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Multidisciplinary Design Team Consultancy Services for the National Lottery Heritage Fund project Reimagining Margam Castle

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 03:41.

Opportunity overview

Following a successful Round 1 application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), funding has been secured for the ‘Development’ phase of Reimagining Margam Castle. This project runs until February 2028. Funding has been granted for specialist consultancies and resources to develop a Round 2 application to NLHF, if successful this will unlock the full grant. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a conservation architect-led Multidisciplinary Design Team including the following disciplines: conservation architecture, mechanical and electrical engineering, and structural and civil engineering. The appointed consultant will be the lead consultant, lead designer and principal designer (CDM) for The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) project Reimagining Margam Castle. The successful bidder will have industry standard qualifications and be conservation accredited (AABC, RIBA SCA or equivalent) with experience of working within a large, complex heritage setting, and have an in-depth understanding of the requirements regarding Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings, ideally with experience working in Wales.

Classification

  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.4m

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
CPU25-26-21
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate on etenderwales at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’: 1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them). - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link. - Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections. - Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete. - You will shortly receive and email with your unique password (please keep this secure). - Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’. 2. Express an interest in the ITT. - Login to the portal with the username / password. - Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link. - Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_125343). - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen. - This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.) - Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’. 3. Responding to the ITT. - You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). - Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 069 8634.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en
cy

Tender Period

Ends
15 Sept 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
1 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
10 Nov 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Tender submission date extended to 15th September 2026.
Id
076455-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
1,650,000
Amount
1,375,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Method Statement 1
Description
Experience and Contract Examples

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Method Statement 2
Description
Approach to Service Delivery – Team Members

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
17.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Method Statement 3
Description
Approach to Service Delivery – Specification

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
21
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Method Statement 4
Description
Approach to Risk

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Method Statement 5
Description
Approach to Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
price
Name
Commercial
Description
Fixed lump sum fee proposal

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As set out in the ITT
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As set out in the ITT

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
8 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71220000
Description
Architectural design services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL17
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
076455-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Aug 2026, 19:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PRGM-1776-LMWP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRGM-1776-LMWP

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Port Talbot
Postal Code
SA13 1PJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL17

Contact

Name
Melanie Anderson

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Port Talbot · UKL17 · SA13 1PJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL17 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 067082-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 076455-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·