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A494 River Dee Bridge Replacement scheme

Buyer: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government →

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BuyerLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
StatusClosed
Deadline30 Sept 2025
Value£145,000,000
Published29 Aug 2025

What is being bought

The A494 River Dee Bridge provides a vital connection for cross border traffic between north Wales, the north-west of England and beyond, connecting people, communities and businesses. The bridge is in poor structural condition and needs replacing. This Tender Notice signifies the start of the procurement exercise to appoint a contractor to replace the A494 River Dee Bridge as part of the Welsh Government’s Major Asset Renewal Programme.

Delivery location

UKL23, GB

Categories

Construction work 45000000Engineering services 71300000Construction project management services 71541000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£145,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 1 Mar 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Technical (70%)
Cost (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction work, Engineering services, Construction project management servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Construction work (45000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 456,9273 median · 23.1 average (1,161 of 6,927 with a bid count)3.4 average (1,282 of 6,927 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer18Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKL23354 median · 4 average (3 of 35 with a bid count)1.5 average (4 of 35 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)230295 median · 295 average (2 of 230 with a bid count)27.5 average (2 of 230 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsPlease refer to tender documentation for details of risks

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056aed
Latest release ID052591-2025
Latest release timestampFri Aug 29 2025 15:22:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052591-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2025-09-30T12:00:00+01:00
Enquiry deadline2025-09-15T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-05-29T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HH795WY82X Please use the link below to access the opportunity on the Delta eSourcing Portal. Bidders will need to click on the 'Register Interest' button on the Delta Portal and then login where you will be taken directly to the opportunity response where the documentation can be found. The opportunity on the Portal is being managed by Mott MacDonald. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HH795WY82X
Submission languagesen, cy
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£145,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source3
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Aug 2025tender052591-2025
1 Aug 2025planning045050-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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