Official UK procurement notice
ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage
Authority: Conwy County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConwy County Borough Council is seeking a Contractor to undertake the below works in the county of Conwy, postcode LL22 8RH.
The existing concrete bag retaining wall supporting Waterloo Hill has deteriorated beyond repair and is at risk of failure. The scheme will replace and stabilise the structure through the installation of soil nails, a reinforced concrete retaining wall with masonry facing and natural stone parapet, together with carriageway reinstatement and resurfacing, ensuring the long-term stability of the highway.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£275,000
- Condition of participation
Please see the tender pack for full details.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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 award criteria (2)
- price
- quality
- Condition of participation
Please see the tender pack for full details.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £550,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Conwy County Borough Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
Conwy County Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 55 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid38% / 14%
2–331% / 38%
4–619% / 34%
7+13% / 14%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate29% / 54%
Within ±2%36% / 22%
Above estimate36% / 24%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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Lot #1CPV 45Published estimate£275k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid8%
2–345%
4–641%
7+7%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 171 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£238k–£276k
Estimate£275k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| ALUN GRIFFITHS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Old Colwyn Coastal Defence and Active travel Improvements – Construction Phase 1notice published Jan 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £176m24 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £21m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 19% below n=2 | |
| £33m3 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £33m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £223m31 awards in 36m · last this month | 11 live · £1.1bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
CLC Contractors LtdLarge | £205m62 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £18m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £173k1 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £173k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 43% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
- Authority reference
ERCF2509N 05- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100094- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e24Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Oct 2026 → 18 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 27 days19 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 86 days18 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 15:23 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (17)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Volume 1 - ITT.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Volume 2 - CD&QQ.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Volume 3 - Drawings.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Volume 4 - PCI.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - C602-CCBC-Waterloo_Hill-PEA-011026-ME+Fig.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B - E1155.GGI.R1 Waterloo , Llangernyw -GGI Report.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix C - Designer RA Waterloo.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Bilingual Advert.pdf
Show 8 more documents
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T102 Exist GA.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T103 Proposed GA.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T104 Proposed Elevation_Section_Details.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T201 SC.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T601 Earthworks.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T701 Pavements.pdf
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 Waterloo Cottage - Volume 2 - CD&QQ.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications ERCF2509N 05 T101 LP.pdf
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender