Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Steel Pipe for Natural Gas
Authority: Wales & West Utilities Limited
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement activity is to appoint a suitably qualified supplier for the supply & delivery of Steel Pipe to support the diversion of two high pressure (HP) local transmission system (LTS) natural gas pipelines.
Materials to support the diversion comprising of 1632m x 600mm and 960m x 200mm Dia L3 Seam Welded Steel Pipes compliant to BS EN ISO 3183:2012, IGEM/TD1/Supplement 1, L3, GIS/DAT6:2019. Full details in additional documents.
- How the procedure runs: WWU is undertaking this procurement activity in phases as outlined below: Stage 1. Conditions of Participation (CoP): Suppliers who express an interest in this procurement activity are invited to complete a CoP Questionnaire to ensure compliance with the basic legal, financial and ethical standards expected of WWU suppliers along with technical standard compliance. Suppliers who are shortlisted following CoP will be invited to submit against a Supplier Vetting stage and a concurrently running Tender Submission stage based on technical requirements and evaluation criteria published by WWU. Stage 2. Supplier Vetting: More detailed supplier vetting Including tender specific technical requirements. WWU will only evaluate Stage 3 Tender Submissions from participants that successfully passing the requirements of this Stage 2. Stage 3. Tender Submission: Suppliers are required to complete and submit this stage concurrently with Stage 2. Only those Suppliers who submit and pass the requirements of the Supplier Vetting requirements will have their tender submission evaluated. Stage 4. Negotiation round Please refer to the tender documents for more information related to each stage.
CPV: Pipelines · Pipes and fittings · Piping
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£1,693,774 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1600mm L3 Steel Pipe L360 Seam welded BareRenewalPublished value£20,160
Lot 1 - 600mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L360 Seam welded Bare
24mtrs 600mm Dia 10mm W/T L360 Seam Welded
Leave bare (temporary coat / varnish to prevent rusting)
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
Lot #2600mm L3 Steel Pipe L415 Seam welded BareRenewalPublished value£30,240
Lot 2 - 600mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L415 Seam welded Bare
36mtrs 600mm Dia 20mm W/T L415 Seam Welded
Leave bare (temporary coat / varnish to prevent rusting)
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
Lot #3600mm Coated 10mm W/T Grade L360RenewalPublished value£967,680
Lot 3 - 600mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L360 Seam welded Coated
1152mtrs 600mm Dia 10mm W/T L360 Seam Welded
Coating - Internal T/SP/CM/1 & T/SP/CM/2
External GIS/CW6
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
Lot #4600mm Coated 20mm W/T Grade L415RenewalPublished value£352,800
Lot 4 - 600mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L360 Seam welded Coated
420mtrs 600mm Dia 20mm W/T L415 Seam Welded
Coating - Internal Leave bare (temporary coat / varnish to prevent rusting)
External GIS/CW6
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
Lot #5200mm Coated W/T 6.3mm Grade L290RenewalPublished value£181,628
Lot 5 - 200mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L290 Seam welded Coated
540mtrs 200mm Dia 6.3mm W/T L290 Seam Welded
Coating - Internal T/SP/CM/1 & T/SP/CM/2
External GIS/CW6
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
Lot #6200mm Coated 12.5mm W/T Grade L290RenewalPublished value£141,266
Lot 6 - 200mm NB L3 Steel Pipe L290 Seam welded Coated
420mtrs 200mm Dia 12.5mm W/T L290 Seam Welded
Coating - Internal Leave bare (temporary coat / varnish to prevent rusting)
External GIS/CW6
Individual Pipe Length 12 (min)M
BS EN ISO 3183: 2012
IGEM/TD/1 Supplement 1
IDN/SP/L3
GIS/DAT6: 2019
Delivered to Site off A484, UPLAND ARMS, CARMARTHEN,SA32 8DX.
Cranage/unloading will be the responsibility of the WWU construction principal contractor.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
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)
- Lead-time: 25%
- Price inclusive of delivery to point of need: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
- Lead-time
- Price inclusive of delivery to point of need
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers must be able to supply all lots
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- 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
- 22 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
WWU1575- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058382- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b9d4Find a Tender
- How it runs
WWU is undertaking this procurement activity in phases as outlined below:
Stage 1. Conditions of Participation (CoP): Suppliers who express an interest in this procurement activity are invited to complete a CoP Questionnaire to ensure compliance with the basic legal, financial and ethical standards expected of WWU suppliers along with technical standard compliance.
Suppliers who are shortlisted following CoP will be invited to submit against a Supplier Vetting stage and a concurrently running Tender Submission stage based on technical requirements and evaluation criteria published by WWU.
Stage 2. Supplier Vetting: More detailed supplier vetting Including tender specific technical requirements. WWU will only evaluate Stage 3 Tender Submissions from participants that successfully passing the requirements of this Stage 2.
Stage 3. Tender Submission: Suppliers are required to complete and submit this stage concurrently with Stage 2. Only those Suppliers who submit and pass the requirements of the Supplier Vetting requirements will have their tender submission evaluated.
Stage 4. Negotiation round
Please refer to the tender documents for more information related to each stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
WWU Conditions of Participation must be completed electronically via our e-sourcing platform by notice Deadline for requests to participate date and time.
WWU is using Jaggaer for this procurement activity which means the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form.
They can be accessed via a web browser at
sourcing4wwu.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
Suppliers must register at the "How to Register" link on the homepage.
Once Suppliers have received their log in details, suppliers must promptly request access to the tender documents by e-mailing [email protected]
Please include your registration details on the e-mail as these will be required to provide access to the procurement documents.
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published120 days ago22 Jun 2026, 10:53 BST
- Clarification questions by105 days ago7 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago22 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 18 days6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 26 days15 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 10:53 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (13)
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- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Following receipt of Expression of interest, full documentation for all stages of the sourcing activity will be available for those bidders that have expressed an interest, registered and confirmed registration at https://sourcing4wwu.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Registration is free of charge and confirmation of registration MUST be sent to [email protected] so your organisation can be invited to access.
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