Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL
2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street
Pontypridd
CF39 9BT
UK
Contact person: Kelly Joanne Smith
Telephone: +44 1443
E-mail: purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
Telephone: +44 1656642596
E-mail: procurementteam@bridgend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bridgend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
I.1) Name and addresses
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre, Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1685725000
E-mail: procurement@merthyr.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merthyr.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0347
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of a Strategic Partner for Consultancy of Core Engineering Services on behalf of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil
Reference number: RCT/SP/R508/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Three Local Authorities are all working together to procure a multi-disciplinary consultancy service for the delivery of Engineering Services: 1) Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council; 2) Bridgend County Borough Council; and 3) Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (together “the Local Authorities”).
The services to be delivered under the Contract are:
Core Services – these are services that must be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Civil and Highway Engineering Consultancy
2. Transportation Consultancy
3. Ground and Water Management Consultancy
4. Site Supervision Consultancy
5. Geotechnical Consultancy
6. Structural Engineering Consultancy
7. Cost Consultancy / Quantity Surveyor Services
8. Project Management Services
9. Ecologist
Non-Core Services– these are services that may be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Consultancy
2. Master Planning / Urban Design
3. Architectural Design Services
4. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71530000
71000000
71210000
71240000
71250000
71310000
71311000
71311200
71320000
71300000
71311210
71311220
71312000
71311300
71324000
71332000
72224000
71313000
90733700
71315210
71521000
71351914
71410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the service
The services to be delivered under the Contract are:
Core Services – these are services that must be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Civil and Highway Engineering Consultancy
2. Transportation Consultancy
3. Ground and Water Management Consultancy
4. Site Supervision Consultancy
5. Geotechnical Consultancy
6. Structural Engineering Consultancy
7. Cost Consultancy / Quantity Surveyor Services
8. Project Management Services
9. Ecologist
Non-Core Services– these are services that may be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Consultancy
2. Master Planning / Urban Design
3. Architectural Design Services
4. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 55
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-020775
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WSP
1 Capital Quarter
Cardiff
CF104BZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920769362
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:149361)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2025