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Published 11 Sept 2025, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework

Official notice

Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorks
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50)
+3 moreSupporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Architecture & Engineering (71)Community & Cultural Services (98)
 Delivery: Wales (UKL14)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 6 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Bricklaying work · Carriageway resurfacing works · Construction work · Construction work for elevated highways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Demolition work · Diving services · Drainage and surface works · Drainage construction works · +26 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework

** THIS IS A MODIFICATION NOTICE, NOT A CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY **

Carmarthenshire County Council in association with Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council (‘the Councils’) has established a regional framework for the delivery of civil

engineering related construction projects across the region.

The Framework consists of value-banded and geographical/regional lots for Civil Engineering Works as well as lots for Specialist Civils Works (e.g. Demolition, Public Lighting, Lining & Road Marking, Surfacing, Ground Investigations, Marine Works, Traffic Management).

The Framework also includes county-specific lots for very small civil engineering resource services, up to 50,000 GBP in value. There were lot restrictions in place for these specific lots, as detailed in the tender documentation.

The Framework is split across 17 individual Lots, namely:

1A - Very Small Civil Engineering Resource Services in Pembrokeshire (Up to 50,000 GBP)

1B - Very Small Civil Engineering Resource Services in Carmarthenshire (Up to 50,000 GBP)

1C - Very Small Civil Engineering Resource Services in Neath Port Talbot & Swansea (Up to 50,000 GBP)

1D - Very Small Civil Engineering Resource Services in Ceredigion (Up to 50,000 GBP)

2A - Civil Engineering Works in Pembrokeshire (Up to 400k GBP)

2B - Civil Engineering Works in Carmarthenshire (Up to 400k GBP)

2C - Civil Engineering Works in Neath Port Talbot & Swansea (Up to 400k GBP)

2D - Civil Engineering Works in Ceredigion (Up to 400k GBP)

3 - Civil Engineering Works All Areas (400k- 2m GBP)

4 - Civil Engineering Works All Areas (2m+ GBP)

5 - Demolition (All Areas)

6 - Public Lighting (All Areas)

7 - Lining & Road Marking (All Areas)

8 - Surfacing (All Areas)

9 - Ground Investigation (All Areas)

10 - Marine Works (Exc. Coastal) (All Areas)

11 - Traffic Management (All Areas)

Delivery: Wales · Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea
34923000 Road traffic-control equipment45000000 Construction work45111100 Demolition work45111240 Ground-drainage work45111250 Ground investigation work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

What it takes to win
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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
What this means for your bid
  • “South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Sept 2025, 13:56 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2025, 13:56 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055816
Classification (CPV)
Bricklaying workCarriageway resurfacing worksConstruction workConstruction work for elevated highwaysConstruction work for highwaysConstruction work for highways, roadsConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatworkConstruction, foundation and surface works for highways, roadsDemolition workDiving services
+28 moreDrainage and surface worksDrainage construction works
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0598a1 Find a Tender

Publisher note: IMPORTANT FRAMEWORK INFORMATION ETENDERWALES PORTAL - This procurement exercise was conducted via the eTenderWales portal, the project codes being: Lots 1A-D - project_51233 and Lots 2A-11 - project_50553. RESERVE CONTRACTORS - In accordance with the Framework Agreement and tender documentation, the Region will be operating a reserve list of contractors to ensure the resilience of the Framework throughout its term. The Reserve Contractors are: Lot 2B Civil Engineering Works in Carmarthenshire (Up to 400,000GBP) - (i) CR Civil Engineering Lot 2C Civil Engineering Works in Neath Port Talbot & Swansea (Up to 400,000GBP) - (i) Centregreat, (ii) Walters UK, (iii) Tom Prichard Contracting Lot 3 Civil Engineering Works All Areas (400,000 - 2,000,000GBP) - (i) Evan Pritchard, (ii) Centregreat, (iii) Sterling UK Construction OTHER PARTICIPATING BODIES - CWM Environmental (as a company - as defined by Section 1 the Companies Act 2006 - which is wholly owned by Carmarthenshire County Council), has an option to utilise the Framework but has made no commitment to the usage of the arrangement during its Term. (WA Ref:152774)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 67admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework

    Signed
    6 Feb 2023
    Value
    £430,000,000
    Status
    active
    • Change CR Civil Engineering Ltd. was appointed as a replacement core contractor on Lot 2B (Civil Engineering Works in Carmarthenshire (Up to 400K GBP)) of the Framework on 04/09/2025, replacing A Williams Contract Services Ltd. Centregreat was appointed as a replacement core contractor on Lot 2C (Civil Engineering Works in Neath Port Talbot & Swansea (Up to 400K GBP)) of the Framework on 20/08/2025, replacing A Williams Contract Services Ltd. Pembrokeshire Framework Fabricators Ltd. has been removed from Lots 1A-1D. RESERVE CONTRACTORS - In accordance with the Framework Agreement and tender documentation, the Region will be operating a reserve list of contractors to ensure the resilience of the Framework throughout its term. Following this modification, the Reserve Contractors are now: Lot 2C Civil Engineering Works in Neath Port Talbot & Swansea (Up to 400k GBP) - (i) Walters UK, (ii) Tom Prichard Contracting Lot 3 Civil Engineering Works All Areas (400k - 2m GBP) - (i) Evan Pritchard, (ii) Centregreat, (iii) Sterling UK Construction Please note that following the original Framework tender exercise, there were no reserve contractors appointed to Lots 1A-1D Very Small Civil Engineering Resource Services (Up to 50,000 GBP) in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot & Swansea and Ceredigion respectively, Lot 2A Civil Engineering Works in Pembrokeshire (Up to 400K GBP) or Lot 2D Civil Engineering Works in Ceredigion (Up to 400K GBP). These Lots will continue to operate with the remaining number of Contractors., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: A Williams Contract Services Ltd. ceased trading and entered administration on 23/06/2025. In accordance with Clause 9.1(j) of Volume 2 – Framework Agreement, A Williams Contract Services Ltd.’s appointment to Lots 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of the Framework was formally terminated on 03/07/2025. Pembrokeshire Framework Fabricators Ltd. was disolved on 07/05/2024.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Carmarthenshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal Council County Hall, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1JPContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

79 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 79 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.