South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework 2027

Description

Carmarthenshire County Council in association with Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council intends to establish a new iteration of this Framework by appointing suitably qualified Contractors for the delivery of civil engineering related construction projects and other works across the region. The Framework will include value-banded and geographical/regional lots for Civil Engineering Works (e.g. Very Small, Small, Medium and Large Civils Work) as well as lots for Specialist Civils Work (e.g. Demolition, Public Lighting, Lining & Road Marking, Surfacing, Ground Investigations, Marine Works, Traffic Management, Bridge Maintenance, Landscaping). Please note that the figures quoted are for the anticipated spend over the term of the agreement and the Employer makes no guarantee as to any levels of awards to be made under the Framework Agreement.

Key facts

Procedure

Open procedure

Framework agreement

Yes — a framework or dynamic purchasing system, not a single contract

Lots

16

How to submit

eTENDERWALES PORTAL - This procurement exercise will be conducted via the eTenderWales portal and tenders must be submitted electronically at https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. To access the tender documentation, interested parties are required to register on eTenderWales. To assist you in locating this opportunity on the eTenderWales portal, the project reference number is 61783. The main Qualification Envelope reference is itt_124418. The project comprises of one overarching Qualification Invitation to Tender (ITT), in addition to lot-specific ITTs. To constitute a valid tender, bidders are required to submit one completed overarching Qualification ITT AND a Lot-specific ITT (containing a Technical and Commercial Envelope) for EACH LOT they are tendering for. All tender documents such as the Framework Agreement, Instructions to Tenderers etc. are contained within the overarching Qualification ITT and the Lot-specific ITTs. Please also ensure you check the attachments area for any documents / information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack. - - - - - - - - - - SUPPLIER QUALIFICATION INFORMATION SHARE CODE - In order to access any ITT on eTenderWales, you will be prompted to enter a ‘Supplier Qualification Information Share Code’. This can only be obtained once you have registered on the UK Find a Tender Service portal (the UK Government’s Central Digital Platform). This Share Code is a temporary short access key generated from your profile on Find a Tender Service and is different to the Public Procurement Organisation Number (PPON), which is a unique and permanent identifier for your organisation. For more information, please see: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search - - - - - - - - - - BUSINESS WALES SUPPORT - Business Wales can offer independent advice and guidance to Welsh-based businesses on accessing tendering opportunities and submitting bids. Business Wales will be holding a FREE Live-Tender Webinar on 03/11/2026 for those organisations interested in bidding for a place on this Framework. Please contact Business Wales on 03000 6 03000 or online at: https://wgbas.business.gov.wales/BusinessWalesOnlineForm/WebForm?lang=en - - - - - - - - - - RESERVE CONTRACTORS - To ensure the resilience of the Framework throughout its term, the Employer will be operating a reserve list of contractors on certain lots. Further detail is provided in the Tender Documents.

Clarification questions by

19 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT

Contact

Adrian Harries

SWWRCECF@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Value incl. VAT

£960m

Category

works