Official UK procurement notice
Award of Solar Photovoltaic Installation Including the Design & Installation of Roof Safety Barrier and Access Steps, Treforest Learning Resource Centre
Authority: University of South Wales (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notices details the award of a recent tender process.
The University of South Wales requires a partner for install Solar Photovoltaic Installation, Including the Design & Installation of Roof Safety Barrier and Access Steps. This is to take place at our Treforest Learning Resource Centre.
Works to include the supply & fit of solar panels to the proposed designs, installation of new distribution board, all commissioning of panels and monitoring equipment.
CPV: Electrical installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Solar energy · Solar installation · Solar panel roof-covering work · Solar panels
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 (5)
- Health and Safety Procedures: 10%
- Experience and knowledge of contractor: 10%
- Programme: 10%
- Price (Schedule of Works): 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Health and Safety Procedures: Please provide examples of how you have managed health and safety practices on similar projects with similar clients. Your response should include a summary of how you would manage this project. The evaluation panel would expect to see company policies and or procedures and example risk assessments and method statements. Please note these are excluded from the Page Limit as they will be requested separately in eTenderWales as supplementary documents.
- Experience and knowledge of contractor: Please demonstrate your experience of working on projects of a similar nature with Higher Education providers or similar large public sector organisations Your response should include examples of similar projects, with reference to successes and lessons learned.
- Programme: Clarification the programme is achievable or can be bettered. USW appreciate that the Christmas break/bank holiday falls within the contract timeframe. The University will be closed As a minimum: - 1. Please submit an indicative programme with a Gantt chart demonstrating achievement of the completion date. 2. Include confirmation that there are no sub-contractor and supply chain issues foreseen. 3. Include any impact of Christmas/New Year Shut Down.
- Social Value: Please refer to the Social Value Template included within eTenderWales. Social Value will be evaluated in two components: Social Value Metrics – Quantitative 5% Social Value Method Statement – Qualitative 5%
- Price (Schedule of Works): Schedule of Works
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 Sept 2025, 09:33 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Authority reference
2023- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054132- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0594a1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please register on etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ to access the opportunity. The ITT reference is itt_119745
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 09:33 BST
- Clarification questions by392 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published339 days ago18 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 09:33 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published18 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete18 Nov 2025, 11:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFS Systems (UK) LTD | £82,989 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Solar Photovoltaic Installation Including the Design & Installation of Roof Safety Barrier and Access Steps, Treforest Learning Resource Centre · EFS Systems (UK) LTD
- Signed
- 17 Nov 2025
- Value
- £82,989
- Period
- 17 Nov 2025 – 20 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EFS SYSTEMS (UK) 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