Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cardiff Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Wates Construction Ltd
- Value
- £110,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 002986-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2023
- Published14 Jan 2026Published 758 days after the contract date
Description
Appointment of a Developing Partner to deliver the construction of phase 1 of the Channel View regeneration project, including 81 older person council flats over 2 blocks of up to 12 storeys in height with associated facilities and parking. And the design development, planning and construction of all future phases of the Channel View regeneration scheme consisting of around a further 240 mixed tenure properties, improvements to the Marl park, a new footbridge connection and demolition of existing properties including an existing 13 storey tower block. The appointment will include a full design team to develop all future phases of the project and a core project team to ensure each phase can be delivered as efficiently as possible.
About the supplier
Wates Construction Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01977948).