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SU123(26) Margam & Union House Buildings Over cladding Works

Swansea University

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2026 at 15:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 May 2026 at 16:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

07 May 2026 at 17:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Feb 2026 at 14:21

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Swansea University is procuring external over-cladding works for two buildings, Margam and Union House, at its Singleton Campus in Swansea. The work is construction, intended to improve the buildings’ external cladding; the award title also describes the works as decarbonisation works. The requirement is for both buildings within a single lot, rather than separate building contracts. The university is the buyer and the work is delivered on its Swansea campus. The works category is construction (CPV 45000000).

The procurement is complete and an award has been made to D&B Facades UK Ltd. The award is dated 14 October 2026, with a contract period from 26 October 2026 to 30 March 2029. The awarded value is £6,760,837.16 excluding VAT (£8,113,004.59 including VAT); the original estimated value was £5,000,000 excluding VAT. This was an open competitive flexible procedure, with a Selection Questionnaire followed by a final tender stage. Five bids reached the final stage. Quality carried 70% of the evaluation weighting and price 30%. The opportunity was a single lot, and the buyer marked it as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Expressions of interest had a deadline of 29 May 2026; the enquiry period ended on 18 May 2026.

This award shows that Swansea University buys major, multi-building cladding and decarbonisation work for its Singleton Campus through a competitive, two-stage route. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the construction capacity to deliver external cladding works across occupied or operational university buildings, alongside a sound approach to quality and price: quality was weighted more heavily than price in this competition. Five suppliers, all of them SMEs, reached the final tender stage, indicating that businesses of SME scale competed successfully through the process. The buyer also identified the opportunity as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises. Facade contractors and construction firms able to manage a substantial campus project across multiple buildings would be well placed to assess comparable work from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SU123(26) Margam & Union House Buildings Over cladding Works

Notice Description

Intention to award contract for Over cladding works for 2 no. buildings on the Swansea University Singleton Campus.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064cbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097119-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,760,837 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 30 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Swansea University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA2 8PP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
TLL18 Swansea
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Sketty
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

d+b facades Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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