Official UK procurement notice
Principal and General Inspection of Cleddau Bridge and Consultancy Services
Authority: Pembrokeshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £150k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT59.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 9 Apr 2026
Awarded to Sanderson Watts Associates Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrincipal and General Inspection of Cleddau Bridge and Consultancy Services in Pembrokeshire
- No preliminary market engagement: Specification drawn up to exact requirements
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£600,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per qualification requirements
- Technical & professional ability
As per qualification requirements
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Experience and Staffing: 20%
- Proposal: 20%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Experience and Staffing
- Proposal
- Price
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per qualification requirements
- Technical & professional ability
As per qualification requirements
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 12 Jan 2026, 16:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 08:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CA2016/001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002416- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06040eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
itt code is 121732
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 13 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago12 Jan 2026, 16:35 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by244 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent195 days ago9 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends183 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published161 days ago13 May 2026, 08:50 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 16:35 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 11:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Apr 2026, 11:07 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 08:50 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £242,0771 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson Watts Associates LtdSMEPrincipal and General Inspections of Cleddau Bridge and Consultancy Services1 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 | £242,077 | 9 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Principal and General Inspection of Cleddau Bridge and Consultancy Services · Sanderson Watts Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 May 2026
- Value
- £242,077
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sanderson Watts Associates LimitedAwarded 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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender