Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 5 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Afonwen to Chwilog Active Travel - Phase 1

Official notice

Authority: Cyngor Gwynedd (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£450,000£450,000 inc. VAT49.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025
Awarded to Ml Hughes Construction
Contract term 4 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Construction/Widening of the existing footpath to a shared used path. Works include excavation, surfacing, drainage, controlled crossing, signing, and lining.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 27 Feb 2026 (4 mo)Value: £450,000 exc. VAT · £450,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Weighting: 20%
  • Commercial Weighting.: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial Weighting.
  • Technical Weighting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2026, 15:03 GMT
Authority reference
CPF 14964
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056087
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0581aa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Aug 2025 → 12 Feb 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 11:06 BST
  3. Clarification questions by395 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Next notice expected390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline388 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  6. Contract starts358 days ago
    3 Nov 2025
  7. Latest notice published256 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 15:03 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 14:40 BST
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 11:06 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    12 Sept 2025, 11:06 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
    12 Sept 2025, 11:06 BST
    -26 days · was 29 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 15:03 GMT
    UK7
  6. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2026, 15:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £226,4741 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ml Hughes ConstructionSME£226,474 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Afonwen to Chwilog Active Travel Phase 1 · Ml Hughes ConstructionSME

    Signed
    24 Oct 2025
    Value
    £226,474
    Period
    11 Dec 2025 – 21 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Gwynedd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTCX-9875-MZPQ Swyddfeydd y Cyngor / Council Offices, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 1SHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • M L HughesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZWH-1952-DLXM Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor, Wales, LL57 4YHContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsPlease find all details with the below ITT code on eTender Wales: ITT: itt_120001 - Afonwen to Chwilog Active Travel - Phase 1
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease find the tender information with the below ITT below on eTender Wales: ITT: itt_120001 - Afonwen to Chwilog Active Travel - Phase 1

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender