Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 20 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Competent Person (ICP) services for Cardiff Crossrail Phase 1A

Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Published estimate£200,000≈ £59k / year · £239,999 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025awarded 10 Sept 2025

Awarded to Network Certification Body

Contract term 3 yrs 5 moends 20 Jan 2029 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Details Notice for ICP services for Cardiff Crossrail Phase 1A Contract Signed

No preliminary market engagement: This is a service that the business requires imminently.

CPV: Certification services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Safety consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services · Systems consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 5 moSMEPublished value£200,000

Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 20 Jan 2029 (3 yrs 5 mo)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £239,999 inc. VAT

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible

71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services 71317000 Hazard protection and control consultancy services 71530000 Construction consultancy services 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services 72246000 Systems consultancy services 79132000 Certification services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to documents on e-tender wales
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to documents on e-tender wales

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 70%
Commercial: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Commercial

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to documents on e-tender wales
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to documents on e-tender wales

What this means for your bid

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
Last source update: 22 Oct 2025, 12:13 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Aug 2025
Authority reference: C001227.00
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034104
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Certification servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesHazard protection and control consultancy servicesSafety consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy servicesSystems consultancy services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055105 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Please see documents on E-Tender Wales

Review and risk notes

Risks: Please see documents on E-Tender Wales

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 21 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en, cy

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/go/3147032601978D973C02 ↗

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
20 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
Clarification questions by
7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Award decision expected by
4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published368 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 12:13 BST
Standstill ends362 days ago
28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
20 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Oct 2025, 15:59 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Oct 2025, 15:59 BST
Contract details notice published
22 Oct 2025, 12:13 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 77 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Network Certification Body1 Nov 2025 – 1 Feb 2028	£50,500	10 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Independent Competent Person (ICP) services for Cardiff Crossrail Phase 1A · Network Certification Body
Signed
14 Oct 2025
Value
£50,500
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2032
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PVJP-5451-JYWQ 3 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, Wales, cf37 4thContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Network Certification BodyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDLP-4199-PHJD The Quadrant Eldergate, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 1ENContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 12:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Oct 2025, 15:59 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Jun 2025, 14:49 BST