Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 15 Sept 2026, 13:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cartref Gofal Preswyl Dolwen / Dolwen Residential Care Home

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Central government)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£1pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 moends 29 Jan 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cartref gofal preswyl 32 ystafell wely yw Dolwen a adeiladwyd yn y 1960au. Mae’n ei chael yn anodd diwallu’r anghenion cymhleth sydd gan ddinasyddion sydd angen gofal preswyl. Pwrpas y prosiect yw darparu eiddo addas i’r diben sy’n fodern a hygyrch ac sydd a digon o le ar gyfer darpariaeth bresennol a darpariaeth yn y dyfodol. Bydd yn defnyddio technoleg ddigidol a Deallusrwydd Artiffisial. Bydd mewn lleoliad da i ddarparu gofal yn nes at adref a diwallu anghenion iechyd a gofal pobl leol gan gynnwys anghenion heb eu diwallu, h.y. darpariaeth i henoed bregus eu meddwl, a chefnogi darpariaeth gwasanaeth yn yr adeilad ei hun ac yn y gymuned leol.

Ar hyn o bryd, mae angen rhoi sylw i’r materion canlynol yng nghartref Dolwen

  • Ystafelloedd bach sy’n cyfyngu ar allu’r darparwr gwasanaeth i ddiwallu anghenion y preswylwyr, er enghraifft, mae ystafelloedd sy’n addas ar gyfer teclynnau codi, ond nid yw hyn yn wir trwy’r cyfleuster i gyd. Mae’r cyfyngiad hwn yn cyfyngu ar bwy ellir darparu llety iddynt, yn dibynnu ar eu hanghenion.
  • Nid oes gan yr un ystafell en-suite, ac nid ydynt yn cynnig gofod byw digonol, na’r cyfleusterau a ddisgwylir gan safonau modern.
  • Mae’r darparwr gwasanaeth yn ei chael hi’n anodd diwallu anghenion cymhleth, sy’n golygu nad oes modd darparu llety i gleifion fel yr hoffant.

Mae amrywiaeth eang o ffactorau yn dylanwadu ar y cynnig: - cynnydd disgwyliedig ym mhoblogaeth hŷn Sir Ddinbych i 30.9% erbyn 2040; gan gynnwys na fydd y cyfleusterau presennol yn addas ar gyfer anghenion y preswylwyr; gwella darpariaeth gwasanaeth; dod â gwasanaethau’n nes at y gymuned; gwella’r ddarpariaeth bresennol ar gyfer pobl hŷn a’r angen

i oresgyn cyfyngiadau fel mynediad, lle a pharcio, a bodloni her a nod Sir Ddinbych i fod yn garbon niwtral erbyn 2030.

Mae’r prosiect hwn, a gaiff ei arwain gan Gyngor Sir Ddinbych (CSDd) yn cydweithio â Thai Cymunedol, Cyngor Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Ddinbych a Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr ar brosiect i adolygu datblygiad posibl Cartrefi Gofal Preswyl Dolwen. Mae’r prosiect yn cynnig estyniad a gwaith moderneiddio i gartref Dolwen gan gynnwys

  • Capasiti preswyl i henoed bregus eu meddwl, h.y. datblygu adain dementia
  • Darparu model mân ofal ychwanegol yn y cyfleuster tai pobl hŷn sy’n ffinio â Dolwen, mewn partneriaeth â Thai Cymunedol.
  • Model prif ganolfan a lloerennau o gefnogaeth gymunedol ar sail allgymorth a mewngymorth ar y cyd â Thai Cymunedol a Chyngor Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Ddinbych.
  • Uwchraddio a moderneiddio’r cyfleuster preswyl presennol o 32 i 50 gwely. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys estyniad a bydd yn galluogi’r llety presennol i gael ei ailddatblygu i sicrhau ei fod yn diwallu anghenion cymhlethdod yn y dyfodol, e.e. teclyn codi ym mhob ystafell a chyfleusterau en suite.
  • Gwella darpariaethau presennol cymorth dementia yng nghymuned Dinbych a’r ardal gyfagos

Dolwen is a 32 bedded residential care home that was build in the 1960s which is struggling to meet the complexity of need that is being experienced by citizens requiring residential care. The purpose of the project is to deliver fit for purpose premises that are modern, accessible, have sufficient space for current and future provision, utilise digital and AI technology, are well located to deliver care closer to home, meet the health and care needs of local people including unmet need I.E residential EMI provision and supports service delivery both building based and within the local community

Currently Dolwen has the following issues that need to be addressed

  • Small rooms which limit the service providers to meet the needs of the residents, for example there are rooms which can accommodate hoists however not throughout the facility. This restriction limits who can be accommodated depending on their needs.
  • None of the rooms are en-suite and do not offer the size of living space or facilities which would be expected in modern standards.
  • The service provider struggles to meet the complexity of the needs meaning patients cannot be accommodated in the way which they would like.

The proposal is influenced by a broad range of factors: - predicted increase in the older population of Denbighshire to 30.9% by 2040; including the current facilities being unsuitable for the needs of the residents; improving service delivery; bringing services closer to the community; enhancing the current provision for older people and the need to overcome limitations such as access, space and parking and meet Denbighshire's challenge and objective to be carbon neutral by 2030.

