Official UK procurement notice
Venue Cymru Futures Project - Architect-Led Integrated Design Team
Authority: Conwy County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice for the appointment of the Architect-Led Integrated Design Team to take forward a major capital project at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The primary scope elements for the design team will be a new Culture Hub as an extension to the existing foyer, various refurbishment works in and around existing foyers, and refurbishment of the existing auditorium including replacement of seating and ventilation improvements.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement has not been undertaken due to the time constraints of the grant funding this project.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
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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 Envelope: 60%
- Fees envelope: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope
- Fees envelope
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- 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
- 19 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CCBC/VC-FP/AIDT/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084990- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa90Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 10 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published310 days ago19 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by278 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline270 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by251 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent242 days ago26 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published240 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Contract starts238 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends229 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 14:50 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 10:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Document added - VCF Landscaping Scope Mark-Up
Document added (09.01.26) - VCF Landscaping Scope Mark-Up Document updated (14.01.26) - Appendix E Priced activity schedule (r2)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOC Architecture LimitedSME12 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2029 | £2,000,000 | 24 Feb 2026standstill to 10 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders · 23 at stage one | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AOC Architecture LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix D - Contract Data
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix E - Priced Activity Schedule (r2)
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender (including instructions and specification)
- Bidding documents and specifications VCF Landscaping Scope Mark-Up - illustrating the anticipated scope of landscaping / public realm works
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix F - Form of Tender & Declarations
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - Outline Programme
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B - Indicative Pre-App Scheme
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix C - Upgrade and Improvement Opportunities Report
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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