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Published 24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Refurbishment of St William House - Cardiff

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff and Vale College (Education)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£40,000,000≈ £37m / year · £48,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 18 Apr 2028 · starts 9 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff and Vale College ("the College") is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to undertake the refurbishment and fit-out of St William House, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5BH. The building, formerly occupied as office accommodation, is being repurposed to create a modern educational facility providing teaching, vocational training and administrative accommodation for the College.

The building will be used for teaching and office space by the College and currently comprises a five-storey building with a ground floor car park, reception and support facilities, workshop accommodation, classrooms, creative arts studios, training spaces and office accommodation across the upper floors. The proposed development will consolidate a range of academic, vocational and administrative functions into a single city-centre campus location.

The appointed contractor will be required to undertake the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing building, including demolition and strip-out works, structural alterations, installation of new mechanical and electrical services, refurbishment and reconfiguration of internal spaces, fire safety and acoustic upgrades, associated external works, roof-mounted services and photovoltaic infrastructure, together with all testing, commissioning and handover activities. The contractor will be expected to deliver the works in accordance with the developed RIBA design information, CDM requirements, Building Regulations and the project's BREEAM objectives.

  • How the procedure runs: The first stage will be the request to participate stage. The top 5 companies with the highest score will be taken through to the next stage
  • No preliminary market engagement: Lack of time, no planning took place to allow for preliminary market engagement

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 1 moSMEPublished value£40,000,000
Contract period: 9 Mar 2027 – 18 Apr 2028 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £40,000,000 exc. VAT · £48,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tender
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contractors must be able to show financial criteria as per the documents

  • Condition of participation

    Details of the conditions of participation stage can be found in the Response document - Annex C

    shortlisting

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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions: Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions - Annex C
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contractors must be able to show financial criteria as per the documents

  • Condition of participation

    Details of the conditions of participation stage can be found in the Response document - Annex C

    shortlisting

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
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
24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Dec 2026
Authority reference
CAVC26105
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080296
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea66 Find a Tender
How it runs

The first stage will be the request to participate stage. The top 5 companies with the highest score will be taken through to the next stage

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Requests to participate (first stage)
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Returns only accepted via sell2wales

Timeline

24 Aug 2026 → 9 Mar 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published59 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
  2. Clarification questions by38 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline31 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 45 days
    5 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 138 days
    9 Mar 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff and Vale College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDWC-8374-VBZG One Canal Parade, Cardiff, Wales, CF62 8YJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender