Official UK procurement notice
Design, Supply, and Installation of a Fully Refurbished Children’s Library Space within Newport Central Library
Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewport City Council invites tenders for the design, supply, and installation of a fully refurbished Children’s Library space within Central Library, John Frost Square, Newport.
This project will transform an outdated, inaccessible and uninspiring environment into a modern, flexible, inclusive and sustainable cultural space that:
- Enhances literacy, play and wellbeing
- Supports children, families and school use
- Meets the needs of neurodivergent children and those with SEND
- Contributes to environmental sustainability and long-term asset value
Approach to Specification
This specification is intentionally performance- and outcome-based, encouraging innovative design solutions rather than prescribing exact layouts .
Suppliers are expected to:
- Propose creative, evidence-based solutions
- Demonstrate value for money
- Incorporate sustainability, accessibility, and flexibility.
NB: All work must be completed prior to the 28 February 2027.
Site visits will be held on Monday 27 July 2026 and will be individual supplier sessions. Suppliers who wish to attend the site visits must request to do so through the Council's tendering portal, etenderwales. Suppliers who attend Central Library without an appointment will not be seen.
The tender has been issued on etenderwales, ITT_126087.
CPV: Design support services · Library furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality as detailed in the tender documents: 60%
- Price: 35%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality as detailed in the tender documents
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
- Authority reference
NCC202600128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068438- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf3cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender documents can be accessed through
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
To access the tender documents, please search for ITT_126087.
Suppliers who have not used the etenderwales tendering portal must register as follows:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
- Click the “Suppliers register here” link
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the Project
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “ITT Open to All Suppliers” link.
- Click on the relevant ITT (ITT_126087) to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.
- This will move the ITT into your “My ITT” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code to access the content
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining).
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available.
If you require any further assistance use the online help Home , or the etendering help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- Phone: 0800 069 8634
Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published98 days ago20 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
- Clarification questions by80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline73 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published20 Jul 2026, 17:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender