Official UK procurement notice
B858 - Design & Build - Heronsbridge School
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionB858 - Design & Build - Heronsbridge School. (2-Stage - process.)
Stage 1 (Design) - SEWSCAP4 NEC4 PSC V4 Contract – Awarded 15th July 2025.
Stage 2 - NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (fourth edition reprinted with amendments June 2017) Option A Priced Contract with Activity Schedule. To be developed and agreed around the Clients requirements. (Price Capped at 53500000GBP). A separate Stage 2 Contract Award Notice will follow the successful completion of Stage 1 - Design.
CPV: Architectural design services · Design consultancy services · Engineering design services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) is awarding a contract for the Design & Build -…Awarded
Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) is awarding a contract for the Design & Build - Heronsbridge School. This Contract Award Notice is for the Stage 1 - Design only. The following is extracted from the ITT conducted on ETenderWales. The Stage 2 - Main Construction Contract will be awarded via a further Contract Award Notice following a successful Stage 1-Design.
"This is a Further Competition permissible under the SEWSCAP 4 South East & Mid Wales Collaborative Construction Framework Agreement Lot 9 refers. SEWSCAP ID: 2229. To ensure that the Authority has the best possible competition under this Lot, all nominated providers to Lot 9, including reserves have been invited to submit a bid .
Brief Description:
Heronsbridge will be part of The Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. The project comprises of 300-places for pupils with additional learning needs (that is, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)) plus the school’s residential provision (that is, 2 no. 5 bedroom houses) and a Social Services Residential provision for the replacement of Harwood House (1 no). External works will include parking, drop-off, pitches, playgrounds with associated areas of ‘soft-play’ along with natural green space and potential bio-retention areas. Highway works may be necessary as part of this project. The target total gross internal floor area is 7,650m2.
Bidder to Note: There are Three (3) Price Caps in operation for Stage 1 (Design) and Stage 2 (Build) Any bidder who cannot formally commit to delivering the requirements of the contract(s) within the stated Price Caps will be immediately disqualified.
- Stage 1 - RIBA Stage 2-4, SEWSCAP4 NEC4 Professional Services Contract (PSC) - whole scheme (Heronsbridge School & Harwood House.): Price Cap: 2,000,000 GBP
- Stage 2 - RIBA Stage 5-7 SEWSCAP4 NEC4 - Engineering Construction Contract (ECC): (Heronsbridge School.) Price Cap: 53,500,000 GBP
- Stage 2 - RIBA Stages 5-7 for Harwood House - 2,000,000 GBP
It is a condition of this Tender and contract that all Bidders shall be Registered and Verified on Constructionline.
Contract Terms and Conditions: As above.
See Docs."
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2025, 09:19 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 09:19 BST
- Authority reference
B858 (Stage 1 - Design Services)- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040369- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ffaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This Contract Award was as a result of a Further Competition permissible under the SEWSCAP 4 South East & Mid Wales Collaborative Construction Framework Agreement Lot 9 refers. SEWSCAP ID: 2229.
Publisher note: 1. Apart from this Contract Award Notice for (B858 - Stage 1 Design) all aspects of the Tender were conducted on ETenderWales including the notification of the Successful and Unsuccessful bidders. 2. A separate Contract Award Notice for B858 - Stage 2: Main Construction Contract will be raised as soon as a Successful Stage 1: B858 - Design is completed and accepted by the Authority. 3. A Project Bank Account will be required for Stage 2 - Main Construction contract only. (WA Ref:153430)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kier Construction LtdSubcontracting: TBC with Contractor. | £1,925,806 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040369-2025-B858 (Stage - 1 Design)-1 · Kier Construction Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,925,806
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kier Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.