Official UK procurement notice
Construction Project Management Consultancy Services for The National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a successful Round 1 application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, funding has been secured for the ‘Development’ phase of Reimagining Margam Castle. This project runs until December 2027. Funding has been granted for specialist consultancies and resources to develop a Round 2 application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, if successful this will unlock the full grant.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide Construction Project Management Consultancy Services.
Development Phase (RIBA 2-3) will run from the consultant’s appointment to December 2027.
Delivery Phase (RIBA 4-6) is anticipated to run from Spring 2028 to end 2031 (incl. defects rectification).
This appointment includes a break clause; continuation to the Delivery Phase will depend on performance, obtaining all required permissions and consents, and a successful Round 2 pass.
- No preliminary market engagement: Insufficient time to undertake market engagement due to funding deadlines.
CPV: Construction consultancy services · Construction management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in the ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in the ITT
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Method Statement 1: 14%
- Method Statement 2: 14%
- Method Statement 3: 28%
- Method Statement 4: 7%
- Method Statement 5: 7%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Method Statement 1: Experience and Contract Examples
- Method Statement 2: Approach to Service Delivery – Team Members
- Method Statement 3: Approach to Service Delivery – Specification
- Method Statement 4: Approach to Risk
- Method Statement 5: Approach to Social Value
- Commercial: Fixed lump sum fee proposal
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in the ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in the ITT
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
CPU25-26-13- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003581- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606e3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate on etenderwales at: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them). - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk- ↗ Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link. - Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections. - Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete.- You will shortly receive and email with your unique password (please keep this secure). - Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
- Express an interest in the ITT.- Login to the portal with the username / password.- Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link. - Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_120706).- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen. - This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’.
- Responding to the ITT.- You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).- Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 069 8634.
Timeline
15 Jan 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago15 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Submission deadline247 days ago23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published188 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST
- Contract starts183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 15:14 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 19:36 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:17 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST
Published amendments (1)
The notice stated that the Development phase (RIBA 2-3) would run to December 2026. This should have stated December 2027.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 22 Apr 2026 | CancelledDuring the tender process the Council has identified that it needs to reconsider the Professional Indemnity Insurance cover and overall liability requirements for this appointment. As a result, the Council has made a determination that we are unable to continue with this tender process. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender