Official UK procurement notice
GD3 Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement
Authority: Wales & West Utilities Limited
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across 8 Regions in Wales and South West England to commence in April 2026.
Suppliers are invited to participate in the pre-qualification process for short-listing a minimum of 3 and maximum of 8 Economic Operators to participate in the procurement of the GD3 Mains Replacement and Reinstatement project by Wales and West Utilities.
If successful, Economic Operators will then be invited to submit a Final Tender across 8 Geographical Lots.
CPV: Construction work · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 7 and win at most 7 of themLot #1North WalesRenewal Wales
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across North Wales to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #2West WalesRenewal Wales
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across West Wales to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #3South and East WalesRenewal Wales
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across South and East Wales to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #4Gloucester and SwindonRenewal South West
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across Gloucester and Swindon to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #5Bristol and FromeRenewal South West
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across Bristol and Frome to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #6TauntonRenewal South West
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across Taunton to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #7Exeter and PlymouthRenewal South West
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across Exeter and Plymouth to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation.
Lot #8CornwallRenewal South West
Wales & West Utilities are seeking a new Gas Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Service for improved efficiency and productivity across Cornwall to commence in April 2026.
Proposed services to be procured across the region include, but are not limited to:
- Tier One Mains Replacement & Associated Services
- Consequential Steel & Associated Services
- Stranded non-tier One Mains
- Reinstatement - All Mains Replacement, Connections & Leakage, Reinforcement, Diversions
- Backfill (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Purge & Relight (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Copper re-runs (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Equipotential Bonding "Cross bonding" - (Tier One, Consequential, Stranded)
- Programme Control and Enabling
- Obtaining Planning, Permits, Street Notices
- PPE
- Welfare
- Vans, fuel, plant and equipment
- Customer Support Additional information: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event.
After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement 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).
- Suitability
See Selection Documents
- Economic & financial standing
See Selection Documents
Minimum: See Selection Documents - Technical & professional ability
See Selection Documents
Minimum: See Selection Documents
- Legal form for consortia
- See Selection Documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- See Selection Documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Feb 2024, 13:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2024, 13:39 GMT
- Authority reference
PQQ_336- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003538- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0436cfFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Selection Documents
Publisher note: Please note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal, Bravo, which requires suppliers to be registered to participate. Failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the procurement event. After registration, suppliers must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]; Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documentation. A GD3 Mains Replacement and Reinstatement Pre-Qualification session is planned for mid-February. The 2 hour session will be held online via MS Teams. Wales and West Utilities will provide some context to the procurement exercise and provide a walkthrough of the procurement documents. There will be a supplier Q&A at the end of the session. Further details will be published via the Bravo portal in due course. Suppliers who have registered to participate in this procurement exercise will be invited to this event.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Deposits and guarantees
- See Selection Documents
Timeline
2 Feb 2024 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Notice published2 Feb 2024, 13:39 GMT
- Submission deadline15 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected17 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Wales and West UtilitiesReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.