Gwynedd Announces £3.8 Million Proposed Award Results for Structures and Coastal Maintenance Framework

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On 20 August, Gwynedd Council published the contract award notice for the "2026 Gwynedd and Anglesey Structures and Coastal Maintenance Framework," with a combined proposed award value of approximately £3.8 million across 8 lots. The award date was 17 August, with a standstill period lasting until 12:00 on 27 August, and the relevant contracts were pending signature at that time. The initial framework term is planned to run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with provisions for subsequent extensions.

The framework covers the maintenance of structures and coastal assets across Gwynedd and Anglesey, including bridges, culverts and drainage structures, retaining walls, sea walls and other coastal structures, piers, promenades, slipways, and associated structures and marine facilities. The scope of works includes routine maintenance, planned maintenance, emergency and reactive repairs, temporary propping, permanent repair, reconstruction, and asset stabilisation works. The estimated total value of the framework, as stated in the earlier tender documents, ranged from £4.8 million to £15.2 million, with no guarantee of actual workload or contract value.

Among these, six general maintenance lots, set across the three areas of Arfon and Dwyfor, Meirionnydd, and Ynys Môn, are divided into works valued below £50,000 and works valued at £50,000 and above, with a combined proposed award value of £1.5 million. The major projects lot has a proposed award value of £2 million, with successful bidders including Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, G T Davies Ltd, Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering Ltd, OBR Construction Ltd, and QTS Group Ltd. The scope of works includes major capital projects, government-funded schemes, and structural works of a scale or complexity greater than routine maintenance.

The specialist geotechnical engineering lot has a proposed award value of £300,000, with successful bidders including Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, Colin Jones (Rock Engineering) Ltd, Gwynedd Grouting Ltd, QTS Group Ltd, and Rope Access Solutions Limited. The scope includes specialist works such as soil nailing, rock anchoring, slope stabilisation, rope access operations, and pressure grouting. Across the entire framework, a total of 17 companies have been named on the proposed supplier lists for the various lots.