Official UK procurement notice
Construction Project Management Consultancy Services for The National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £47k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2026awarded 16 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to AtkinsRéalis (a1 a12 b1 b7 c1 c7 d1 d4)
Contract term 5 yrs 4 moends 17 Dec 2031 · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn award has been made by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council for Construction Project Management Consultancy Services for the National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not sufficient time
CPV: Construction consultancy services · Construction management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in the ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in the ITT
What it takes to wini
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Method Statement 1: 14%
- Method Statement 2: 14%
- Method Statement 3: 28%
- Method Statement 4: 7%
- Method Statement 5: 7%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Method Statement 1: Experience and Contract Examples
- Method Statement 2: Approach to Service Delivery – Team Members
- Method Statement 3: Approach to Service Delivery – Specification
- Method Statement 4: Approach to Risk
- Method Statement 5: Approach to Social Value
- Commercial: Fixed lump sum fee proposal
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in the ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in the ITT
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CPU26-27-08- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041203- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0691cdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate on etenderwales at: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link.
- Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections. - Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete.
- You will shortly receive and email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
- Express an interest in the ITT.
- Login to the portal with the username / password.
- Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link.
- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_124499).
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen.
- This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’.
- Responding to the ITT.
- You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).
- Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: [email protected] or by telephone on 0800 069 8634.
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published171 days ago5 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Submission deadline136 days ago9 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by66 days ago18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago16 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
- Standstill ends28 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 15:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £239,9901 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AtkinsRéalis (a1 a12 b1 b7 c1 c7 d1 d4)12 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 | £239,990 | 16 Sept 2026standstill to 25 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AtkinsRéalis UK LimitedAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender