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Published 28 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BCU-ITT-64247 - SBCU Boiler Replacement -YG

Procurement agent: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000£240,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 28 Oct 202612:00 GMT · 8h left
Clarification cut-off 21 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 moends 25 Feb 2027 · starts 25 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board requires a suitably qualified and experienced mechanical services contractor to undertake the replacement of the existing boiler plant serving the Maternity and Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Ysbyty Gwynedd. The project will include the removal of existing boiler plant and associated primary heating services, together with the installation, testing, and commissioning of a new modular boiler system and associated gas infrastructure.

Please note that attendance at the site visit is a mandatory requirement of this tender. Failure to attend may result in your submission being excluded from further consideration.

Site visit contact details:

Tomos Jones

Phone: 079 1735 4095

Email: Tomos.Jones2@wales.nhs.uk

The full details are outlined with the tender documents attached within Bravo.

The tender will be awarded to the most advantageous tender based on 40% quality and 60% cost as detailed in the ITT document.

Please note that the tender closing date is 28/10/2026 at midday and any late submissions will not be considered.

The etenderwales bravosolution ref:

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Project: project_64247 and itt_127607

Please direct all queries relating to this tender via the messaging function of the Bravo portal.

CPV: Boiler installations · Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 25 Nov 2026 – 25 Feb 2027 (3 mo)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£400,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please note that attendance at the site visit is a mandatory requirement of this tender. Failure to attend may result in your submission being excluded from further consideration.

    Site visit contact details:

    Tomos Jones

    Phone: 079 1735 4095

    Email: Tomos.Jones2@wales.nhs.uk

    The full details are outlined with the tender documents attached within Bravo.

    The tender will be awarded to the most advantageous tender based on 40% quality and 60% cost as detailed in the ITT document.

    Please note that the tender closing date is 28/10/2026 at midday and any late submissions will not be considered.

    The etenderwales bravosolution ref:

    etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    Project: project_64247 and itt_127607

    Please direct all queries relating to this tender via the messaging function of the Bravo portal.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 40%
  • Commercial Envelope: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: Assessment of the bidder’s technical capability, proposed methodology, resource capacity, relevant experience, approach to compliance and governance requirements, risk management arrangements, and ability to deliver the services in accordance with the tender requirements.
  • Commercial Envelope: Evaluation of the bidder’s commercial submission, including overall contract cost, pricing structure, value for money, and any associated pricing information submitted in accordance with the tender requirements and pricing schedule.
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please note that attendance at the site visit is a mandatory requirement of this tender. Failure to attend may result in your submission being excluded from further consideration.

    Site visit contact details:

    Tomos Jones

    Phone: 079 1735 4095

    Email: Tomos.Jones2@wales.nhs.uk

    The full details are outlined with the tender documents attached within Bravo.

    The tender will be awarded to the most advantageous tender based on 40% quality and 60% cost as detailed in the ITT document.

    Please note that the tender closing date is 28/10/2026 at midday and any late submissions will not be considered.

    The etenderwales bravosolution ref:

    etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    Project: project_64247 and itt_127607

    Please direct all queries relating to this tender via the messaging function of the Bravo portal.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £400,000 (twice the annual value).

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board buys Boiler installations (CPV 4216), and who usually turns up

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Boiler installations (CPV 4216) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board · all categories
The marketBoiler installations (CPV 4216) · UK-wide
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 184 of 210 known-size awards · market: CPV 4216 · UK-wide, n=27
88%74%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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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.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 31 of 85 known-location awards · market: CPV 4216 · UK-wide, n=36
36%72%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 14 decided notices · market: CPV 4216 · UK-wide, n=6
62 days27 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 62 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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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.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 78 of 108 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4216 · UK-wide, n=50
72%36%

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.

Last 36 months.

This buyer38 lots with bid counts · all categories
29% had one bid
The market8 lots with bid counts · CPV 4216 · UK-wide
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid29% / 0%
Buyer: 11 of 38 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
2–355% / 25%
Buyer: 21 of 38 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
4–616% / 25%
Buyer: 6 of 38 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
7+0% / 50%
Buyer: 0 of 38 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 8 lots with published bid counts.

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.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer23 lots with estimate and award · all categories
30% below estimate
The market9 lots with estimate and award · CPV 4216 · UK-wide
56% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate30% / 56%
Buyer: 7 of 23 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 5 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%26% / 11%
Buyer: 6 of 23 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 1 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate43% / 33%
Buyer: 10 of 23 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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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 #1CPV 42163 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£200k
Expected competition
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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.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

2expected bids19% chance of a single bid
similar past contests in this category: 1
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid19%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 19%. This is a forecast.
2–368%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 68%. This is a forecast.
4–69%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 9%. This is a forecast.
7+4%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 4%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
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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.

Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

£196k1.8% below estimate
1 comparable award
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£177k–£214k
Half of likely prices fall between £177,474 and £213,787.
Estimate£200k
The buyer published an estimate of £200,000 for this lot.
A 4% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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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.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
2 wins in Wales (Cymru)
£3.9m2 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago1 live · £646k
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

no comparable pairs
£395k3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago1 live · £77k
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

13% below n=2
1 win in Wales (Cymru)1 panel places
£1.0m4 awards in 36m · last 3 months agoNone on file5% below n=3
£1.9m8 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago5 live · £4.8m
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Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

17% below n=3
1 win in Wales (Cymru)
£207k2 awards in 36m · last 3 months agoNone on file9% below n=2
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
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
28 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091385
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Boiler installationsConstruction work
Delivery area
Wales (UKL12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b71 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Jaggaer
Submission portal named on this notice: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £200,000 excludes VAT (£240,000 including VAT).

Timeline

28 Sept 2026 → 25 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published29 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
  2. Clarification questions by6 days ago
    21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  4. Submission deadlinein 8h
    28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 27 days
    25 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
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 notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHBY-3981-QBMR Headquarters Ysbyty Gwynedd, , Bangor, Wales, LL57 2PWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender