Official UK procurement notice
Queensgate Tunnel - Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance
Authority: Cardiff Council (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.7m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2025awarded 18 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to SICE
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for the Control and Management of the Queensgate Tunnel and related Infrastructure and services.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was issued before the new Procurement Act came into force.
CPV: Construction work · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Tunnel lighting · Tunnel operation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
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)
- Quality: 30%
- Cost: 60%
- Community Well Being Benefits: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost
- Quality
- Community Well Being Benefits
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2031
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 13:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
ERFX1008653- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035799- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05552eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:45 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent339 days ago18 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published339 days ago18 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Standstill ends329 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 4
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SICE1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029Extensions: The Contracting Authority (Cardiff Council) may in its absolute discretion take up the available extension. | £5,000,000 | 18 Nov 2025standstill to 27 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SICEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications All technical specifications can be accessed via this link: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender