Five South West Wales councils have tendered a civil engineering framework valued at £960m.

Carmarthenshire County Council is overseeing the procurement on behalf of Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council.

The framework is expected to run from 8 February 2027 to 7 February 2030 and includes a potential year-long extension to February 2031.

Included in the framework are 16 lots:

  • Lot 1 - Very small civil engineering resource services (up to £100,000)
  • Lot 2A - Civil engineering works in Pembrokeshire (up to £1m)
  • Lot 2B - Civil engineering works in Carmarthenshire (up to £1m)
  • Lot 2C - Civil engineering works in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea (up to £1m)
  • Lot 2D - Civil engineering works in Ceredigion (up to £1m)
  • Lot 3 - Civil engineering works all areas (£1m - £3m)
  • Lot 4 - Civil engineering works all areas (£3m and over)
  • Lot 5 - Demolition (all areas)
  • Lot 6 - Public lighting works & associated electrical works (all areas)
  • Lot 7 - Lining and road marking (all areas)
  • Lot 8 - Surfacing (all areas)
  • Lot 9 - Ground investigation (all areas)
  • Lot 10 - Marine works (exc. coastal) (all areas)
  • Lot 11 - Traffic management (all areas)
  • Lot 12 - Bridge maintenance and associated infrastructure works (all areas)
  • Lot 13 - Hard and soft landscaping and landscape maintenance works (all areas)

Those wishing to participate in the framework have until 19 November to submit inquiries, with tenders then due on 26 November. The successful suppliers are expected to be announced by 18 January 2027.

Full details of the contract and how to apply can be found here.