South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework 2027
- Buyer
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Closes
- 26 November 2026
- Where
- Carmarthen, Wales
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
South West Wales councils are building a framework (pre-approved supplier list) for civil engineering construction work over 4 years, worth up to £800 million total across the region. They want contractors to bid for different work packages split by size and type, from small jobs under £75,000 up to major schemes over £3 million, plus specialist work like demolition, lighting, and bridge maintenance.
What the buyer wants
• Provide civil engineering construction services across South West Wales for projects ranging from small repairs to major infrastructure schemes • Be pre-qualified and ready to deliver work when councils call off individual projects from the framework • Offer services in specific lots based on project value bands (Very Small, Small, Medium, Large) and/or specialist areas (demolition, road surfacing, marine works, traffic management, landscaping, bridge maintenance)
Lots
- County-specific lots for Civil Engineering Works
- Regional lots for Civil Engineering Works
- Specialist Lots for Civils Works
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is a major regional framework worth hundreds of millions: most sole traders and micro-businesses will struggle because councils typically require significant turnover history, multiple insurance policies, and proven delivery on large projects; bid costs will be high (£3,000-£8,000+) and you must wait to hear if you're on the approved list before winning any actual work.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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