Planning

Cardiff International Sports Village (ISV) Car Park and Development Opportunity - Pre-Market Engagement

CARDIFF COUNCIL

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Planning

08 May 2026 at 07:38

Summary of the contracting process

Cardiff Council is spearheading a preliminary market engagement process concerning a future procurement opportunity at Cardiff International Sports Village. The procurement, currently in the planning stage as of 8th May 2026, is set in Cardiff, UK, under the industry categories of construction and architectural services. The main goal is to develop a car park with a minimum capacity of 850 spaces, adhering to the strategic layout of the Cardiff Bay area. Prospective contractors and developers are encouraged to express interest by 21st May 2026, as the Council prepares to launch a comprehensive competitive procurement process in July 2026, following the new Procurement Act 2023 guidelines.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for firms specialising in construction, architectural design, building consultancy, and related services. The project involves designing, financing, and delivering infrastructure solutions, which necessitates expertise in large-scale facility development. Suitable candidates are businesses that can provide innovative and sustainable design approaches, possess robust financial backing, and demonstrate the ability to execute high-quality construction projects. Engaging with this tender process could set the stage for future collaborations with public authorities like Cardiff Council, potentially leading to further projects in urban development and public infrastructure enhancement.

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Notice Title

Cardiff International Sports Village (ISV) Car Park and Development Opportunity - Pre-Market Engagement

Notice Description

The future procurement opportunity aims to appoint a developer to design, finance and deliver a car park with a minimum of 850 spaces at an agreed location on the International Sports Village site in Cardiff Bay (the Scheme). Where the Scheme is successfully delivered in accordance with Cardiff Councils (the Council's) requirements it intends to acquire the completed output from the successful supplier upon practical completion. For the avoidance of doubt, the upcoming procurement opportunity is not anticipated to require the successful supplier to operate and/or maintain the Scheme. The successful bidder will be tasked with delivering the car parking provision including lighting and landscaping and further, more detailed information on these requirements will be made available when a Tender Notice is published by the Council. Subject to the feedback obtained from this preliminary market engagement the Council envisages commencing a public procurement process for the Scheme in July 2026. Please see documents attached in Proactis.

Planning Information

Cardiff Council (the Council) is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (Notice) to commence preliminary market engagement with interested contractors and developers in respect of a future procurement process that it intends to launch in July 2026. This Notice serves to alert the marketplace to this opportunity and enable the Council to use any gathered information to shape the proposed procurement. The Council invites interested prospective contractors to lodge an initial expression of interest for this opportunity electronically via Proactis https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login. In particular, the Council is seeking views/feedback from the market for the purposes of: Developing the Council’s requirements and approach to the procurement. Designing a procedure, conditions or participation or award criteria. Preparing a tender notice and associated tender documents. Identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the works required. Building capacity among suppliers in relation to the contract to be awarded. The Council makes the following supporting information available with this Notice: PME Notice Information Document Annex 1: Site Plan and Car Park/Development Red Line The intention is to conduct the procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as provided for under the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement process will involve a multi-staged process, which will permit dialogue and negotiation on the contract documents. The competition will start with a pre-qualification process to allow the Council to identify and shortlist the most capable developers who will then be subsequently invited to dialogue and negotiate on the Scheme and following this to submit tenders. Further details of the process will be made available when the procurement commences. Whilst this Notice aims to provide interested suppliers with information in relation to an upcoming procurement opportunity, the Council reserves the right to amend and/or revise the information contained within this Notice when a competitive tendering exercise is formally initiated via the publication of a Tender Notice. Please note that as part of this process suppliers are required to provide a response to the questions that are detailed in the Information document. Suppliers re required to submit there responses via the Proactis Portal by 5pm on the 21st of May 2026.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069409
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042225-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

51 - Installation services (except software)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

31158000 - Chargers

31681500 - Rechargers

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45000000 - Construction work

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services

65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71315200 - Building consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 31 Aug 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARDIFF COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4UW
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

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