Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 17 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award of RE - TENDER: Ceredigion - Design Services for Refurbishment of Vacant Properties

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£28,000£33,600 inc. VAT1.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 7 Nov 2025
Awarded to Anarachitecture Ltd t/a Conception Architect Studios
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 29 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ceredigion County Council is awarding to a suitably qualified and experienced consultant who are providing design services for the refurbishment of two vacant properties, located at 33 Cambrian Street, Aberystwyth, and 10–11 Harford Square, Lampeter.

Award decision was made on 6th of November and standstill concludes at midnight on the 17th of November 2025 via eTenderWales. Contract signature date entered here reflects system validation requirements.

CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural, engineering and planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£28,000
Contract period: 29 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (5 mo)Value: £28,000 exc. VAT · £33,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
17 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMT
Authority reference
itt_120110
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057522
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cb0 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
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Sept 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline380 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts359 days ago
    29 Oct 2025
  5. Latest notice published350 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,6001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anarachitecture Ltd t/a Conception Architect StudiosSMEAward of RETENDER: Design Services for Refurbishment of Vacant Properties24 Nov 2025 – 23 Mar 2026£27,6007 Nov 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor, Aberaeron, Wales, SY23 3UEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender