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Cardiff Council – Atlantic Wharf Mixed Use Development – Area A

Cardiff Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Cardiff Council (“the Authority”) is the freeholder of various plots of land identified in the Site Plan included with the procurement documents. The Authority wishes to have the following outputs delivered across the Site; (i) new Authority office space (including fit out) of no less than 120,000sq ft NIA (including a Management Suite of no less than 20,000 sq ft NIA), in addition there will need to be allowances for circulation, foyer and food and beverage space. (ii) Capella Production Studio of no less than 32,000sq ft Net Internal Area (“NIA”), (iii) Events Hall building of no less than 40,400sq ft NIA (iv) associated road infrastructure and public realm space. The Authority is seeking to appoint a developer to finance, design and deliver the outputs referred to above. The Authority will be making staged financial contributions towards the cost of delivering these outputs during the delivery phase(s). Where the outputs (referred to above) are delivered within stipulated affordability envelopes (as set out in the procurement documents) the Authority intends to acquire those outputs from the successful bidder on practical completion

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Aviva Investors

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£78m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007499-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC3P3DQ, United Kingdom

Goldbeck Construction

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£78m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007499-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF104DQ, United Kingdom

The Litmus Partnership

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£78m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007499-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Camberley, UK, GU153DN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV39130000 — Office furniture
  • CPV45100000 — Site preparation work
  • CPV45111000 — Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
  • CPV45112700 — Landscaping work
  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work
  • CPV45211350 — Multi-functional buildings construction work
  • CPV45212000 — Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
  • CPV45212100 — Construction work of leisure facilities
  • CPV45212170 — Entertainment building construction work
  • CPV45212312 — Exhibition centre construction work
  • CPV45212320 — Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances
  • CPV45213150 — Office block construction work
  • CPV45213316 — Installation works of walkways
  • CPV45231000 — Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines
  • CPV45233000 — Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
  • CPV45233100 — Construction work for highways, roads
  • CPV45300000 — Building installation work
  • CPV45340000 — Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
  • CPV45400000 — Building completion work
  • CPV45450000 — Other building completion work
  • CPV51600000 — Installation services of computers and office equipment
  • CPV66122000 — Corporate finance and venture capital services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
  • CPV71240000 — Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • CPV71247000 — Supervision of building work
  • CPV71251000 — Architectural and building-surveying services
  • CPV71400000 — Urban planning and landscape architectural services
  • CPV71500000 — Construction-related services
  • CPV71530000 — Construction consultancy services
  • CPV71540000 — Construction management services

Lots

  • Continued from II.1.4) The procurement also provides the successful bidder with an option to acquire at market value certain adjacent plots of land for independent development and to improve the financial viability of the project. The Authority has set various affordability envelopes that different outputs of the project must fall within. Further details on these affordability envelopes were set out in the procurement documents made available with the Contract Notice and updated procurement documents issued to bidders during the competitive tendering process. The Authority reserved the right to increase/decrease the size requirements of the new Authority office complex (and corresponding affordability envelopes) as well as incorporating an additional requirement to deliver no less than a 100,000 sq.ft NIA for a new office development on one of the plots. Such varied and additional requirements are subject to the Authority’s business case approvals and finalised requirements will be confirmed to participating bidders during the procurement process. During the competition, the Authority elected to reduce the size of the new Authority’s office complex to 100,000sq ft NIA and further details were provided in the procurement documents issued to bidders. Consequently, the estimated value of the opportunity ranges from 65mGBP to 135GBP depending on the final output requirement. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. The estimated duration referenced in II.2.7 relates to the envisaged development period for the project.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ERFX1008240
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Addendum Notice The Authority has elected, for objective and commercial reasons, to remove the requirement to deliver the originally advertised Events Hall building (as described above) from the scope of the procurement process. As a consequence, (i) the estimated value of the opportunity has been reduced; and (ii) the successful bidder will have an option to acquire the plot of land (originally reserved for the Events Hall building) at market value for its own independent development and to aid with the viability of the project as originally described in the Contract Notice albeit the position set out in the procurement documents made available at the outset of the competition has been expanded to include this further plot of land (but on a basis which is consistent with that originally advertised). VII.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice: Section number II.1.4 Lot No: 1 Place of text to be modified: Paragraphs 1 and 2 Instead of: The Authority wishes to have the following outputs delivered across the Site; (i) new Authority office space (including fit out) of no less than 120,000sq ft NIA (including a Management Suite of no less than 20,000 sq ft NIA), in addition there will need to be allowances for circulation, foyer and food and beverage space. (ii) Capella Production Studio of no less than 32,000sq ft Net Internal Area (“NIA”), (iii) Events Hall building of no less than 40,400sq ft NIA (iv) associated road infrastructure and public realm space. Read: The Authority wishes to have the following outputs delivered across the Site; (i) new Authority office space (including fit out) of no less than 120,000sq ft NIA (including a Management Suite of no less than 20,000 sq ft NIA), in addition there will need to be allowances for circulation, foyer and food and beverage space; (ii) Capella Production Studio of no less than 32,000sq ft Net Internal Area (“NIA”); and (iii) associated road infrastructure and public realm space. Section number II.1.5 Lot No: 1 Place of text to be modified: Value exceeding VAT Instead of: 100,000,000 GBP Read:80,000,000 GBP Section number II.2.4 Lot No: 1 Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement Instead of: Consequently, the estimated value of the opportunity ranges from 85mGBP to 155GBP depending on the final output requirement Read: Consequently, the estimated value of the opportunity ranges from 65,000,000 GBP to 135,000,000 GBP depending on the final output requirement

