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Published 24 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BCU-ITT-63595 - WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL PHARMACY BOILER REPLACEMENT

Authority: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Education)·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 15 Oct 202612:00 BST · 20d 10h left
Clarification cut-off 9 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 5 mostarts 13 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 2division 45 · n=11 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board requires a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake the replacement of the existing heating plant serving the Pharmacy Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The project involves the removal of three existing Remeha Gas 210 ECO natural gas boilers and the installation of three new Remeha Gas 210 Ace 120/4 sectional boilers within the Pharmacy Plantroom located on the second floor of the hospital.

The works comprise a turnkey mechanical and electrical installation project and will include the phased removal and replacement of the existing boilers, modification and reconnection of associated pipework and services, integration with the existing Building Management System (BMS), alterations to electrical supplies where required, testing and commissioning, production of record drawings and operation and maintenance manuals, and all associated builders' works necessary to complete the installation. The successful contractor will also be responsible for fulfilling the role of Principal Contractor under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and for preparing and implementing the Construction Phase Plan.

The replacement works will be undertaken within a live hospital environment and must be carefully planned to maintain continuity of service to the Pharmacy Department. The installation will be carried out on a phased basis to ensure that two of the three boilers remain operational at all times, allowing the heating system to continue functioning throughout the duration of the project. Any temporary interruptions to services must be agreed in advance with the Health Board and undertaken in accordance with site operational requirements.

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The contractor will be expected to coordinate all aspects of the works, including project management, health and safety compliance, site supervision, logistics, transportation of materials, commissioning activities, waste disposal, and stakeholder engagement. Particular consideration will be required for working within a healthcare environment, managing access restrictions, maintaining service resilience, and ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), gas safety regulations, and all applicable statutory requirements.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 5 moPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 13 Nov 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 (5 mo)Delivery: WalesTurnover guideline: ~£160,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
45000000 Construction work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical — 40%
  • Commercial — 60%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board buys Construction work (CPV 45) — and who usually turns up

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s own published record, next to the Wales (Cymru) market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

contract notices in 36 months: 25 in division 45 (1 without competition) · 139 in all categories (41 without competition · 15 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 11 lots. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 8 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2division 45 · 36m · n=11 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 11 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

18%division 45 · 36m · n=11 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 5 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

6% abovedivision 45 · 36m · n=5 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 3 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

60ddivision 45 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 77 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=77 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 25 notices.

Last 36 months.

4%division 45 · 36m · n=25 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=11
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 11 lots on 7 contested notices · division 45, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 18%
  • 2–3 55%
  • 4–6 27%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 2 · 11 lots on 7 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=5
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 5 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 40%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 60%

5 lot pairs · division 45.

The market · delivery region

Wales (Cymru) · Construction work (CPV 45)

contract notices delivered in Wales (Cymru) in 36 months: 876 in division 45 (745 competed, 103 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 284 lots. 149 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 135 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3division 45 · 36m · n=284 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 284 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

17%division 45 · 36m · n=284 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 222 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

4% belowdivision 45 · 36m · n=222 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 143 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

44ddivision 45 · 36m · n=143 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 283 lots.

Last 36 months.

79%division 45 · 36m · n=283 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 328 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

71%division 45 · 36m · n=328 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=284
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 284 lots on 208 contested notices · division 45, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 17%
  • 2–3 37%
  • 4–6 31%
  • 7+ 15%

Median 3 · 284 lots on 208 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=222
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 222 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 54%
  • Within ±2% 22%
  • Above estimate 24%

222 lot pairs · division 45.

robust · n=5
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 5 lots (division 45), applied to the £80,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (division 45, n=5 pairs) land a median 6% above: on this notice’s £80,000 that is about £84,640. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077958 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales
Submission portal named on this notice: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £80,000 excludes VAT (£96,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    24 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 14 days
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 20 days
    15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 49 days
    13 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 11:24 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHBY-3981-QBMR Headquarters, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, CF14 3UZ

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender