Contractors sought for £430M regional Welsh civils framework

Civils contractors have until the end of next week (Friday, 18 November) to submit their tenders for inclusion on a £430M South West Wales civil engineering contractors framework.

Led by Carmarthenshire Council in association with Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council (‘the Councils’) wish to appoint contractors for the delivery of civil engineering-related construction projects across the South West Wales region.

The £430million regional framework will run from 2023 to 2026 with an option to extend for up to an additional 12 months, as well as including value-banded and geographical/regional lots for civil engineering works; ranging from very small to large works.

There are also lots for specialist civils works, such as demolition, public lighting, lining and road marking, surfacing, ground investigations, marine works and traffic management.

A key addition to the new framework is the inclusion of county-specific lots for very small civil engineering resource services, up to £50,000 in value.

The councils want to encourage small and medium businesses to bid for a place on these lots to provide them with additional resource for works such as:

• General civil works

• Earthworks

• Fencing

• Drainage

• Bricklaying

• Stone masonry

• Welding and metal work

• Kerbing

• Bridge painting

• Concrete repairs

• Shuttering

• Steel fixing

• Emergency response works

As well as offering an opportunity for local companies to bid for work, a key element of the Framework will be the incorporation of “Community Benefits” for individual projects with a value of £1million or more as each Councils seeks to promote additional, wider sustainable opportunities.

The councils envisage a maximum of 50 contractors will be appointed to its framework.

The deadline for bids is 18 November.