Official UK procurement notice
Award for the Contract for Town Centre Painting
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of Internal & External Painting to Blocks of Flats in Town Centre (Griffith John Street, Harrington Place & Llangyfelach Street)
CPV: Painting work · Painting work of buildings · Repainting work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£85,000
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)
- Quality/Technical Questions: 20%
- Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical Questions: Question 1 – CDM
- Price: Pricing/BOQ Schedule
- 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
- 20 Apr 2026, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
- Authority reference
CCS/26/003- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035638- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068654Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All suppliers must register on a new UK Government Central Digital Database in addition to be being registered on Sell2Wales in order to be considered for this procurement. Suppliers that wish to participate in this Procurement are responsible for ensuring that the Central Digital Platform contains complete, accurate and up-to-date information about their organisation and any Associated Suppliers which are relevant for the purposes of this Procurement. Suppliers must notify the Authority immediately if it is unable to register on the Central Digital Platform and/or provide accurate and up-to-date information via the Central Digital Platform. Further details on the Central Digital Platform and registration are below:
www.sell2wales.gov.wales/helpandresources/cdp… ↗ and Information and guidance for suppliers - GOV.UK
Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.
- Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
- Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content, ITT: itt_124326 - Contract for Town Centre Painting
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Click on the ITT code (itt_124326). You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
- Responding to the invitation to tender:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: [email protected]
— Phone: +44 8003684850
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗
(WA Ref:148324)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
(WA Ref:149437)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding
Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 16 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 13:52 BST
- Clarification questions by174 days ago1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline167 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts109 days ago6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published98 days ago16 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Tender notice published20 Apr 2026, 13:52 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 11:18 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL GROUP LTD | £91,008 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Town Centre Painting · BELL GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £91,008
- Period
- 6 Jul 2026 – 23 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bell Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender