Official UK procurement notice
SU123(26) Margam & Union House Buildings Over cladding Works
Authority: Swansea University (Education)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £2.6m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 May 2026awarded 14 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to D & B Facades UK Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 11 moends 31 Aug 2028 · starts 28 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIntention to award contract for Over cladding works for 2 no. buildings on the Swansea University Singleton Campus.
- How the procedure runs: Selection Questionnaire initial stage, followed by invitation to tender as second and final stage
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: exact amount
- Price: exact amount
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
- 10 Feb 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042172- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064cbbFind a Tender
- How it runs
Selection Questionnaire initial stage, followed by invitation to tender as second and final stage
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
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Feb 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published252 days ago10 Feb 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Next notice expected234 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published166 days ago7 May 2026, 17:18 BST
- Clarification questions by156 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by43 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago14 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 3 days23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published10 Feb 2026, 14:21 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 17:18 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 May 2026, 17:18 BST
- Procurement method changed7 May 2026, 17:18 BST
- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 16:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2026, 15:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2026, 15:17 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 10 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £6,760,8371 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| D & B Facades UK LtdSMESU123(26) Margam and Union House Over-Cladding Digarbon Works26 Oct 2026 – 30 Mar 2029 | £6,760,837 | 14 Oct 2026standstill to 23 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- D&B Facades UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: via etanderWales https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html PQQ: pqq_33862 - SU123(26) Margam and Union House Over-Cladding Works
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender