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Refurbishment of St William House - Cardiff

Cardiff and Vale College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 13:41.

Opportunity overview

Cardiff and Vale College ("the College") is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to undertake the refurbishment and fit-out of St William House, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5BH. The building, formerly occupied as office accommodation, is being repurposed to create a modern educational facility providing teaching, vocational training and administrative accommodation for the College. The building will be used for teaching and office space by the College and currently comprises a five-storey building with a ground floor car park, reception and support facilities, workshop accommodation, classrooms, creative arts studios, training spaces and office accommodation across the upper floors. The proposed development will consolidate a range of academic, vocational and administrative functions into a single city-centre campus location. The appointed contractor will be required to undertake the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing building, including demolition and strip-out works, structural alterations, installation of new mechanical and electrical services, refurbishment and reconfiguration of internal spaces, fire safety and acoustic upgrades, associated external works, roof-mounted services and photovoltaic infrastructure, together with all testing, commissioning and handover activities. The contractor will be expected to deliver the works in accordance with the developed RIBA design information, CDM requirements, Building Regulations and the project's BREEAM objectives.

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

  • Lot 1£40m

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
CAVC26105
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
21 Sept 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The first stage will be the request to participate stage. The top 5 companies with the highest score will be taken through to the next stage

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

cy
en

Enquiry period

Ends
14 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
5 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
47,999,999.97
Amount
40,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions
Description
Conditions of Participation stage - mandatory questions - Annex C

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
5
Maximum Candidates
5

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Contractors must be able to show financial criteria as per the documents
Criterion 2
Description
Details of the conditions of participation stage can be found in the Response document - Annex C
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
9 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
18 Apr 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Overview or project and process
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Annex A Technical Specification
Entry 3
Id
L-3
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Annex C - Response document
Entry 4
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 5
Id
080296-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Aug 2026, 12:23
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Lack of time, no planning took place to allow for preliminary market engagement

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cardiff and Vale College
Id
GB-PPON-PDWC-8374-VBZG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDWC-8374-VBZG

Address

Street Address
One Canal Parade
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF62 8YJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Andy Smart

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 · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF62 8YJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 080296-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·