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Museum of Two Halves Project, Wrexham - Enabling and Shell & Core Works Package

Wrexham County Borough Council · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

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Opportunity overview

This contract modification is to notify an increase in the contract price to GBP 5,540,000.00 (all figures excluding VAT). This accounts for client instructed amends, variations, adjustments and valuation. Client scheme amends for additional works could not have been foreseen. Many amends arose during the works due to the challenging nature of the old historic building. Changing contractor in the middle of the works was unviable due to economic (switching would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs) and technical reasons (requirements to meet grant funder timescales). The changes do not alter the overall nature of the contract. The project reached Practical Completion 08/05/26. 12-month defects rectification period ends 08/05/2027.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£5.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Aug 2024
Award ID
070202-2026-Proc-23-26; CR-2905-1
Status
active
Location
Welshpool, UKL24, SY21 7AH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work

Lots

  • Appointment of a principle building contractor for the Base Build Construction Works (Shell & Core) for the refurbishment of the Grade II Listed Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives building (County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham) as part of the Museum of Two Halves (MoTH) project. The Museum of Two Halves will incorporate a new National Football Museum for Wales (Amgueddfa Bêl-droed Cymru) and refreshed Wrexham Museum (Amgueddfa Wrecsam). This procurement process had two stages. First there was a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Stage (PQQ) (pqq_33477), following which a shortlist of the 6 highest scoring bidders were progressed to Invitation to Tender Stage (ITT) (itt_107461). The procurement process was hosted on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/). This contract modification is to notify an increase in the contract price to GBP 5,540,000.00 (all figures excluding VAT). This accounts for client instructed amends, variations, adjustments and valuation. Client scheme amends for additional works could not have been foreseen. Many amends arose during the works due to the challenging nature of the old historic building. Changing contractor in the middle of the works was unviable due to economic (switching would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs) and technical reasons (requirements to meet grant funder timescales). The changes do not alter the overall nature of the contract. The project reached Practical Completion 08/05/26. 12-month defects rectification period ends 08/05/2027.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
Proc-23-26
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Appointment of a principle building contractor for the Base Build Construction Works (Shell & Core) for the refurbishment of the Grade II Listed Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives building (County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham) as part of the Museum of Two Halves (MoTH) project. The Museum of Two Halves will incorporate a new National Football Museum for Wales (Amgueddfa Bêl-droed Cymru) and refreshed Wrexham Museum (Amgueddfa Wrecsam). This procurement process had two stages. First there was a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Stage (PQQ) (pqq_33477), following which a shortlist of the 6 highest scoring bidders were progressed to Invitation to Tender Stage (ITT) (itt_107461). The procurement process was hosted on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/). This contract modification is to notify an increase in the contract price to GBP 5,540,000.00 (all figures excluding VAT). This accounts for client instructed amends, variations, adjustments and valuation. Client scheme amends for additional works could not have been foreseen. Many amends arose during the works due to the challenging nature of the old historic building. Changing contractor in the middle of the works was unviable due to economic (switching would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs) and technical reasons (requirements to meet grant funder timescales). The changes do not alter the overall nature of the contract. The project reached Practical Completion 08/05/26. 12-month defects rectification period ends 08/05/2027.

Contract period

Starts
20 May 2024, 00:00
Ends
12 Dec 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL23

Delivery Location

Description
Wrexham Museum, County Buildings, Regent St, Wrexham LL11 1RB

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wrexham County Borough Council
Id
GB-FTS-1082

Identifier

Legal Name
Wrexham County Borough Council

Address

Street Address
Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Lampbit Street
Locality
Wrexham
Region
UKL23
Postal Code
LL11 1AR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
SWG CONSTRUCTION (BUILD & RENOVATE) LTD
Id
GB-FTS-178574

Identifier

Legal Name
SWG CONSTRUCTION (BUILD & RENOVATE) LTD

Address

Street Address
Canalside, Maesydre
Locality
Welshpool
Region
UKL24
Postal Code
SY21 7AH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1938554476

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

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

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
070202-2026-Proc-23-26; CR-2905-1
Title
Museum of Two Halves Project, Wrexham - Enabling and Shell & Core Works Package
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-178574
Name
SWG CONSTRUCTION (BUILD & RENOVATE) LTD

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
070202-2026-Proc-23-26; CR-2905-1
Award ID
070202-2026-Proc-23-26; CR-2905-1
Title
Museum of Two Halves Project, Wrexham - Enabling and Shell & Core Works Package
Status
active
Date Signed
6 Aug 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL23

Delivery Location

Description
Wrexham Museum, County Buildings, Regent St, Wrexham LL11 1RB

Value

Amount
5,540,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Starts
20 May 2024, 00:00
Ends
8 May 2027, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3
Description
This contract modification is to notify an increase in the contract price to GBP 5,540,000.00 (all figures excluding VAT). This accounts for client instructed amends, variations, adjustments and valuation. Client scheme amends for additional works could not have been foreseen. Many amends arose during the works due to the challenging nature of the old historic building. Changing contractor in the middle of the works was unviable due to economic (switching would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs) and technical reasons (requirements to meet grant funder timescales). The changes do not alter the overall nature of the contract. The project reached Practical Completion 08/05/26. 12-month defects rectification period ends 08/05/2027.
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This contract modification is to notify an increase in the contract price to GBP 5,540,000.00 (all figures excluding VAT). This accounts for client instructed amends, variations, adjustments and valuation. Client scheme amends for additional works could not have been foreseen. Many amends arose during the works due to the challenging nature of the old historic building. Changing contractor in the middle of the works was unviable due to economic (switching would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs) and technical reasons (requirements to meet grant funder timescales). The changes do not alter the overall nature of the contract. The project reached Practical Completion 08/05/26. 12-month defects rectification period ends 08/05/2027.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wrexham · UKL23 · LL11 1AR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL23

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 027847-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·
  2. 045403-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·
  3. 070202-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·