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Published 16 Jul 2025, 11:11 BST

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Official UK procurement notice

Contract Details Notice: Wrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development - Technical Project Management and other Professional Services

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£550,000£660,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025awarded 26 Sept 2025
Awarded to Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 30 May 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 8 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Details Notice: Wrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development – Technical Project Management and other Professional Services (Proc-25-73). Wrexham County Borough Council commission of a suitably qualified multi-disciplinary team to provide technical project management and other professional services to the Wrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development scheme. The scope includes taking the project from a RIBA Stage 2 design pack that has been produced, developing a procurement and funding strategy to procure a development partner to fund and deliver the proposed scheme, producing a tender pack for this procurement, participating in the tender assessment process and drawing up the contract. Other requirements include producing a Full Business Case meeting public sector funding requirements, and leasing agent services. Additional potential spot purchase options include development monitoring / technical advisor services, marketing, private sector funding support services and management set up and operation services.

  • How the procedure runs: In regards to this tender, Wrexham County Borough Council retains the right to proceed through assessments with the three providers who score the highest Quality marks. These three providers will then be taken forward to the Commercial assessment. Please see the tender documents for more information. These are available on eTenderwales.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market Engagement has not been undertaken before this tender process. The project has tight timescales due to stakeholder and funding requirements. The project has been in development over a number of years and a Masterplan has been produced (please see tender document appendices for more information).

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Real estate services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 moSMEPublished value£550,000
Contract period: 8 Oct 2025 – 30 May 2026 (8 mo) · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £550,000 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract will also include a spot purchase option to purchase additional services during the contract lifetime. These additional services may include Development Monitoring / Technical Advisor Services, Marketing, Private Sector Funding Support Services and Management Set up and Operation Services. · The contract includes the option to extend the contract through Variations if agreed by the Parties.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents available on eTenderwales.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents available on eTenderwales.

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document uploaded on eTenderwales.
  • Price: Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document uploaded on eTenderwales.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents available on eTenderwales.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents available on eTenderwales.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Administrative change
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2025, 11:11 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2026, 14:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Oct 2025
Authority reference
itt_118143; Proc-25-73
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040450
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityReal estate services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056028 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and appendices and other supporting attachments for full details. These are available on eTenderwales.

How it runs

In regards to this tender, Wrexham County Borough Council retains the right to proceed through assessments with the three providers who score the highest Quality marks. These three providers will then be taken forward to the Commercial assessment. Please see the tender documents for more information. These are available on eTenderwales.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and appendices and other supporting attachments for full details. These are available on eTenderwales.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and appendices and other supporting attachments for full details. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through this web address: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Sell2Wales/FTS and eTenderWales. To access and download the documents you will need to be logged into eTenderWales and search for the Invitation to Tender (ITT). You can look up the tender with the following reference: itt_118143 - Wrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development – Technical Project Management and other Professional Services, project_59689. Interested suppliers may ask clarification questions though eTenderWales. If you wish to tender for the work, your tender submission will need to be uploaded though eTenderWales.

Timeline

16 Jul 2025 → 11 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 11:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent385 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by378 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends373 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts373 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published127 days ago
    11 Jun 2026, 14:02 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 11:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 17:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2025, 17:22 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 May 2026, 15:51 BST
    UK7
  6. Procurement method changed
    6 May 2026, 15:51 BST
  7. Contract change notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 14:02 BST
    UK10
  8. Contract change proposed
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    The work was delayed in commencing due to unforeseen circumstances. As such, the contract expiry date and the deadline date for some deliverables will be extended.
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 16 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £131,7501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung LtdWrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development – Technical Project Management and other Professional Services10 Oct 2025 – 30 May 2026£131,75026 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Wrexham Gateway Eastern Zone Development – Technical Project Management and other Professional Services · Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Ltd

    Signed
    28 Apr 2026
    Value
    £131,700
    Period
    29 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract allows for Variations to extend the contract Expiry date.
    Options
    he contract includes spot purchase options to purchase additional services during the contract lifetime. These additional services may include: Development Monitoring / Technical Advisor, Marketing, Private Sector Funding Support Services, Management Set up and Operation Services. Information on these services was provided in the Invitation to Tender documentation and pricing information was requested during the tender process.
    • Change proposed 12 Jun 2026 The work was delayed in commencing due to unforeseen circumstances. As such, the contract expiry date and the deadline date for some deliverables will be extended., new end date 31 Mar 2027 · extensions to 1 Apr 2027

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJHN-6516-JQNZ Lambpit Street , Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsPlease see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and appendices and other supporting attachments for full details of the proposed work. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through thi…
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and appendices and other supporting attachments for full details of the proposed work. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through thi…
  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: All tender documents will be available from the 'Attachments' section in the ITT on eTenderwales.

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