--- title: "South East Wales Highways Framework Retender PME Notice" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07915b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07915b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07915b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07915b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Cardiff Council" published: "2026-10-27" --- # South East Wales Highways Framework Retender PME Notice Buyer: Cardiff Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07915b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07915b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07915b.json) ## Summary Cardiff Council is planning a replacement South East Wales highways framework for construction work. The framework’s scope, design and operating arrangements are still being developed; the council is seeking feedback from existing and prospective suppliers, consultants and other relevant organisations to inform these decisions and its procurement strategy. Work is associated with South East Wales, with delivery locations indicated in Wales. The framework approach means the procurement is intended to establish an arrangement for highways works rather than describe a single construction project. Suppliers involved in highways construction and related delivery should consider whether this regional framework matches their work and whether they wish to contribute to shaping its future scope through the market-engagement exercise. This is at the planning stage: Cardiff Council has set out its intention to retender the highways framework, but has not yet invited tenders. The council expects to publish a further notice on 25 January 2027. The planned framework period runs from 3 January 2028 to 2 January 2032. Its estimated value is £160 million excluding VAT (£192 million including VAT). The procurement is described as a framework agreement and is divided into one lot. The council is gathering supplier and consultant feedback to help shape the framework’s scope, design, operation and procurement strategy. Responses to questions in the preliminary market-engagement document are expected by 16 November 2026; this is an engagement response date, not a tender submission deadline. The council says the engagement is open to existing and prospective suppliers, consultants and other relevant organisations, and the single lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This makes the planning process relevant both to established highways contractors and to smaller firms that may be able to deliver work directly or contribute specialist services. Suppliers with construction capability relevant to highways in South East Wales may wish to use the engagement to explain what scope and framework arrangements would work in practice. Consultants and organisations able to advise on framework design or operation are also within the stated audience. The buyer has not set out technical qualifications, accreditations, capacity thresholds or award criteria at this planning stage; the focus is on gathering feedback before shaping the future procurement. ## Notice The purpose of this engagement is to seek feedback from existing and prospective suppliers, consultants and other relevant organisations. The feedback received will help inform the future design, scope and operation of the framework and the development of the procurement strategy. ### Planning Information Response to the questions set out on the PME document within Proactis https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ ERFX1008944 - South East Wales Highways Framework Retender PME Notice ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101629-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Jan 2028 - 2 Jan 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Cardiff Council | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Postcode area | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF10 4UW | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | | Local authority | Cardiff | | Electoral ward | Butetown | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth | | Delivery location | TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL2 East Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 27 Oct 2026 at 14:41 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101629-2026 - 27 Oct 2026 at 14:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101608-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101629-2026 27th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101608-2026 27th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.cardiff.gov.uk - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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