Official UK procurement notice
A494 River Dee Bridge Replacement scheme
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement process will follow a two stage process: Stage 1: Conditions of Participation stage consisting of the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) question set along with supplementary project specific questions. The five (5) highest scoring compliant responses with be shortlisted for Stage 2. Stage 2: Tender Stage. The five (5) shortlisted companies from the Conditions of Participation Stage (Stage 1) will be invited to the submit their tender. This will consist of both technical and commercial submissions.
CPV: Construction project management services · Construction work · Engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£145,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to tender documentation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Aug 2025, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052591- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056aedFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
A Project Bank account will be required for this contract
- How it runs
The procurement process will follow a two stage process:
Stage 1: Conditions of Participation stage consisting of the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) question set along with supplementary project specific questions. The five (5) highest scoring compliant responses with be shortlisted for Stage 2.
Stage 2: Tender Stage. The five (5) shortlisted companies from the Conditions of Participation Stage (Stage 1) will be invited to the submit their tender. This will consist of both technical and commercial submissions.
- Risks
Please refer to tender documentation for details of risks
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
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.
Timeline
1 Aug 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published1 Aug 2025, 09:52 BST
- Next notice expected13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline393 days ago30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by151 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Aug 2025, 09:52 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 16:22 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Aug 2025, 16:22 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Please use the following link to access the tender documentation https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HH795WY82X 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.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender