Official UK procurement notice
Caerphilly Interchange Project · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCaerphilly County Borough Council intends to award a contract directly to Transport for Wales (TfW) for the provision of project management, design development, approvals, cost planning, procurement support and associated professional services required to progress the Caerphilly Interchange project through RIBA Stage 4.
The contract forms part of the ongoing development of the Caerphilly Interchange scheme, which has been progressing since 2020 and is supported through regional funding arrangements. TfW acts as the established lead delivery organisation for the project and is responsible for managing all rail interfaces, statutory and technical approvals, project governance arrangements, and the specialist consultant team required for scheme development.
The proposed commission covers the delivery of Plan of Work C+ services to prepare the scheme for delivery, including management of consultants and contractors appointed through TfW's existing procurement arrangements. The estimated contract value is £3.216 million inclusive of VAT.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 21 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST
- Authority reference
CCBC/PROC358/26/JT- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079797- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e92eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The Council considers that the conditions for a direct award under Schedule 5, Paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (absence of competition for technical reasons) are met. TfW is uniquely positioned to deliver these services due to its statutory role, established governance arrangements, responsibility for rail approvals and interfaces, and its existing management of the specialist project team. Introducing an alternative supplier at this stage would create significant technical and delivery risks, duplication of activity, and disruption to the integrated project delivery model currently in place.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST
- Standstill ends49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published21 Aug 2026, 08:51 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for Wales2 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Caerphilly CBC reserves the right to extend the contract for a period of up to 12 months to allow for the completion of the Services and any additional professional services required as a consequence of programme delays, funding approvals, statutory approvals, design development, procurement activities, stakeholder requirements, utility diversions, rail interface requirements, or other project-related matters necessary to progress the Caerphilly Interchange scheme. · Options: Option to instruct additional professional services associated with the Caerphilly Interchange project, including but not limited to further design development, project management, cost planning, procurement support, approval processes, stakeholder engagement, utility coordination, rail interface management, assurance activities, and related services required to support the progression and delivery of the scheme | £2,572,800 | 20 Aug 2026standstill to 2 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Transport for WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender