Official UK procurement notice
DLO Support Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Barcud Shared Services (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBron Afon Community Housing is exploring the establishment of a subcontractor framework to support the delivery of repairs, maintenance, planned investment and construction-related works across its housing stock and assets.
The framework will provide additional resource and capacity to support Bron Afon's Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) and ensure the organisation can continue to deliver high-quality services to residents. The framework is expected to include lots for responsive repairs, highway works, doors & windows, drainage & groundworks and whole house refurbishments with work awarded on an as-required basis throughout the framework term.
In addition to the proposed framework opportunity, Bron Afon is also planning a programme of future procurement opportunities over the next 18 months, including gas, heating and plumbing works, heating installations, cleaning services, external garden works and flooring. Suppliers attending the Meet the Buyer event will have the opportunity to learn more about these forthcoming opportunities and the anticipated procurement pipeline.
Bron Afon is particularly interested in engaging with local SMEs and suppliers capable of delivering responsive, planned and specialist works across South Wales.
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 5 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “DLO Support Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Barcud Shared Services buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
Barcud Shared Services has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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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.
No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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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.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address 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 82 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.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
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 bid0% / 1%
2–39% / 5%
4–60% / 27%
7+91% / 67%
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.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
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£18m
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. The bar shows 192 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–35%
4–627%
7+67%
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
BAF26028- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087165- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9caFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
15 Sept 2026 → 5 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published42 days ago15 Sept 2026, 10:36 BST
- Market engagement24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Bron Afon Community Housing, in partnership with Barcud Shared Services, is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of publishing a DLO Support framework procurement opportunity and will be hosting a Meet the Buyer event to discuss the framework opportunity, future procurement plans and upcoming opportunities for suppliers..
The event will provide an overview of the forthcoming framework opportunity, Bron Afon's wider procurement pipeline for the next 18 months, the proposed procurement timetable and future opportunities across a range of repairs, maintenance and specialist services.
Interested suppliers are invited to attend a free Meet the Buyer event on 6 October 2026 at Ty Bron Afon, Cwmbran. There will be 2 sessions:
8:30-10:30
13:00-15:00
Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest by emailing procurement@barcudsharedservices.org.uk.
Suppliers will have the opportunity to meet representatives from Bron Afon and Barcud Shared Services, ask questions regarding the forthcoming procurement and gain a better understanding of how the framework will operate.
Following the Meet the Buyer sessions, Barcud Shared Services will deliver a free tendering workshop aimed at SMEs, providing practical guidance on preparing and submitting tender responses.
Suppliers are also encouraged to provide feedback on the proposed framework structure, procurement approach and any potential barriers to participation for SMEs, during the event or by emailing procurement@barcudsharedservices.org.uk. Any feedback received may be considered prior to the publication of the procurement opportunity.
Participation in this market engagement exercise will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
- Tender notice expected17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days5 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Sept 2026, 10:36 BSTUK2
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
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Bron Afon community Housing LimitedContracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender