Official UK procurement notice
External Landlord Intervention 3 - 2026
Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A TENDERING OPPORTUNITY
Carmarthenshire County Council has commissioned a Supplier to help deliver a third round of the External Landlord Intervention to address the high vacant property rates within the Local Authority areas three primary towns –Ammanford, Carmarthen and Llanelli.
CPV: Advertising consultancy services · Building services consultancy services · Commercial property management services · Construction consultancy services · Design consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated within the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As stated within the tender documentation
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: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
As stated within the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As stated within the tender documentation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 10 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031972- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066629Find a Tender
- Risks
As per tender documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Carmarthenshire County Council will be
conducting this procurement exercise through the eTenderWales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel. Business Wales are
available to provide tendering support. Further details of the types of support available from Business Wales can be found on
businesswales.gov.wales/topics-and-guidance/… ↗. To assist you in locating this opportunity on the e-Tendering system, the project code is: project_55286.
Please ensure you check the Attachments area
for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as
per information contained within the tender pack.
Timeline
10 Mar 2026 → 8 Jun 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Market engagement196 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Carmarthenshire County Council wishes to inform the marketplace of this forthcoming opportunity and engage with organisations that may have an interest in delivering the External Landlord Intervention initiative. We invite interested parties to contact the Council to request further information and to participate in early discussions that will help shape our approach to any future procurement activity.
We intend to conduct the market engagement through a mix of email communication for initial enquiries, telephone conversations for clarification, and Microsoft Teams appointments for more detailed discussions with interested consultants.
Response format: interested parties to contact Luke Milward via email [email protected].
Responses will be treated as commercially confidential. Aggregated feedback may inform procurement strategy.
This notice does not constitute an invitation to tender. The Council is not obliged to proceed with procurement or award a contract. Any potential procurement opportunity arising from this engagement will be subject to the confirmation and availability of funding.
- Tender notice published196 days ago8 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
- Next notice expected195 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago6 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by146 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 14:10 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
- Deadline published: 6 May 2026, 14:00 BST8 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
- Contract details notice published8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 15:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Foundry LtdSME | £599,850 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
External Landlord Intervention 3 - 2026 · Urban Foundry LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £599,850
- Period
- 8 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months in 12-month increments, subject to available budget, satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties.
- Options
- 3.8 The Supplier’s work may be expanded if additional funding becomes available or if further properties are identified within the project timescales; any such expansion must remain fully aligned with, and limited to, the overall scope of the Contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Urban Foundry LtdAwarded 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender