Official UK procurement notice
Contract for Swansea Grand Theatre - Auditorium Seating Contract (Phase 1)
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe seek to appoint a specialist contractor to refurbish the seating within the main auditorium with a view of improving the customer experience by enhancing the accessible seating (increase provision), and to improve the quality and comfort i.e. leg room and width of the seats without having a major impact on the overall seating capacity.
We aim to undertake this work in planned phases to eradicate disruption to the programme of events.
CPV: Construction work · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£350,000
- Condition of participation
Please see tender documents
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 (4)
- Q1) Specification: 20%
- Q2) Project Management and Timelines: 5%
- Q3) Construction Design Management: 5%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
- Q1) Specification
- Q2) Project Management and Timelines
- Q3) Construction Design Management
- price
- Condition of participation
Please see tender documents
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 3 Jun 2025, 12:33 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2025, 12:33 BST
- Authority reference
CCS/24/209- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029469- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052b6bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
E-tender wales notice ITT_117549
Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.
- Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
- Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
- Responding to the invitation to tender:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Phone: +44 8003684850
Timeline
3 Jun 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published3 Jun 2025, 12:33 BST
- Clarification questions by24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Jun 2025, 12:33 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications itt_117549
- Technical specifications itt_117549
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender