Official UK procurement notice
Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK6 Contract Award Notice for the Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128). The commission of a suitably qualified consultancy to produce a comprehensive feasibility study on a future, long-term sustainable model for Wrexham Library and Information Service, and related assets in Wrexham County Borough, whilst further enhancing its contribution to cultural and wellbeing priorities. This study will be used to evidence further applications to secure investment to deliver the recommendations and develop the library service’s assets (capital) and services (revenue) to provide inclusive life-long learning activities that continue to meet the needs of the diverse communities within Wrexham County Borough into the future.
CPV: Building surveying services · Business development consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Feasibility study · Financial consultancy services · Library services · Market research services · Research consultancy services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£70,000
- Condition of participation
Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents 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 this web address: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (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: project_63992, itt_126851 - Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study. 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.
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).
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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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation.
- Price: Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation.
- Condition of participation
Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents 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 this web address: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (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: project_63992, itt_126851 - Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study. 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.
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 7 Sept 2026, 09:04 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Authority reference
itt_126851; Proc-26-128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084186- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f302Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents 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 this web address: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (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: project_63992, itt_126851 - Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study. 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
7 Sept 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 09:04 BST
- Clarification questions by34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published22h ago26 Oct 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 19 days16 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 09:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Oct 2026, 15:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell Architecture LtdWrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128)16 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £68,792 | 26 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PURCELL ARCHITECTURE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents 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 this web …
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents 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 this web …
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender