Official UK procurement notice
SWTRA Highways & Structures Framework 2027
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe SWTRA Highways & Structures Framework 2027 will provide for a wide range of civil and structural engineering projects and surfacing and ancillary works on the Strategic Road Network and associated assets.
The Framework will consist of 2 (two) Lots:
Lot 1: Highways & Structures
Lot 2: Surfacing & Ancillary Works
Note: This notice contains information that has been updated since the original Pipeline Notice was published (2025/S 000-060015)
Amendments include: Lot titles, Framework duration, Total Framework Values (estimated) and Publication date of tender notice (estimated).
CPV: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Engineering works and construction works
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 8 suppliers
- Framework period
4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Feb 2027, The longer-term framework will deliver better value, market stability and programme outcomes. Allowing for long term asset management planning, improved contractor investment and support for longer major and complex works infrastructure programmes.
- Buyer regions
- UKL14, UKL21
Who may buy through it
Carmarthenshire County Council
Monmouthshire County Council
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Highways & StructuresPlannedRenewalPublished value£152,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Surfacing & Ancillary WorksPlannedRenewalPublished value£118,000,000
To deliver surfacing and ancillary works across the strategic road network in South Wales.
Typical works under Lot 2: Highway pavement surfacing and ancillary works, pavement improvement works, maintenance and emergency pavement and ancillary works, traffic management, site clearance, drainage works, iron works, pavements, kerbing, footways, paved areas and road markings.
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).
- “SWTRA Highways & Structures Framework 2027” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council buys Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523), and who usually turns up
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 83 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid4% / 3%
2–320% / 9%
4–640% / 74%
7+36% / 14%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Highways & StructuresCPV 45233000Published estimate£152m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 35 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–39%
4–674%
7+14%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Surfacing & Ancillary WorksCPV 45233000Published estimate£118m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 35 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–39%
4–674%
7+14%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Carmarthenshire County Council Monmouthshire County Council
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
CPU26-27-01- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068588- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2e5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗
Tenderers must register on the Central Digital Platform as part of the procurement process (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk ↗)
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 1 Feb 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published391 days ago26 Sept 2025, 10:43 BST
- Latest notice published93 days ago21 Jul 2026, 10:54 BST
- Tender notice expected45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends6 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 46 days7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 101 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published26 Sept 2025, 10:43 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published14 Jul 2026, 14:19 BSTUK3
- Published value updated to £270,000,00014 Jul 2026, 14:19 BSTwas £320,000,000
- Deadline published: 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST14 Jul 2026, 14:19 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Jul 2026, 10:54 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Carmarthenshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Monmouthshire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender