Official UK procurement notice
SUPPLY OF LED PRODUCTION LIGHTING
Authority: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Education)·On behalf of: University of South Wales
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) is seeking to reduce the energy consumption and upgrade its performance and teaching spaces through the expansion of its LED Production Lighting inventory, and subsequent Mains/Data distribution and cabling.
As a training institution, it is important to RWCMD that we maintain a range of equipment from diverse manufacturers reflecting variations as found across the industry for our students to use.
- No preliminary market engagement: RWCMD hold the necessary technical capabilities to draft the specification and understand the market and it's capabilities.
CPV: Light-emitting diodes · Lighting systems · Parts of lamps and lighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£208,333
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
2089- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053284- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae98Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments are made within 30 days for valid, undisputed invoices.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
RWCMD will be using eTenderWales for submissions.
Please note as USW is managing the procurement the account will be under their name.
Please register on etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
ITT reference is:- itt_124779
Timeline
5 Jun 2026 → 21 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published138 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent98 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends86 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 12:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 14:56 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Jul 2026, 14:56 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:56 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlib AudioLED Production Lighting28 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 | £206,241 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
SUPPLY OF LED PRODUCTION LIGHTING · Adlib Audio
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- £206,241
- Period
- 13 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of South WalesProcuring entityThe University of South Wales (USW) is undertaking this Procurement Process on behalf of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. The contracting authority will be The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and will assume responsibility for the contract when awarded.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ADLIB AUDIO LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender