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Sustainable Schools Challenge: Critical Friend and Sustainability Advisor - C194/2024/2025

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 11:47.

Opportunity overview

The Sustainable Communities for Learning (SCfL) Programme launched an innovative Sustainable Schools’ Challenge through the existing Programme and governance framework. Building on the Net Zero Carbon mandate across the Programme introduced in January 2022, the Welsh Government invited applications from local authorities that could demonstrate innovative and collaborative design, development, delivery, and management of initially two new schools that could make a positive contribution to the environment and surrounding landscape. The collaboration expected from the Challenge included learners, staff, parents, community and supply chains through all stages of design, construction and operational life for a truly sustainable school. Aimed at primary schools an allocation of up to £15 million at 100% intervention was allocated per project. Given the high calibre of entries funding was announced in March 2023 for three new sustainable schools. Campws Cymunedol Bontnewydd Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhosafan Glyn-Coch Community Primary School Working with Constructing Excellence in Wales, the successful bidder will be required to attend and participate in joint workshops and attend relevant project meetings to act as a Critical Friend for the design and construction teams and embed themselves in the three projects and being available to project teams for advice. Where necessary the successful bidder will be expected to lead in elements of the workshops, facilitating research for their case studies and conduct mini workshops at local level with the participating projects to obtain sufficient knowledge of the innovation and collaboration being undertaken to inform advice and case studies. Attendance in person will be necessary for most meetings which will take place across Wales. The bidders will need to familiarise themselves with progress of the designs and the work of the Critical Friend during phase1 of the design stage.

Awarded to

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Down to Earth Project

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Published award value
£126.5k
Awarded
24 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWBH-2532-GXQD
Location
Swansea, UKL18, SA3 3AP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
C194/2024/2025
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Id
GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Address

Street Address
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Alwyn Jones

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Down to Earth Project
Id
GB-PPON-PWBH-2532-GXQD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWBH-2532-GXQD

Address

Street Address
72a Mansfield Road
Locality
Swansea
Postal Code
SA3 3AP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL18

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Sustainable Schools Challenge: Critical Friend & Sustainability Advisor
Status
active
Date
24 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
24 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71541000
Description
Construction project management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
151,800
Amount
126,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWBH-2532-GXQD
Name
Down to Earth Project

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
13 Oct 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract can only be extended by the Client in consideration of policy requirements and budget availability, with agreement with the successful Bidder in accordance with Condition 3 (Commencement and Duration) of the Welsh Government’s Standard Conditions of Contract for Services. Any variation to these dates must be agreed in writing by the Client and the successful Bidder in accordance with the Welsh Government’s Standard Conditions of Contract for Services.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027719-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Mar 2026, 10:09
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 3NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 027719-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·