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Multidisciplinary Design Team Consultancy Services for the National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle
Published value
£1,375,000
Submission deadline 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council: "Multidisciplinary Design Team Consultancy Services for the National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle". Published status: active. Published value: £1,375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 8d 7h left 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,375,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
14.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)Top vendor: 75% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 37 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure) | 1 win | £104,000 |
| Made Roughly Ltd | 1 win | £34,740 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen, cy |
Published11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST | Last source update11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationArchitectural design services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cc83 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagesen, cy | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate on etenderwales at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:
1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link.
- Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections.
- Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete.
- You will shortly receive and email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
2. Express an interest in the ITT.
- Login to the portal with the username / password.
- Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link.
- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_125343).
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen.
- This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’.
3. Responding to the ITT.
- You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).
- Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 069 8634. | ||
What is being bought
Following a successful Round 1 application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), funding has been secured for the ‘Development’ phase of Reimagining Margam Castle. This project runs until February 2028. Funding has been granted for specialist consultancies and resources to develop a Round 2 application to NLHF, if successful this will unlock the full grant.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a conservation architect-led Multidisciplinary Design Team including the following disciplines: conservation architecture, mechanical and electrical engineering, and structural and civil engineering. The appointed consultant will be the lead consultant, lead designer and principal designer (CDM) for The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) project Reimagining Margam Castle.
The successful bidder will have industry standard qualifications and be conservation accredited (AABC, RIBA SCA or equivalent) with experience of working within a large, complex heritage setting, and have an in-depth understanding of the requirements regarding Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings, ideally with experience working in Wales.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST - Submission deadline changed to 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST - Published value updated to £1,375,000
16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST - Status changed to active
16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST - Official notice release published
16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST - Submission deadline changed to 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST - Buyer information updated
16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedTender submission date extended to 15th September 2026.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£1,375,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period8 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2032, 23:59 BSTEligibilitySME eligibleOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST - Submission deadline
15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRGM-1776-LMWPDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 11 Aug 2026, 19:24 BST
- 16 Jul 2026, 10:14 BST
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