Northern, Jubilee + National Rail + Thameslink), Borough (Northern), Bermondsey (Jubilee), Waterloo (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern, Waterloo & City + National Rail). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.
The London Bridge market is dominated by professional services (big four, pwc, ey), legal (norton rose fulbright, kirkland & ellis), consulting (accenture, deloitte digital), each with distinct office maintenance requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered office maintenance in trophy buildings including The Shard, The News Building, More London Place 1–6, Blue Fin Building.
SE1 spans the Shard (professional services, consulting, hospitality HQ), the More London estate (Ernst & Young, PwC, Norton Rose Fulbright), Bankside (Blue Fin, Palestra, government departments) and emerging Borough Market / Bermondsey Street (media, tech, design).
Southwark permits 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat for noisy works. The Shard imposes additional lift-booking windows and out-of-hours work restrictions on occupied floors. The Shard service yard accommodates large-scale fit-out but bookings are tight — typical lead time 5 days. More London service road operates 24/7 but with estate-management permits. Bankside benefits from wider loading flexibility.
Asset register survey — all plant, fittings and compliance items logged
PPM plan built from asset register, with cost-loaded annual calendar
CAFM portal with live job status and document library
Monthly service review and quarterly compliance dashboard
End-of-year asset report with capex forecast for budgeting
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| Reactive only | £4–£8 per sqft annually | Call-out SLA, no PPM; priced per job |
| Core PPM + reactive | £8–£16 per sqft annually | Statutory PPM, minor reactive included, compliance cover |
| Full FM | £16–£30 per sqft annually | All trades, cleaning, waste, fabric, M&E, compliance, CAFM |
This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.
Reactive call-out — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Planned maintenance — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
L8 water testing — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
EICR testing — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Emergency lighting — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Fire damper inspection — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
VRF service — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
AHU service — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Southwark Council holds planning authority. Conservation areas at Borough, Bermondsey Street, Bankside, and riverside. London Bridge Character Area adds further overlay. Strategic views protect the Shard backdrop.
Reference list available on request under NDA.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.
Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.
Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.
Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.
CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.
Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.
O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.
Office Maintenance in trophy towers (shard, news building — 10,000–20,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to reactive only level — call-out sla, no ppm; priced per job. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Maintenance in more london estate grade a (15,000–25,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to core ppm + reactive level — statutory ppm, minor reactive included, compliance cover. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Maintenance in bankside modern stock (8,000–15,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to full fm level — all trades, cleaning, waste, fabric, m&e, compliance, cafm. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Maintenance in converted period stock (borough, bermondsey) is typically specified to full fm level — all trades, cleaning, waste, fabric, m&e, compliance, cafm. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Reactive engineers are on call 24/7 with 1-hour, 4-hour and 24-hour SLA response tiers. PPM is scheduled in out-of-hours and weekend windows where plant rooms are adjacent to occupied space (typical in City and Canary Wharf buildings).
Southwark permits 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat for noisy works. The Shard imposes additional lift-booking windows and out-of-hours work restrictions on occupied floors. The Shard service yard accommodates large-scale fit-out but bookings are tight — typical lead time 5 days. More London service road operates 24/7 but with estate-management permits. Bankside benefits from wider loading flexibility.
All London Bridge occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in London Bridge see Office Maintenance in London Bridge or Commercial Maintenance in London Bridge.
Anonymised project outlines from our London Bridge and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · 40,000 sqft
Budget band · £320k/yr
Programme · 3-year contract
Full FM across 3 floors, CAFM, 1hr SLA
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 12,000 sqft
Budget band · £110k/yr
Programme · 2-year contract
Statutory PPM, 4hr reactive, asset register
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 18,500 sqft
Budget band · £260k/yr
Programme · Annual rolling
All trades, compliance, fabric, reactive 24/7
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
1-hour, 4-hour and 24-hour tiers for reactive attendance. Critical response (water leak, power loss, security) always defaults to the 1-hour tier regardless of contract level.
Yes — every contract includes client access to our CAFM system with live job tickets, asset register, compliance certificates and spend reports.
In-house. Our water hygiene and NICEIC teams deliver all statutory testing and certification; records live in the CAFM portal.
Yes. We support multi-site portfolios across London with a single PM, consolidated reporting and shared engineer pool.
We cost-load the PPM calendar from the asset register, then present it as a cost-per-sqft number for ease of comparison. The underlying price is per-asset and transparent.
Yes — we are approved with Shard Quarter / Sellar for CAT B fit-out and reactive repairs. Lift and service-yard bookings made via Shard tenant services.
More London (St Martins) operates a vetted contractor scheme with annual compliance renewal — CSCS, insurance, CDM, and estate-specific induction. We hold up-to-date approvals.
Yes — Bankside has wider loading access and less restrictive out-of-hours protocols. Typical CAT B fit-out runs 10–15% faster than the equivalent on More London or in the Shard.
Standard CAT B: £110–£170 per sqft. Shard and More London: £140–£220 per sqft due to loading and OoH premium. Bankside: £100–£150 per sqft for mid-tier stock.
Whole-building commercial maintenance for multi-let, retail, hospitality and mixed-use assets.
Fabric, flooring, ceiling, joinery, paint and minor M&E repairs — attended and completed under one PM.
LED upgrades, emergency lighting, small power, containment. NICEIC certified.
Full washroom refurbishment — cubicles, vanities, sanitaryware, finishes.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
In-depth articles on commercial fit-out, compliance and market strategy.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.