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
6 Nov 2023, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
30 Oct 2023, 12:00

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Submission terms

Languages

en
cy

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Continued from II.1.4) The procurement also provides the successful bidder with an option to acquire at market value certain adjacent plots of land for independent development and to improve the financial viability of the project. The Authority has set various affordability envelopes that different outputs of the project must fall within. Further details on these affordability envelopes were set out in the procurement documents made available with the Contract Notice and updated procurement documents issued to bidders during the competitive tendering process. The Authority reserved the right to increase/decrease the size requirements of the new Authority office complex (and corresponding affordability envelopes) as well as incorporating an additional requirement to deliver no less than a 100,000 sq.ft NIA for a new office development on one of the plots. Such varied and additional requirements are subject to the Authority’s business case approvals and finalised requirements will be confirmed to participating bidders during the procurement process. During the competition, the Authority elected to reduce the size of the new Authority’s office complex to 100,000sq ft NIA and further details were provided in the procurement documents issued to bidders. Consequently, the estimated value of the opportunity ranges from 65mGBP to 135GBP depending on the final output requirement. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. The estimated duration referenced in II.2.7 relates to the envisaged development period for the project.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
3

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
55
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
35

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
The criteria to be used to select the appropriate number of candidates to participate in the subsequent stages of the competition is set out in the procurement documents.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Land at County Hall Site, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4UW

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL22
Entry 2
Region
UKL22

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Site preparation work
Entry 2
Id
45111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
Entry 3
Id
45211350
Scheme
CPV
Description
Multi-functional buildings construction work
Entry 4
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 5
Id
45212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
Entry 6
Id
45212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work of leisure facilities
Entry 7
Id
45212170
Scheme
CPV
Description
Entertainment building construction work
Entry 8
Id
45212312
Scheme
CPV
Description
Exhibition centre construction work
Entry 9
Id
45212320
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances
Entry 10
Id
45213150
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office block construction work
Entry 11
Id
45213316
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation works of walkways
Entry 12
Id
45233000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
Entry 13
Id
45231000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines
Entry 14
Id
45233100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for highways, roads
Entry 15
Id
45112700
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscaping work
Entry 16
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 17
Id
71500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction-related services
Entry 18
Id
71220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural design services
Entry 19
Id
71240000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, engineering and planning services
Entry 20
Id
71247000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Supervision of building work
Entry 21
Id
71251000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural and building-surveying services
Entry 22
Id
71400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Entry 23
Id
71540000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction management services
Entry 24
Id
71530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction consultancy services
Entry 25
Id
66122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Corporate finance and venture capital services
Entry 26
Id
45400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building completion work
Entry 27
Id
45450000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other building completion work
Entry 28
Id
45300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building installation work
Entry 29
Id
45340000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
Entry 30
Id
51600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of computers and office equipment
Entry 31
Id
39130000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office furniture

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1123
Name
Cardiff Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKL22
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 4UW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Cardiff Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 2920873701
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-111
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139488
Name
Goldbeck Construction

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL22
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF104DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Caspian Point, Caspian Way

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Goldbeck Construction
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-139489
Name
Aviva Investors

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3P3DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Helen's, 1 Undershaft

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Aviva Investors
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-139490
Name
The Litmus Partnership

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Camberley
Postal Code
GU153DN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Theta House, 7 Doman Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
The Litmus Partnership

Award information

Award 1
Id
007499-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139488
Name
Goldbeck Construction
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-139489
Name
Aviva Investors
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-139490
Name
The Litmus Partnership

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007499-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
007499-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
78,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 4UW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL22

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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