Official UK procurement notice
SU123(26) Margam & Union House Buildings Over cladding Works - Submission Extension
Authority: Swansea University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a notice of tender submission deadline extension in relation to ocds-h6vhtk-064cbb, which the original notice can be found at the following link: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042705-2026 ↗
This is not a new Opportunity.
The procurement process will be a flexible competitive procedure process via etenderWales. The purpose of the 1st stage of this is tender is to provide the [Swansea University] with sufficient information to shortlist potential bidders to be identified for participation in the tender process. Further details of the tender process are provided. Bidder’s responses to the 1st stage tender will be evaluated against the criteria set out in this documentation. Bidders must respond to all questions in the questionnaire and must provide all the supporting information.Bidders must ensure that their response to each question is relevant and focused on addressing the question asked. Each question will be evaluated only on the information provided in the response text box provided for the particular question and any specifically requested appendices. No marks will be awarded for a particular question in respect of information given elsewhere within the response.Over cladding opportunity for 2 no. buildings on the Swansea University Singleton Campus. Proposed scheme is to include the retrofit façade upgrades to two existing buildings. Façade upgrade will include over cladding the existing buildings (namely, Margam Building and Union House Building) with an improvement in the level of insulation on the external walls, and replacement of the glazing and doors where applicable. This project is a retrofit intervention associated with a wider decarbonisation scheme for the University, the buildings comprise of one 3 storey academic building (of mixed uses) and one 4 storey academic/student activity building, and the Works will take place in a live environment. Initially, tenderer’s will be appointed on a two-stage basis with an evaluation of preliminaries, design fees and fee percentage against the available design for the Margam building which is at a more advanced stage due to external funding streams. During the coming months, the design for Union House building shall be progressed by the client to the point of a completed coordinated RIBA Stage 3 design, where it can be priced for further tender submission. Market rates and conditions utilised for the initial stages of tender shall form the benchmark for consideration of the Union House tender prices. It remains at the Employer’s discretion to utilise this mechanism of procurement or commence an entirely new process.
- How the procedure runs: An extension to submission deadline for ocds-h6vhtk-064cbb
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- 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
- 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
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 09:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066928- Accelerated
- Negotiated tendering period - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc38Find a Tender
- How it runs
An extension to submission deadline for ocds-h6vhtk-064cbb
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
via etanderWales
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published98 days ago15 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Clarification questions by75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by43 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 09:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: via etanderWales https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender