Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Consultancy Services for the South West Wales Datgloi Powering Cleaner Rivers Project
Authority: Pembrokeshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPembrokeshire County Council on behalf of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee is developing the South West Wales DATGLOI Powering Cleaner Rivers project to explore how catchment-scale anaerobic digestion can support Wales’s climate change and nature recovery targets by bringing together agricultural nutrient management, renewable energy generation, river restoration and circular economy innovation within a single integrated model.
The project will focus on the potential development of anaerobic digestion infrastructure at a pilot site at Cwm Gwyrdd Nantycaws; the emerging circular economy park in Carmarthenshire. The study will assess how agricultural slurry, and other organic waste streams could be collected, processed and converted into renewable energy, while also supporting improved nutrient management in sensitive river catchments.
It will investigate how anaerobic digestion could improve slurry management, generate low-carbon energy, recover nutrients for reuse and export out of the catchment, reduce reliance on imported fertilisers, and support wider catchment recovery objectives. The project will also explore opportunities to process digestate into higher-value products, including potential biochar applications, creating further opportunities for carbon sequestration and circular economy development.
The purpose of this commission is to determine the technical, environmental, regulatory, commercial and financial viability of delivering catchment-scale anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery infrastructure within the South West Wales region to solve multiple complex challenges.
The purpose of this commission is to:
- Determine the technical, environmental, regulatory and commercial viability of a catchment-scale anaerobic digestion facility using Nantycaws/Cwm Gwyrdd as a pilot test site.
- Assess the contribution that strategically planned nutrient recovery infrastructure could make towards nutrient neutrality, river restoration, climate mitigation and circular economy objectives.
- Develop an investment-ready Outline Business Case that identifies preferred delivery, ownership and financing models.
- Where additional funding is available, develop a replicable framework that can be applied across priority Welsh catchments.
- Provide SWWCJC and partner authorities with a robust evidence base to support future investment decisions.
CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£250,000
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Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical Methodology and Delivery Approach: 20%
- Project Team, Resources and Relevant Experience: 15%
- Project Management, Governance and Quality Assurance: 10%
- Added Value, Innovation and Legacy Benefits: 10%
- price: 40%
- Stakeholder Engagement and Social Acceptability: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Technical Methodology and Delivery Approach: • Your proposed methodology for each workstream. • How environmental, engineering, commercial and stakeholder requirements will be integrated. • How evidence will be gathered and analysed. • How the feasibility study and Outline Business Case will be developed. • How the approach would be adapted if the commission is expanded from the £125,000 option to the £250,000 option.
- Project Team, Resources and Relevant Experience: • Project structure. • Key personnel roles. • Relevant qualifications. • Relevant project examples completed within the last five years. • Experience of developing business cases, feasibility studies and multidisciplinary environmental projects.
- Project Management, Governance and Quality Assurance: • Governance arrangements. • Programme management approach. • Reporting procedures. • Quality assurance processes. • Risk management arrangements. • Management of specialist subcontractors. • Escalation procedures.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Social Acceptability : • Farmers and land managers. • Local authorities. • NRW and regulatory stakeholders. • Local communities. • Infrastructure operators. • Industry stakeholders
- Added Value, Innovation and Legacy Benefits: • Innovative analytical tools. • Additional datasets. • Knowledge transfer. • Training. • Replication frameworks. • Funding opportunities. • Market intelligence. • Long-term strategic benefits for SWWCJC and partner authorities.
- price : Total Cost for the project including all elements for both levels of funding
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £500,000 (twice the annual value).
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How Pembrokeshire County Council buys Environmental management (CPV 9071), and who usually turns up
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1 bid18% / 20%
2–336% / 40%
4–636% / 20%
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Lot #1CPV 9071Published estimate£250k
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1 bid26%
2–331%
4–636%
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Middle 50%£205k–£250k
Estimate£250k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
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| Lawrence Landfill LtdWorked for this buyer | Provision of a Licensed Facility to Receive & Recycle Street Sweepings & Gully Wastenotice published Jul 2021 | — | — | 76% match |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.5bn101 awards in 36m · last this month | 27 live · £394m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=34 | |
| £2.4bn61 awards in 36m · last this month | 22 live · £643m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=19 | |
| £72k1 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £72k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £595k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £59k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £9.0m2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 16% below n=1 |
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
PROC/2627/090- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097911- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078770Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
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Timeline
14 Oct 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published3 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:31 BST
- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BST
- Next notice expectedearlier today16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 19 days4 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 25 days11 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 46 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 58 days14 Dec 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2026, 12:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT16 Oct 2026, 12:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Carmarthenshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Ceredigion County Council Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender