Official UK procurement notice
Hendre Ladus, Ystradgynlais, Powys, SA9 1SE, Design, Supply and Installation of ASHP Heating System and Associated Works
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPowys County Council is seeking to enter into a contract with a single contractor using the JCT Design & Build 2024 Edition with Schedule of Amendments for Hendre Ladus, Ystradgynlais, Powys, SA9 1SE, Design, Supply and Installation of ASHP Heating System and Associated Works.
Due to grant funding works are required to be completed by no later that February 26th 2027.
CPV: Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · Installation services of mechanical equipment · Mechanical engineering installation works · Parts of heat pumps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£220,000
- Condition of participation
It is a minimum requirement of the Council that Bidders must have:
- Registration with the Central Digital Platform
- Valid Constructionline Silver registration (or demonstrably equivalent accreditation) with work categories relevant to the subject matter of the contract.
- Valid and relevant registration with a Safety Schemes in Procurement (“SSIP”) accredited scheme (or equivalent).
- The Main Contractor or Electrical Subcontractor must be approved for electrical works in non-domestic premises (NICEIC approved contractor or equivalent).
- The Main Contractor or Electrical Subcontractor must be MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) registered for Air Source Heat Pump Installation (or equivalent).
- Bidders must be accredited as a Real Living Wage Employer through the Living Wage Foundation or must commit to gaining accreditation within six (6) months of contract award, if successful as a result of this process.
- The following minimum insurance cover must be in place, or confirmed in writing to be in place by the contract commencement date:
(a) Public Liability Insurance: minimum £5,000,000 for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event;
(b) Employer’s Liability Insurance: minimum £5,000,000 for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event;
(c) Professional Indemnity Insurance: minimum £1,000,000 for each and every claim.
- Bidders must confirm their acceptance of the terms and conditions as contained within the tender documentation
- Bidders must provide clear evidence of demonstrable experience in delivering contracts that are comparable in nature, scope, value, and duration to the requirements of this procurement.
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 (7)
- Project Resourcing & Management: 4%
- Programming of Work: 4%
- Job Specific Health and Safety: 8%
- System Performance and Technical Submission: 16%
- Community Benefits: 4%
- The Climate Emergency: 4%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (7)
- Cost
- Project Resourcing & Management
- Programming of Work
- Job Specific Health and Safety
- System Performance and Technical Submission: This question is a ‘Pass/Fail’ question. Bidders must score a minimum of 6 (SIX) on this question. Failure to achieve a minimum score of 6 (SIX) will be deemed to have failed, the submission will be deemed to have not met the mandatory requirements of this tender and the submission will not be considered
- Community Benefits
- The Climate Emergency
- Condition of participation
It is a minimum requirement of the Council that Bidders must have:
- Registration with the Central Digital Platform
- Valid Constructionline Silver registration (or demonstrably equivalent accreditation) with work categories relevant to the subject matter of the contract.
- Valid and relevant registration with a Safety Schemes in Procurement (“SSIP”) accredited scheme (or equivalent).
- The Main Contractor or Electrical Subcontractor must be approved for electrical works in non-domestic premises (NICEIC approved contractor or equivalent).
- The Main Contractor or Electrical Subcontractor must be MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) registered for Air Source Heat Pump Installation (or equivalent).
- Bidders must be accredited as a Real Living Wage Employer through the Living Wage Foundation or must commit to gaining accreditation within six (6) months of contract award, if successful as a result of this process.
- The following minimum insurance cover must be in place, or confirmed in writing to be in place by the contract commencement date:
(a) Public Liability Insurance: minimum £5,000,000 for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event;
(b) Employer’s Liability Insurance: minimum £5,000,000 for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event;
(c) Professional Indemnity Insurance: minimum £1,000,000 for each and every claim.
- Bidders must confirm their acceptance of the terms and conditions as contained within the tender …
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £440,000 (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 Powys County Council buys Electrical installation work (CPV 4531), and who usually turns up
Powys County Council’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: Electrical installation work (CPV 4531) →
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.
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 outside 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 164 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.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
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% / 0%
2–350% / 44%
4–650% / 44%
7+0% / 11%
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 estimate83% / 56%
Within ±2%0% / 17%
Above estimate17% / 28%
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 4253Published estimate£220k
This lot is listed as CPV 4253. The table above uses the notice category.
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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 bid10%
2–331%
4–650%
7+8%
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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 18 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%£169k–£220k
Estimate£220k
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.
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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| £17m3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £7.0m 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. | 14% below n=2 | |
| £751k5 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 11% below n=3 | |
| £99m19 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £5.1m 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. | 7% below n=6 | |
| £867k8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 6 live · £568k 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. | 26% below n=4 | |
| £3.1m1 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £3.1m 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. | 14% 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.
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
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:32 BST
- Authority reference
itt_127636- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093533- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078021Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales -Powys County Council will be conducting this tender through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel. Internet address(es): etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uksuppliers ↗ Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
- Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html- ↗ Click the “Click here to register” link- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”- Enter your correct business and user details- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender- Login to the portal with the username/password5.1- Click the “Open Access ITTs” link.- 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 BuyerAttachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the 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 & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the eTendering Helpdesk is available Mon –Fri (8am – 6pm) on:- Phone: 0800 069 8634
Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 16:32 BST
- Clarification questions by3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 24 days20 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 16:32 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender