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# Design & Build of a New Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), Plas Coch Campus, Wrexham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-build-of-a-new-enterprise-engineering-and-optics-centre-eeoc-plas-coch-campus-wrexh-ocds-h6vhtk-03ae76). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Glyndwr University: "Design & Build of a New Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), Plas Coch Campus, Wrexham". Published status: complete. Published Value: £8,350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.sell2wales.gov.wales.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Glyndwr University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glyndwr-university-GB-FTS-15961)
- **Published Value:** £8,350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and related services, Architectural design services, Building construction work, Construction work, Construction work for college buildings (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £8,202,568 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-build-of-a-new-enterprise-engineering-and-optics-centre-eeoc-plas-coch-campus-wrexh-ocds-h6vhtk-03ae76#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ae76`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2wales.gov.wales](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sell2wales.gov.wales)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-build-of-a-new-enterprise-engineering-and-optics-centre-eeoc-plas-coch-campus-wrexh-ocds-h6vhtk-03ae76#participate

## Description
This project, the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales).The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government.
The Growth Deal builds on the Growth Vision for North Wales, adopted in 2016: “a confident, cohesive region with sustainable economic growth, capitalising on the success of high value economic sectors and our connection to the economies of the Northern Powerhouse & Ireland.”
The budget for this Design & Build contract was 8.350m GBP(exclusive of VAT),10.02m GBP(including VAT). The estimated build cost was 7.5m GBP(excluding VAT),9.0m GBP(including VAT). The Actual PCSA stage cost is 235,799.50 GBP (excluding VAT), with the total cost for the  Design & Build stages being 8,202,568 GBP (excluding VAT).
The main Works building project has been be procured using a two-stage Design and Build approach with a JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) as well as a JCT D&B 2016 Full Form of contract.
The scope of the works include:
Carry out design process for a new 2,187m2 building at Wrexham and produce costs and all other necessary information to reach financial close
Demolish two small sections of the adjacent engineering building to facilitate the new build
Construct a new low carbon building with net zero operational carbon
Install incoming cables and other services and potentially install PV panels on buildings to meet the operational next zero targets
Move engineering equipment from adjacent buildings, and from St Asaph and Broughton sites, and commission to bring the building operational
The indicative targeted contract dates will commence from 6th June 2023 until 24th October 2023 for the Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) stage. The Design & Build contract is estimated to commence in November / December 2023 with construction build to start on site no later than 19th of February 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45000000, 45210000, 45212340, 45214300, 45214400, 45214600
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £8,350,000
- **Description:** The University has procured a contract for Design & Build of a New Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC).
The Contract Notice has been advertised on the Sell2Wales & Find a Tender Service (FTS)websites and the process has been conducted und...
- **Contract Period:** 14/05/2023 to 30/06/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017840-2023-AS/SD/10/02/2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **C.WYNNE & SONS LTD T/A WYNNE CONSTRUCTION**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121903`
  - Value: £8,202,568 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017840-2023-AS/SD/10/02/2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,202,568
  - Signed Date: 05/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017840-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-22T15:37:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:01:51.581Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ae76