This project which is led by Denbighshire County Council (DCC) is working collaboratively with Community Housing, Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) and BCU on a project to review the potential development of Dolwen Residential Care Home. The project proposes both an extension and the modernisation of Dolwen to include

  • Residential EMI capacity I.E developing a dementia wing,
  • Provide an extra care lite model to the older peoples housing facility bordering Dolwen in partnership with Community Housing.
  • Hub and Spoke model of community support on an outreach and in reach basis in collaboration with Community Housing and DVSC.
  • Upgrade and modernisation to the current residential facility from 32 to 50 beds. This will include an extension and will enable the current accommodation to be redeveloped to ensure that the accommodation meets future needs of complexity e.g. hoist in every room and ensuite facilities.
  • Enhance the current provisions of dementia support within the community of Denbigh and t's surrounding area.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Building consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Real estate services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Denbighshire County Council buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up

Denbighshire County Council’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: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →

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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 buyerDenbighshire County Council · all categories
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: 9 of 12 known-size awards · market: CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru), n=41
75%68%

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

How often do local suppliers win?
i

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. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).

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

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 19 of 29 known-location awards · market: CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru), n=70
66%43%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in 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: 5 decided notices · market: CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru), n=19
32 days37 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

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 12 of 30 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru), n=68
40%24%

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How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

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Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer9 lots with bid counts · all categories
33% had one bid
The market32 lots with bid counts · CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru)
13% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid33% / 13%
Buyer: 3 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 32 lots with published bid counts.
2–311% / 25%
Buyer: 1 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 8 of 32 lots with published bid counts.
4–644% / 28%
Buyer: 4 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 9 of 32 lots with published bid counts.
7+11% / 34%
Buyer: 1 of 9 lots with published bid counts. Market: 11 of 32 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 buyer8 lots with estimate and award · all categories
75% below estimate
The market21 lots with estimate and award · CPV 7131 · Wales (Cymru)
52% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate75% / 52%
Buyer: 6 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 11 of 21 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%25% / 29%
Buyer: 2 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 6 of 21 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0% / 19%
Buyer: 0 of 8 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 4 of 21 lots with an estimate and award.
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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.

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Lot #1CPV 711 monthSME suitableNo real estimate

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 71. The comparison uses that group.

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. The bar shows 106 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet13% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 106 similar lots
1 bid13%
14 of 106 similar past lots received 1 bid (13%).
2–322%
23 of 106 similar past lots received 2–3 (22%).
4–628%
30 of 106 similar past lots received 4–6 (28%).
7+37%
39 of 106 similar past lots received 7+ (37%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 5 bids.
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.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

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

—No real estimate
The buyer published £1 as the estimate (a placeholder, not the contract’s value), so there is nothing to forecast against.

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.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

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
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
15 Sept 2026, 13:39 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 13:39 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087305
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesBuilding consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesReal estate services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa20 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published44 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 13:39 BST
  2. Market engagement28 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    Rydym am greu Achos Amlinellol Strategol / Achos Busnes Amlinellol cyfun. Fodd bynnag, er mwyn gwneud cais am y cyllid priodol gan Lywodraeth Cymru rydym angen rhai costau dangosol.

    Felly, hoffem i chi ddarparu costau dangosol ar gyfer Achos Amlinellol Strategol / Achos Busnes Amlinellol erbyn 30/09/2026.Dylai gynnwys y wybodaeth ganlynol ac yn seiliedig ar gost rhaglen o £12 miliwn (yn cynnwys TAW)

    Achos Amlinellol Strategol / Achos Busnes Amlinellol cyfun

    Dylunio a Rheoli Prosiectau

    Dylunio i RIBA 2

    Dylunio i RIBA 3

    Nodwch os yw’r dyfynbrisiau’n cynnwys TAW.

    Darparwch eich ymateb dros e-bost at nicola.pierce@denbighshire.gov.uk erbyn 5pm ar 30/09/26.

    Sylwch, dylid anwybyddu dyddiadau dechrau a gorffen y contract yn yr hysbysiad hwn a’r dyddiad y rhagwelir y caiff yr hysbysiad tendr ei gyhoeddi oherwydd cafodd y meysydd hyn eu llenwi gan eu bod yn orfodol yn yr hysbysiad hwn. Nid oes gwarant y caiff ymarfer tendro ei gynnal ar y cam hwn oherwydd bydd hyn yn dibynnu a fydd y cais am gyllid yn llwyddiannus. Nid yw’r llwybr posibl i’r farchnad wedi’i benderfynu eto ac mae’n bosibl y caiff cytundebau fframwaith eu hystyried.

    We are looking to produce a combined Strategic Outline Case (SOC)/ Outline Business Case (OBC). However, in order to apply for the appropriate funding from Welsh Government we required some indicative costs.

    Therefore, we would like for you to provide by 30/09/2026 some indicative costs for a combined SOC/OBC.This should include the following information and be based on a programme cost of £12M (incl VAT)

    Combined SOC /OBC

    Design & Project Management

    Design to RIBA 2

    Design to RIBA 3

    Please can you indicate whether your quotes are inclusive of VAT.

    Please provide your response via email to nicola.pierce@denbighshire.gov.uk by 5pm on 30/09/26.

    Please note the contract start & end dates and the anticipated tender notice issue date in this notice are to be ignored these fields were just completed as they are mandatory fields in this notice. There is no guarantee a tender exercise will be held at this stage as this will depend on if the funding application is successful and the potential route to market has not yet been determined and framework agreements may be explored.

  3. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  4. Tender notice expectedin 33 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 63 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 13:39 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTPG-8659-JMCD Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Wales, LL15 1YNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

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