Official UK procurement notice
North West Relief Road Project
Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionShropshire Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to construct the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (“NWRR Project”). This will provide a new, single carriageway road linking the northern and western parts of Shrewsbury. It will include a new bridge over the River Severn and its flood plain, a new bridge over the Shrewsbury-Chester railway line and will connect the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout in the west to the Ellesmere Road roundabout in the north. THIS CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED
CPV: Construction work · Construction work for bridges · Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways · Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Earthmoving work · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Engineering works and construction works · Highways engineering services · Landscaping work · Railway bridge construction work · Road bridge construction work · +7 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£110,000,000
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As set out in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Minimum: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents - Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Mar 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 11:18 BST
- Authority reference
DMNH 033- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039752- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044557Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the contract documents attached to the ITT.
- Review procedure
Shropshire Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026430-PRO-36137693
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Apr 2024 → 30 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected10 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts10 Jan 2025
- Notice published180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 11:18 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2026, 11:18 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2026, 11:18 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 12 Apr 2024 | 15 Apr 2024 | +3 d |
Shropshire Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. Shropshire Council shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process under any circumstances. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Shropshire Council and the…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice, The StrandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.