Office Fit-Out across London Bridge (SE1). Office fit-out delivery for new lease take-ups, HQ relocations, floor consolidations and landlord CAT A works. Programme-driven, with a single fixed-price contract spanning design, build, M&E and handover.
Office Fit-Out 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 fit-out requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered office fit-out 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.
Brief capture and space test-fit in 10 working days
Fixed CAT B design package — Stage 3 drawings, M&E schedules
Principal contractor appointment, CDM 2015 notification to HSE
Weekly client reports with photos and programme RAG status
Commissioning, O&M issue and 12-month defects period
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| CAT A | £60–£95 per sqft | Base-build finish to let-ready standard |
| CAT A plus | £95–£140 per sqft | CAT A with added meeting rooms, kitchen, furniture-ready finishes |
| CAT B standard | £120–£200 per sqft | Full occupier fit-out with partitioning, joinery, M&E |
| CAT B premium / HQ | £220–£380 per sqft | Bespoke design, high-spec finishes, AV, branded reception |
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.
CAT A — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT A plus — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT B standard — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT B premium — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Test-fit — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Space plan — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Demountable partitioning — delivered in London Bridge under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Acoustic glazing — 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 Fit-Out in trophy towers (shard, news building — 10,000–20,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to cat a level — base-build finish to let-ready standard. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in more london estate grade a (15,000–25,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to cat a plus level — cat a with added meeting rooms, kitchen, furniture-ready finishes. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in bankside modern stock (8,000–15,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to cat b standard level — full occupier fit-out with partitioning, joinery, m&e. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in converted period stock (borough, bermondsey) is typically specified to cat b premium / hq level — bespoke design, high-spec finishes, av, branded reception. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
CAT B fit-out is typically delivered during standard working hours from a vacant demise. Where we take possession of an occupied floor for phased works, we operate night and weekend shifts with sealed segregation, low-noise equipment and managed loading slots booked with the managing agent.
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 · 14,500 sqft
Budget band · £2.3M
Programme · 16 weeks
Full CAT B including client suite, library, mediation rooms
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 6,200 sqft
Budget band · £1.1M
Programme · 12 weeks
Premium finish, bespoke joinery, boardroom AV containment
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 9,800 sqft
Budget band · £1.4M
Programme · 13 weeks
Open plan, acoustic pods, 12 meeting rooms, town hall space
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
CAT A is the landlord's base-build finish: raised floors, suspended ceilings, perimeter heating/cooling and emergency lighting. CAT A plus adds meeting rooms, kitchen, and sometimes furniture to let to occupiers immediately. CAT B is the tenant's full occupational fit-out: partitioning, branding, joinery, AV and finishes.
For a standard CAT B of 5,000–15,000 sqft we can mobilise within 3–4 weeks of instruction, subject to licence-to-alter. A full CAT B programme typically runs 10–16 weeks.
We self-deliver electrical and small-works mechanical through our in-house team, with specialist subcontractors on chillers, VRF and BMS. All works are covered by the main contract.
Yes — we work with the project assessor, supply tracked submittals for materials, air-quality data for paints and adhesives, and commissioning reports for M&E.
Yes. We prepare the drawings, M&E schedules, method statements and condition schedule required by the landlord's surveyor, and manage the approval process to completion.
Fixed lump-sum against an agreed specification. Variations are priced per item before issue. No percentage preliminaries markups.
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.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
Demountable, acoustic and glazed partitioning for meeting rooms, offices and open-plan subdivision.
Whole-building decorating for commercial occupiers. Night and weekend delivery.
Suspended ceiling grids, tiles, rafts, exposed-services finishes.
Carpet tile, LVT, resin, engineered timber. Installed in live environments.
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.