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Published 1 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Infrastructure Development at Cringle Dock Waste Transfer Station (Lot 1 & 3)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£20,000,000total for 2 lots · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to WSP UK Limited, Grimshaw Architects LLP2 awards
Contract term 7 yrsends 18 Jan 2033 · up to 18 Jan 2039 with extensions · starts 19 Jan 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 1 - WASTE AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Lot 3 - Architect Consultancy Services

  • No preliminary market engagement: PIN Notice not required.

CPV: Advisory architectural services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural services for outdoor areas · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Building services consultancy services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Construction supervision services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · +15 more

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£20,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1WASTE AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICESAwardedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£14,000,000

WRWA is seeking Technical Waste and Engineering support with the replacement of its Cringle Dock Waste Transfer Station, to include discussions with stakeholders, assessment of options, design and access plans, consents and permits, procurement of a construction contract, construction management and supervision, and implementation to support the achievement of ‘steady state’ operations at the future redeveloped Cringle Dock. The scope of this contract covers Waste and Engineering consultancy services.

Contract period: 19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 18 Jan 2039 with extensionsValue: £14,000,000 exc. VAT · £16,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Please refer to the ITT for details on the extension options. · It is anticipated that the work will commence in late 2025/early 2026 and is expected to take place over a seven (7) year time period with the option to extend by a further three (3) years up to two times.
Lot #2ARCHITECT CONSULTANCY SERVICESAwardedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£6,000,000

WRWA is seeking Architectural support with the replacement of its Cringle Dock Waste Transfer Station. The adviser must act as WRWA’s Concept Guardians throughout the life of the project, to ensure the successful delivery of new infrastructure including the look, feel, and performance standards established by WRWA.

Contract period: 19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 18 Jan 2039 with extensionsValue: £6,000,000 exc. VAT · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Please refer to the ITT for details on the extension options. · It is anticipated that the work will commence in late 2025/early 2026 and is expected to take place over a seven (7) year time period with the option to extend by a further three (3) years up to two times.

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 25%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: Quality: 70%
  • Social Value: Social Value: 5%
  • Price: Price: 25%
Lot distribution rule: Please refer to the Volume 1 - ITT document.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
1 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 18:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Dec 2025
Authority reference
C9176
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045184
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Advisory architectural servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural services for buildingsArchitectural services for outdoor areasArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesBuilding services consultancy servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesCivil engineering support servicesConstruction supervision services
+17 moreConsulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
Delivery area
London (UKI34)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b38 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by398 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline390 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent320 days ago
    12 Dec 2025
  5. Award decision expected by319 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Latest notice published309 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 18:19 GMT
  7. Standstill ends294 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts282 days ago
    19 Jan 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 18:19 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 18:19 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £9,910,0232 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 148 from SMEs
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · WASTE AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICES1 award
WSP UK Limited30 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2033 · up to 31 Jan 2039Extensions: 2 x 3 years£6,208,51312 Dec 2025standstill to 6 Jan 2026Standstill
Across several lots1 award
Grimshaw Architects LLP30 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2033 · up to 31 Jan 2039Extensions: Extension Terms: 2 x 3 years£3,701,51012 Dec 2025standstill to 6 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · WASTE AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICES2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one00—
2 · ARCHITECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES12final-stage tenders80—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Wandsworth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVLQ-8225-QVHT Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street,, London, London, SW18 2PUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Grimshaw Architects LLPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXRT-5862-MHPV 57 Clerkenwell Road, London, London, EC1M 5NGContact email
  • WSP UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXHY-9498-VZNJ WSP House 70 Chancery Lane, London, London, WC2A1AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender