Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, Swansea
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ynystawe Skatepark Refurbishment is the seventh round in a series of skatepark and pumptrack projects to be delivered across the city and county of Swansea. This skatepark within this contract will be complemented by existing facilities and new projects to create a network of skate and wheeled sports facilities of different size, scale and challenge level. Swansea Council has engaged Curve Studio to manage the project on its behalf, and an experienced, qualified contractor will be appointed to engineer proposals and carry out the works on-site.
CPV: Construction work · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£315,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality : Project Delivery Team 15% Programme 15% Contractor’s [A1.1]Design Proposals 15% Construction Phase Health and Safety 15%
- Price : Pricing Schedule Compensation Events 40%
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £630,000 (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 City & County of Swansea buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
City & County of Swansea’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: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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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.
Half of these awards have an award date within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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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.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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.
1 bid18% / 15%
2–338% / 36%
4–632% / 34%
7+12% / 15%
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.
Below estimate61% / 53%
Within ±2%16% / 22%
Above estimate24% / 25%
Assess each lot i
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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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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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 45Published estimate£315k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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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.
1 bid8%
2–338%
4–641%
7+13%
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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 171 comparable awards. 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.
Middle 50%£278k–£315k
Estimate£315k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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.
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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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SPECIALIST CONCRETE SOLUTIONS LTDEarlier contract | Award of the Contract for Elba Skatepark, Swanseastarted Oct 2026 | Contract for Elba Skatepark, Swansea | £309k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Bendcrete Leisure LTDWorked for this buyer | Contract for the Execution of Townhill Skatepark Refurbishmentnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Canvas Spaces LimitedWorked for this buyer | Contract for the Execution of Mynydd Newydd Skatepark Refurbishmentnotice published Jan 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| WHEELSCAPE LTDWorked for this buyer | Contract for the Execution of Victoria Park Skatepark Refurbishmentnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Hanson Quarry Products Europe LtdWorked for this buyer | Framework Agreement for Carriageway Resurfacing Contractnotice published Mar 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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.
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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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.3m7 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £571k iPublic 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. | at estimate n=2 | |
| 2 awards in 36m · last 33 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £244k3 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £107k iPublic 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. | 11% below n=2 | |
| £376k3 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £110k iPublic 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. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £338k1 award in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | 3% below n=1 |
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.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (58% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Award of the Contract for Elba Skatepark, Swansea — held by SPECIALIST CONCRETE SOLUTIONS LTD; no contract end date published.
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
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Authority reference
CCS/25/362- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094716- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782a6Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All suppliers must register on a new UK Government Central Digital Database in addition to be being registered on Sell2Wales in order to be considered for this procurement. Suppliers that wish to participate in this Procurement are responsible for ensuring that the Central Digital Platform contains complete, accurate and up-to-date information about their organisation and any Associated Suppliers which are relevant for the purposes of this Procurement. Suppliers must notify the Authority immediately if it is unable to register on the Central Digital Platform and/or provide accurate and up-to-date information via the Central Digital Platform. Further details on the Central Digital Platform and registration are below:
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— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
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— 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:
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— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
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NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗
(WA Ref:148324)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
(WA Ref:149437)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
Tender documents can be accessed (for free) via the following link;etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtmlPlease ↗ search for the following ITT code and description;
ITT: itt_127692 - Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, Swansea
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Timeline
7 Oct 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published21 days ago7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification questions by44h ago27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 5 days3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 66 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BSTUK4
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
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications itt_127692 - Contract for the Execution of Ynystawe Skatepark, Swansea
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender