Official UK procurement notice
Swindon Office Fit Out · UK public procurement notice
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current contact centre in Swindon, will relocate from Walnut Court to new premises situated at 1 Newbridge Square. The new location is subject to lease negotiation and this is underway.
Thames Water are seeking to appoint a partnering main contractor to deliver the project under a design and build procurement route.
The proposed works involved are to adapt and fit-out the existing circa 35,000 sqft on levels 3 and 4 Landlords office demise, in order to create a fully functional office space aligned to the Thames Water brief.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement route follows the Procurement Act 2023 Flexible Procedure which is a PSQ stage which will shortlist to up to 4 bidders for an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN). This ITN will award a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) to one Contractor who will then carry out services for a fee and follow a pre-determined process for arriving at a fixed price works contract. The services under the PCSA support the project team in developing the programme and include advice on buildability. The PCSA sets the following for the works contract - • Terms and conditions based on the JCT 2024 Design and Build Contract • Overheads and profit • Staff rates • Preliminaries • Time for completion of works and Liquidated damages for delay The Contractor is expected to maintain an "open book" process throughout the PCSA by ensuring that all packages have a minimum of 3 sub-contractors quotes (please refer to SAF document) The Contractor is also expected to deliver the furniture package as part of the works contract.
CPV: Building consultancy services · Construction work · Installation services (except software) · Office furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£7,200,000
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)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 18:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
TC2225- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012360- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb95Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement route follows the Procurement Act 2023 Flexible Procedure which is a PSQ stage which will shortlist to up to 4 bidders for an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN).
This ITN will award a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) to one Contractor who will then carry out services for a fee and follow a pre-determined process for arriving at a fixed price works contract. The services under the PCSA support the project team in developing the programme and include advice on buildability.
The PCSA sets the following for the works contract -
- Terms and conditions based on the JCT 2024 Design and Build Contract
- Overheads and profit
- Staff rates
- Preliminaries
- Time for completion of works and Liquidated damages for delay
The Contractor is expected to maintain an "open book" process throughout the PCSA by ensuring that all packages have a minimum of 3 sub-contractors quotes (please refer to SAF document)
The Contractor is also expected to deliver the furniture package as part of the works contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
You can register your interest to participate here;
forms.office.com/e/6kEbWeiZZ5 ↗
You will then be issued with access to the project documentation.
Timeline
1 Apr 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published1 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
- Submission deadline28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 Aug 2025, 18:35 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025- Tender notice published1 Apr 2025, 16:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Aug 2025, 18:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Aug 2025, 18:35 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overbury Plc30 Sept 2025 – 5 May 2026 | £7,200,000 inc. VAT | 29 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OVERBURY PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender