Official UK procurement notice
Digarbon Contractor (PCSA) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe appointment of a contractor to complete the retrofit of the Law (LAWPL) and Tower
(PSYCH) buildings.
Scope of works required at Law Building include:
- Asbestos Removals.
- Replacement of existing flat roof systems on both the main section of the building
(including the lift motor/plant room) and the lower-level extension built in the 1990s. To
facilitate these works roof top PV cells and MEP systems will need to be removed and re
installed (including recommissioning).
- Removal of all existing windows and curtain walling (frames & windows) and
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replacement with new double-glazed units and associated making good (except for the
existing double glazed units on the ground floor of the 1990's courtyard extension).
- FF&E - installation of new replacement windows blinds.
Scope of works required at Tower Building included:
- Asbestos removals.
- Replacement of existing flat roof systems on the no.2 lower-level extensions only (not
including the main roof which has recently been replaced). To facilitate these works roof
top MEP systems will need to be removed and re-installed (including recommissioning).
- Removal of all existing windows and curtain walling (frames & windows) and
replacement with new double-glazed units and associated making good (except for the
windows in the extension built in 2008 which are to be retained).
- FF&E - installation of new replacement windows blinds.
- Implementation of plans for phasing, sequencing and building user decanting to deliver
the works.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 Appointment: Award of a NEC4 PCSA - This will be conducted under a competitive flexible procurement process, with stage 1 of the procurement conducted via a Conditions of participation exercise to down select bidders to the ITT stage. The ITT stage will be issued to the down selected bidders and will be awarded on MAT via a NEC4 PCSA contract. The University will appoint 1 contractor under a PCSA contract The top 5 ranked bidders from the Conditions of Participation will be down selected. Stage 2 Appointment: The University will then take forward the appointed contractor under the PCSA contract. Following conclusion of the PCSA to arrive at an agreed Contract sum and Scope, the contractor will be appointed under a NEC4 Option A contract with identified contractors design allocation. The University reserves the right not to proceed to the construction contract from the PCSA contract.
CPV: Construction work for university buildings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£7,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the ITT Docs
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As stated in the Conditions of Participation document
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 (2)
- Quality and Responsible Procurement: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Responsible Procurement
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the ITT Docs
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As stated in the Conditions of Participation document
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- 14 Aug 2025, 11:20 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 09:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CU.2012.JP- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061275- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587bbFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 Appointment:
Award of a NEC4 PCSA - This will be conducted under a competitive flexible procurement process, with stage 1 of the procurement conducted via a Conditions of participation exercise to down select bidders to the ITT stage. The ITT stage will be issued to the down selected bidders and will be awarded on MAT via a NEC4 PCSA contract.
The University will appoint 1 contractor under a PCSA contract
The top 5 ranked bidders from the Conditions of Participation will be down selected.
Stage 2 Appointment:
The University will then take forward the appointed contractor under the PCSA contract. Following conclusion of the PCSA to arrive at an agreed Contract sum and Scope, the contractor will be appointed under a NEC4 Option A contract with identified contractors design allocation.
The University reserves the right not to proceed to the construction contract from the PCSA contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 17 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:20 BST
- Market engagement5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
The University are hosting a Pre-market engagement event on Thursday 11th September 2025 at 14:00 – 15:00 via Teams.
In order to register your attendance and for more information please register your interest
against the opportunity via Cardiff University e-tendering portal: In-Tend
in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/ ↗
Suppliers interested in attending the supplier engagement event must send an expression of
interest via the In-Tend Portal. Once registered please complete the registration form and
return via the correspondence function within the system.
Suppliers will be limited to 2 attendees. The deadline for registering attendance at the event
is Friday the 5th of September 2025. The University reserves the right to reject an application to attend sent after this time.
All presentation documentation, questions and answers will be published against the
opportunity on the Portal following the event.
- Tender notice published381 days ago1 Oct 2025, 12:03 BST
- Next notice expected380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline355 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Standstill ends240 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by231 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts215 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent52 days ago26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published30 days ago17 Sept 2026, 09:53 BST
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:20 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 12:03 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Oct 2025, 12:03 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Oct 2025, 12:03 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Oct 2025, 12:03 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Feb 2026, 15:08 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2026, 15:08 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Feb 2026, 15:08 GMT
- Contract signature expected26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2026, 13:33 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 08:44 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 09:53 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 9 Feb 2026
- 2025-10: 1 release · 1 Oct 2025
- 2025-08: 1 release · 14 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bray and SlaughterSMEMain Contract - NEC4 Option A21 Sept 2026 – 20 Jan 2028 | £9,894,368 | 26 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Bray and SlaughterSME16 Mar 2026 – 5 May 2026Options: As part of PCSA stage, there will be a Submission by the Contractor for: NEC4 Option A - Form of Agreement Agreed Scope (Design Completed) Prices (Contract Sum) Construction Programme for the Contract Outcome: If the Prices, design and programme are acceptable to the Client the intention would be to enter a contract with the Contractor to deliver the Scope | £2,474,312 | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Digarbon Contractor · Bray and SlaughterSME
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2026
- Value
- £9,894,368
- Period
- 21 Sept 2026 – 20 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
6 agreed KPIs: Management · Programming · Design …
- Management
- Programming
- Design
- Project Cost Plan
- Quality and Health & Safety
- Environmental, Social & Governance
Contract 1 · Bray and SlaughterSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,474,312
- Period
- 16 Mar 2026 – 5 May 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: PSCA Contract only
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender