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Published 18 Mar 2025, 08:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Construction Consultancy DPS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesOpen procedure
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Procurement Service formally procured a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Welsh Public Sector to cover property related design services in which Cardiff Council have now taken ownership of in which the DPS includes the following areas:-

Architecture

Cost Consultancy

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Multi Disciplinary Consultancy Services

Project Management

Structural Engineering

Bidders are invited to submit Bids to participate in the DPS as a Supplier. The successful Bidders will be required to interface with Welsh

public sector organisations which have elected to call-off under the Agreement to ensure successful delivery of the Services whilst

achieving and maintaining consistently the highest services and standards throughout the term of the arrangement.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Construction consultancy services · Construction project management services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal

This notice relates to the former establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of property consultancy services to the Welsh public sector by the National Procurement Service in which Cardiff Council have now taken ownership of.

The DPS was created on a category basis based on the discipline, region and value band.

The disciplines covered by the DPS include:

Architecture

Cost Consultancy

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Multi Disciplinary Consultancy Services

Project Management

Structural Engineering Additional information: Please note this DPS has already been established by the NPS in which the original notice can be found by the following Sell2Wales notice:MAY295941

Please note: There are no limits on the number of candidates that can join the DPS

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The period of validity of a DPS can be extended, shortened or terminated at any point during the lifetime of the agreement. Cardiff Council plan to review the appropriateness of the agreement at the end of the original period of validity and invoke further extensions of two year periods until the agreement is no longer considered fit for purpose.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Construction Consultancy DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Mar 2025, 08:31 GMT
Last source update
29 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jul 2026 – …
Authority reference
NPS-PS-0096-19
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043747
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction project management servicesMechanical and electrical engineering servicesQuantity surveying servicesStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee31 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out this procurement process. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html This tool is free to register for all suppliers. Once you have created an account, you will need to locate the following Project and ITT: project_41667 - Property Consultancy Dynamic Purchasing System ITT: itt_75038 - Property Consultancy Dynamic Purchasing System - New Entrant Selection Stage For any help and advice on using the eTenderWales system or locating the above information, please contact the helpdesk on 0800 069 8634. All queries relating to the content of the tender should be directed through the eTenderWales messaging portal. Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: Community Benefits will be adopted on a non-core basis. The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia. (WA Ref:149122) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗

Admission period ends
30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jul 2025 → 30 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened89 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
    -365 days · was 30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.230 Jul 202630 Jul 2025-365 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.730 Jul 202630 Jul 2025-365 d

Admin error on selected date

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4UWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria