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Tender for a Partner to manage and operate Barry Dock Offices as a flexible w orkspace
Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Published value
£3,000,000
Submission deadline 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Vale of Glamorgan Council: "Tender for a Partner to manage and operate Barry Dock Offices as a flexible w orkspace". Published status: active. Published value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Vale of Glamorgan Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £3,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Vale of Glamorgan Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Vale of Glamorgan Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
SMK Building & Maintenance LtdTop vendor: 27% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 12 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| SMK Building & Maintenance Ltd | 1 win | £3,515,415 |
| Lightning Solutions Wales Ltd | 1 win | £2,500,000 |
| Llamau | 1 win | £1,989,085 |
| Plattform | 1 win | £1,436,380 |
| Bauer Media Outdoor UK Ltd | 1 win | £1,081,755 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityVale of Glamorgan Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published6 May 2025, 16:09 BST | Last source update6 May 2025, 16:09 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationProperty management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050d5b | ||
What is being bought
Tender for a Partner to manage and operate Barry Dock Offices as a flexible workspace.
Barry Docks Offices is a unique, Grade II* listed building owned by The Vale of Glamorgan Council.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council are looking to appoint a Partner to operate and manage the building, and operate a flexible workspace and create an exciting and dynamic business hub for the community.
The contract will be via a Management Agreement for a period of 10 years.
The key objectives of the scheme include:
providing a long-term solution for the future of the building
to deliver flexible commercial workspace appealing to a wide variety of local businesses to thrive
stimulating employment and economic growth in Barry and its surroundings.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has been awarded Levelling Up funding by UK Government to refurbish the building to CAT A standard (compatible with the buildings listed designation). Please find enclosed VOG Pipeline of Works Schedule.
A CAT B fit out (including FF&E) is not funded. Detailed Cat B fit out budget (including FF&E) for anything that is not included in the Council’s current refurbishment plan will need to be provided at Stage 2.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £3,000,000
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST - Status changed to active
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST - Official notice release published
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST - Submission deadline changed to 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST - Buyer information updated
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£3,000,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
6 May 2025, 16:09 BST - Submission deadline
17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVJL-7881-XMJTDocuments (9)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 6 May 2025, 16:09 BST
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