AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Welsh Government has awarded and signed a contract with ARJ CRE8 LIMITED for retail shop refurbishment works at Cadw’s Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle gift shops.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for ARJ CRE8 LIMITED. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, starts on 12 October 2026 and ends on 12 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £182,000 net (£218,400 gross) below-threshold works contract procured through limited competition, covering retail fixtures, fittings, displays, trims and lighting at two heritage visitor sites.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARJ CRE8 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £182,000 net (£218,400 gross) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names ARJ CRE8 LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 08923884. The contract linked to award 1 has a total value of £182,000 excluding VAT and £218,400 including VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned: 2026-10-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£182,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 182000 GBP; the same object records amountGross separately.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£218,400
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 218400 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract contains a single value, while lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The Find a Tender notice datePublished is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence12 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-12.
Stated contract term
95% confidenceApproximately five months
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Calculated from the published start date of 12 October 2026 to end date of 12 March 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign, supply and installation of retail shop refurbishment works
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Tender description states that the contract covers design, supply and installation of refurbishment works.
Sites
99% confidenceCadw gift shops at Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle
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Tender description identifies Cadw’s Raglan Castle and Tintern Abbey gift shops.
Included outputs
99% confidenceRedesign, manufacture, supply and installation of fixtures, fittings, displays, trims and lighting
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These outputs are listed in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45213000 — Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
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Award item 1 carries CPV 45213000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKL21, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKL21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Competition description
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competitive exercise
99% confidenceCompetitive quotation exercise
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Tender description says the award followed a competitive quotation exercise.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation, scores and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 12 March 2027
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Contract 1 period states these start and end dates.
Contract value basis
99% confidence£182,000 excluding VAT; £218,400 including VAT
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Contract 1 reports amount of 182000 and amountGross of 218400, both in GBP.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist retail fit-out combining design, manufacture, supply and installation
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The scope explicitly includes retail fixtures, fittings, displays, trims and lighting, from redesign through installation.
Commercial route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition using a competitive quotation exercise
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The notice describes both a competitive quotation exercise and “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier awarded one lot covering both named retail locations
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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and the scope names both Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceClear
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The published contract details notice records an active award, active contract, signed date, period and contract value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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ARJ CRE8 LIMITED was resolved through an exact-name match to company number 08923884.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLimited
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Lot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or individual value.
Competition detail
99% confidenceLimited
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Information not supplied in the published notice on bid count, bidders, evaluation or scoring.
Commercial terms detail
99% confidenceLimited
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Information not supplied in the published notice on extension options, pricing breakdown or performance terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or separate value.
- The published notice does not provide the number of quotations or bidders, evaluation criteria, scores or detailed award rationale.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the overall net and gross contract values is published.
- The contract’s delivery region is provided as UKL21, but the notice does not allocate activity or value between Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ARJ CRE8 LIMITEDWelsh GovernmentCadwTintern AbbeyRaglan Castleretail shop refitretail fit-outcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle retail shop refit contract?
ARJ CRE8 LIMITED won the contract. Its identity was verified through an exact-name company match.
What is the value of the retail refit contract?
The published contract value is £182,000 excluding VAT and £218,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 12 October 2026 to 12 March 2027. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026.
What work is covered?
The contract covers redesign, manufacture, supply and installation of retail fixtures, fittings, displays, trims and lighting for Cadw gift shops at Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle.
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