Official UK procurement notice
The Albert Gubay Business School
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University has received a donation from the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation to create a state-of-the-art business school, which will be housed in the soon-to-be converted site of the former Friars Junior School on Ffriddoedd Road in Bangor. The refurbishment and development of this historic building and site will offer a really exciting opportunity to create a sector-leading business school, whilst conserving and renewing a significant, historic building in Bangor. The project aims to focus on refurbishing the historic asset, whilst extending to include a purpose-built vibrant Business School, to enhance the visitor, student and staff experience, and in turn entice future students and staff to the University. The University has now signed the contract for delivery and is subsequently issuing a Contract Details Notice.
- How the procedure runs: This will be a two stage procurement process. Stage 1 - Interested suppliers will be required to submit a completed selection/qualification questionnaire with their request to participate. The University will exclude any supplier that is an Excluded Supplier or an Excludable Supplier based on its response to the selection questionnaire. Those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation will have their first stage submissions scored. The University will select four participants to be invited to tender, who shall be the participants who achieved the highest scores against the conditions of participation. Stage 2 - Shortlisted tenderers will be asked to submit technical and commercial submissions. Submissions will be evaluated and the winning bidder identified.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,750,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
- Submission of up-to-date supplier information on the CDP, which confirms that the supplier is not excluded or excludable;
- Suitability of intended sub-contractors;
- Conditions of Participation covering financial, corporate & professional standing, health and safety, environmental, fairness, inclusion & respect.
- Scoreable questions relating to relevant project experience, past programme delivery and management, and past delivery of social value & community benefits.
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 (11)
- Proposed Team, Key Roles & Supply Chain: 7.5%
- Programme & Construction Methodology: 7.5%
- Pre-Construction Methodology: 5%
- Construction Delivery and Site Management: 5%
- Risk Management: 5%
- Stakeholder Management: 5%
- Contract amendments: 5%
- Cost Plan, Affordability & Value Engineering: 10%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value Submission (Quantitative): 5%
- Social Value Submission (Qualitative): 5%
Published award criteria (11)
- Proposed Team, Key Roles & Supply Chain: A description and details of the proposed pre-construction and construction phase team.
- Programme & Construction Methodology: Identification of risk, timescales, achievement of delivery within timescales set out in the strategic programme and production of gantt chart.
- Cost Plan, Affordability & Value Engineering: Provision of commentary on the cost plan and the ability to deliver to the identified budget. Outline of value engineering recommendations.
- Pre-Construction Methodology: A description and details of the pre-construction methodology for the PCSA stage.
- Construction Delivery and Site Management: A description of how site activities, soft landings & defects, project success, health & safety etc. will be managed.
- Risk Management: A description of how significant risks will be managed and controlled. Provision of a risk register.
- Stakeholder Management: Provision of a stakeholder management and engagement strategy
- Social Value Submission (Quantitative): Social Value Quantitative Offer
- Social Value Submission (Qualitative): Submission of Social Value offer (Qualitative)
- Contract amendments: Detail and justification of proposed amendments
- Cost: Submission of cost information
- Condition of participationshortlisting
- Submission of up-to-date supplier information on the CDP, which confirms that the supplier is not excluded or excludable;
- Suitability of intended sub-contractors;
- Conditions of Participation covering financial, corporate & professional standing, health and safety, environmental, fairness, inclusion & respect.
- Scoreable questions relating to relevant project experience, past programme delivery and management, and past delivery of social value & community benefits.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (CPTPP, GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2025, 13:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
BU162025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019279- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef07Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
All invoices must be sent to [email protected]
- How it runs
This will be a two stage procurement process.
Stage 1 - Interested suppliers will be required to submit a completed selection/qualification questionnaire with their request to participate. The University will exclude any supplier that is an Excluded Supplier or an Excludable Supplier based on its response to the selection questionnaire. Those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation will have their first stage submissions scored. The University will select four participants to be invited to tender, who shall be the participants who achieved the highest scores against the conditions of participation.
Stage 2 - Shortlisted tenderers will be asked to submit technical and commercial submissions. Submissions will be evaluated and the winning bidder identified.
- Risks
Should additional funding become available, the University may wish to award additional work to the successful contractor.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The tender process will be undertaken via eTenderwales:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗ (pqq_33655)
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 22 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published19 Mar 2025, 13:09 GMT
- Market engagement30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Bangor University and project partners would like to invite interested contractors to attend an event at Reichel Hall, Bangor to discuss the plans and requirements of the tender process. The event will be held on Tuesday, 1st April 2025 from 10:00 to 13:00 in the Penrhyn Room.
Further details are available on Bangor University's Events web page: www.bangor.ac.uk/events ↗, including a Contractor Briefing Pack, which provides an overview of the scheme.
Any interested contractors are kindly asked to complete the online form below before 31st March 2025. This information will only be used to ascertain the likely number of firms attending:
forms.office.com/e/tQYYKBWnR7 ↗ (English)
forms.office.com/e/5RQrCs4FWV ↗ (Cymraeg)
- Next notice expected6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 09:50 BST
- Clarification questions by4 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent395 days ago25 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends383 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2025, 13:09 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 09:50 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £8,750,0007 May 2025, 09:50 BST
- Status changed to active7 May 2025, 09:50 BST
- Procurement method changed7 May 2025, 09:50 BST
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2025, 16:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2025, 16:28 BST
- Contract signature expected7 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2026, 15:06 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 19 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Wynne Construction (4, 9)Albert Gubay Business School – Construction and Refurbishment13 May 2026 – 29 Jul 2027Options: Should additional funding become available, Bangor University may wish to award additional work to the successful contractor. | £10,227,895 | 24 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
The Albert Gubay Business School (Bangor University) - Construction and Refurbishment Works · C. Wynne Construction (4, 9)
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,483,638
- Period
- 23 Sept 2026 – 29 May 2029
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Programme · Health and Safety · Social Value
- Programme
- Health and Safety
- Social Value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- C. Wynne & Sons Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Documents relating to Stage 1 will be available on eTenderwales ref: pqq_33655 Documents relating to the Stage 2 - Tender, will be released to the shortlisted suppliers in due course.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender