Official UK procurement notice
B1017 - Bridgend West Pre-Construction Services Agreement
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a UK7 - Contract Details Notice, announcing the urgent Direct Award of a PCSA Contract to Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd (WDCL) and follows the publication of the required UK5 - Transparency Notice on 8th April 2026 and a UK6 - Contract Award Notice on 7th May 2026.
The PCSA is directly awarded in support of the design and construction of the schools, demolition and site clearance, associated external works and infrastructure removal and diversion (The Works).
The value of the Services to be carried out under the PCSA is £697,261 plus VAT (Including contingencies.). In order for WDCL to provide a firm price for the additional works, which have been deemed necessary by the local Planning Authority and Highways Authority, it is necessary for BCBC to instruct WDCL to carry out the PCSA services. BCBC does not consider it feasible for a third party designer or contractor to carry out the PCSA services, in view of the need for WDCL to rely on the outputs of PCSA services, only WDCL can enter into the PCSA. In view of the condition of the primary school estate the Works are urgent and due to the conditions imposed by the local Planning Authority and Highways Authority, there is no reasonable alternative to BCBC awarding the PCSA to WDCL.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2026, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 12:28 BST
- Authority reference
B1017- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046320- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e64Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
In order for WDCL to provide a firm price for the additional works, which have been deemed necessary by the local Planning Authority and Highways Authority, it is necessary for BCBC to instruct WDCL to carry out the PCSA services. BCBC does not consider it feasible for a third party designer or contractor to carry out the PCSA services, in view of the need for WDCL to rely on the outputs of PCSA services, only WDCL can enter into the PCSA. In view of the condition of the primary school estate the Works are urgent and due to the conditions imposed by the local Planning Authority and Highways Authority, there is no reasonable alternative to BCBC awarding the PCSA to WDCL.
- Risks
As a result of restrictive conditions applied by the Planning Department with their Planning Decision, there are now significant risks and unknown additional costs at this time to the main construction contract that must be researched, surveyed and identified raising a significant risk of contract delay and the potential for already secured Grant funding to be clawed back.
Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 May 2026 → 20 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends153 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published153 days ago20 May 2026, 12:28 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2026, 16:33 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 May 2026, 14:53 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published20 May 2026, 12:28 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected20 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmott Dixon Construction Limited and Be Living Holdings Limited 2 3 4 5 6 720 May 2026 – 4 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: Option to extend for up to 3-months if required. | £697,261 | 7 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
B1017 - Bridgend West Pre-Construction Services Agreement · Willmott Dixon Construction Limited and Be Living Holdings Limited 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £697,261
- Period
- 20 May 2026 – 4 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend, if required, up to 31st December 2026.
No agreed KPIs: Below statutory threshold requiring the publication of KPIs.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender