Official UK procurement notice
Development of New Build Council Housing at Former Gungrog School, Welshpool, Powys
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedDevelopment of 12 units of new build council housing at the former Arlais Day Centre, Llandrindod Wells, Powys · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPowys County Council has entered into a contract with S. J. Roberts Construction Limited to develop x16 bungalows, comprising of 4 x2-bedroom and 12 x1-bedroom bungalows, on the site of the former Gungrog School, Welshpool, Powys, Mid Wales. The scheme has been designed to meet Welsh Development Quality Requirements 2021 (WDQR 2021), Secured by Design Gold and Lifetime Homes. The dwellings have been designed to meet EPC A rating. Start on site is expected MM-YYYY.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,300,000
- Condition of participation
It is a minimum requirement of the Council that Bidders must:
- Be registered with the Central Digital Platform.
- Have a valid Constructionline Silver registration (or demonstrably equivalent accreditation) with work categories relevant to the subject matter of the contract.
- Have a valid registration with a Safety Schemes in Procurement (“SSIP”) accredited scheme (or demonstrably equivalent).
- Demonstrate sufficient financial standing.
- Confirm their to provide a performance bond equal to not less than 10% of the total contract value, if successful in this procurement process.
- Agree to use a Project Bank Account for payment of sub-contractors.
- Provide evidence of existing, or agree to put in place, insurances to the following levels:
(a) Public Liability Insurance - 10,000,000 GBP
(b) Employer's Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
(c) Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
- Confirm acceptance of the Contract Conditions.
- Provide clear evidence of demonstrable experience of delivering contracts that are comparable in nature, scope, value and duration to the requirement of this procurement.
- Agree to work collaboratively with the Council to reduce the financial, environmental, and carbon impact of the scheme.
- Agree to work in accordance with the Council's Disclosure & Barring Service Policy.
- Agree to fully abide by and work in accordance with the Council's Contractors Guidance for Safer Recruitment Policy.
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 (9)
- Design: 10.5%
- Communications and Stakeholder Management: 6%
- Parking: 6%
- Health & Safety - management of sub-contractors: 10.5%
- Programme & Risk: 7.5%
- Ensuring Quality Control and Defect Management: 10.5%
- Community Benefits: 4.5%
- Cost: 40%
- Sustainability - approaching known sustainability risks: 4.5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Cost
- Design
- Communications and Stakeholder Management
- Parking
- Health & Safety - management of sub-contractors
- Programme & Risk
- Ensuring Quality Control and Defect Management
- Community Benefits
- Sustainability - approaching known sustainability risks
- Condition of participation
It is a minimum requirement of the Council that Bidders must:
- Be registered with the Central Digital Platform.
- Have a valid Constructionline Silver registration (or demonstrably equivalent accreditation) with work categories relevant to the subject matter of the contract.
- Have a valid registration with a Safety Schemes in Procurement (“SSIP”) accredited scheme (or demonstrably equivalent).
- Demonstrate sufficient financial standing.
- Confirm their to provide a performance bond equal to not less than 10% of the total contract value, if successful in this procurement process.
- Agree to use a Project Bank Account for payment of sub-contractors.
- Provide evidence of existing, or agree to put in place, insurances to the following levels:
(a) Public Liability Insurance - 10,000,000 GBP
(b) Employer's Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
(c) Professional Indemnity Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP
- Confirm acceptance of the Contract Conditions.
- Provide clear evidence of demonstrable experience of delivering contracts that are comparable in nature, scope, value and duration to the requirement of this procurement.
- Agree to work collaboratively with the Council to reduce the financial, environmental, and carbon impact of the scheme.
- Agree to work in accordance with the Council's Disclosure & Barring Service Policy.
- Agree to fully abide by and work in accordance with the Council's Contractors Guidance for Safer Recruitment Policy.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 23 May 2025, 14:18 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:06 BST
- Authority reference
itt_117230- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028913- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0522ffFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales -
Powys County Council will be conducting this tender through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This
can be found at etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned
through this channel.
Internet address(es): etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
- Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept 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 tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
5.1
- Click the “Open Access ITTs” link.
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer
Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- 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, or the eTendering Helpdesk is available Mon –
Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- Phone: 0800 069 8634
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 8 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 14:18 BST
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Next notice expected30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts384 days ago3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published44 days ago8 Sept 2026, 15:06 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 14:18 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:10 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,300,00030 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Status changed to active30 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Procurement method changed30 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST30 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 15:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2026, 15:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| S J Roberts Construction LimitedSME | £3,165,338 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Development of New Build Council Housing at Former Gungrog School, Welshpool, Powys · S J Roberts Construction LimitedSME
- Signed
- 18 May 2026
- Value
- £3,165,338
- Period
- 21 Jul 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- S. J. Roberts Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender