AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Trivallis has announced a pending award to WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED for a development-partner role on the Penrhys regeneration project. The award is subject to a standstill period and has a future signature milestone; the supplied data does not show a signed or started contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1, with WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED named as supplier. The published award value is £209,330,418.
Market significanceThis is a major Welsh housing-led regeneration opportunity, covering an initial phase of about 121 homes and a longer-term site plan of around 800–900 homes.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 209330418 GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier identity is WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (company number 01977948); award 1 names Wates Construction Limited and has pending status. The £209,330,418 value is recorded at award level for the single listed award and lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidencePending award
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Award 1 has status "pending"; notice is a Contract award notice published 8 October 2026.
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 19 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00 and marked scheduled.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or started
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The award remains pending and the only signature information is a future scheduled milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£209,330,418
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Award 1 value.amount and value.amountGross are both 209330418 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value; no separate lot pricing supplied
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Award 1 is linked to lot 1, while the lot record has no value.
Process value field
98% confidenceMaximum value recorded as £200,000,000
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Process value_max is 200000000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
88% confidence6 August 2025
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Tender description states that a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published on Sell2Wales on that date.
Stage 1
88% confidence7 November 2025 to 8 December 2025
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Tender description gives these dates for WPSQ information and case studies.
Stage 2
88% confidence23 January 2026 to 2 April 2026
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Tender description gives these dates for initial proposals and dialogue.
Stage 3
88% confidence17 July 2026 to 21 July 2026
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Tender description gives these dates for final tenders.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice document 095371-2026 was published 2026-10-08.
Stated contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2036
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDevelopment partner for Penrhys regeneration
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Tender and award title: Penrhys Regeneration Project Development Partner.
Delivery activities
96% confidenceDesign and delivery of a housing development, mixed-tenure housebuilding investment, planning, sales and after-care
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Tender description sets out these responsibilities.
Housing scale
94% confidencePhase one: circa 121 homes; longer-term plan: around 800–900 homes
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Tender description states both figures.
Location
98% confidenceUKL15, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is UKL15, GB.
Classification
99% confidenceConstruction work, real-estate services, building supervision, surveying, construction consultancy and construction management
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Award item CPV classifications include 45000000, 70000000, 71247000, 71352000, 71353000, 71530000 and 71540000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure with competitive flexible procedure details
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Competitive flexible procedure.
Market engagement
93% confidenceUndertaken before procurement
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Tender description says preliminary market engagement was undertaken under section 16(1) of the Procurement Act 2023.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, shortlisted bidder count, scores and evaluation outcomes not supplied
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence10 years, from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2036
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Maximum extent
99% confidenceUp to 19 October 2041
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2041-10-19.
Extensions
98% confidencePermitted for unforeseen delays on a project of this size
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Award renewal description states this rationale; hasRenewal is true.
Active contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The pending award and future signature milestone do not evidence a concluded active contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
92% confidenceDevelopment-partner arrangement combining delivery and mixed-tenure investment
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Tender description states the partner will invest in mixed-tenure housebuilding and manage planning through sales and after-care.
Social value
91% confidenceIncluded in the project
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Tender description says social value is included and residents were central to the process.
Award maturity
99% confidenceCommercial outcome remains subject to standstill and scheduled signature
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Award is pending, standstill ends 19 October 2026, and signature is scheduled for 20 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe notice is an award announcement, not evidence of a signed or commenced contract.
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Award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe award value (£209,330,418) exceeds the process maximum value field (£200,000,000); the source does not explain the difference.
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Award 1 value is 209330418 GBP; process value_max is 200000000 GBP.
Deadline discrepancy
99% confidenceThe process field gives a 1 December 2025 submission deadline, while the description says Stage 1 closed on 8 December 2025.
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process.submission_deadline is 2025-12-01; tender description states 8 December 2025.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scoring, pricing breakdown, individual lot value and detailed extension mechanism.
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No such data is included in the supplied fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the source does not evidence signature or contract commencement.
- The published award value of £209,330,418 conflicts with the process maximum value field of £200,000,000; no explanation is supplied.
- The supplied submission deadline of 1 December 2025 conflicts with the description's Stage 1 close date of 8 December 2025.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, scores, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed extension terms were not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Penrhys regenerationTrivallisWATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDdevelopment partnerhousing regenerationWales procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Penrhys regeneration award?
WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
Is the Penrhys contract signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending, with signature scheduled for 20 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The award-level value is £209,330,418.
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