UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Swansea University is seeking to procure a service provider as a long-term partner to deliver food and beverage services across the following revenue streams: - Fuelling (meals and sit-down service) - Snacking (grab and go and café offers) - Delivered hospitality food and beverage provision - Conference and event food and beverage provision - Summer school food and beverage provision - Vending The proposition covers the Singleton campus and Bay campus at Swansea University, to deliver delicious food experiences which consider the unique needs of our student and staff community through diversity of offer, balanced nutrition, affordability, and an ethical supply chain. The University is looking for a service provider who has scope and ambition to deliver a best-in-class quality food and beverage offer, is agile enough to meet the changing needs of the diverse customer base, is focused on driving penetration and volume, and delivers against Swansea University’s values. Swansea University Catering Vision “To provide an outstanding, sector-leading catering, retail and hospitality service that meets the needs and exceeds the expectations of students, staff and visitors to the University. To be a core and critical component of an inclusive, vibrant, satisfied and engaged campus community. To be financially and environmentally sustainable, and to dynamically respond to the growth and development of the University.”

Swansea University and the City and County of Swansea Council (together the "Partners") shall establish a Joint Venture ("JVCo") to operate the Swansea Bay Sports Park ("SBSP"). The expectation is that the SBSP will then be managed by a third party operator under contract to the JVCo. The Partners are looking to procure an operator to be appointed by the JVCo for the management of the SBSP. The scope of the operator contract will be for all of the facilities within the SBSP to include as the Mandatory Service (MS): - Wales National Pool - Sports Centre - Athletics and Hockey facilities including AGP and Grass Pitches - KGV fields There will be a bidders day for interested parties on Monday 3 February 2025 if you wish to attend please do so through the portal.

Swansea University is looking to appoint a suitably qualified electrical contractor to deliver the replacement of existing lighting and emergency lighting for LED’s together with amended controls systems and associated builders work in connection. The project scope covers 5 buildings – Bay Campus Library, Bay Campus School of Management, Sketty Lane Sports Centre, Singleton Campus Faraday Tower and Singleton Campus Wallace Building.

Swansea University’s Fisheries Programme team wish to source a suitably qualified and experienced supplier of Acoustic Tags and Passive Acoustic Receivers up until the programme ends on 31st March 2028. The Programme teams existing passive acoustic array currently comprises ca.200 deployed receivers (about 190 deployed at sea and approximately 30 in rivers) currently operating on MAP 114, map 115 and Gen2 with most equipment on long term loan from partners including Natural Resources Wales, Natural England, The Environment Agency and the Atlantic Salmon Trust. They also have a significant number of tags already deployed on GEN2 ND code maps 114 and 115.

It is the intention of the Client to appoint a Principal Contractor to take the designs identified in Appendix A and attached to the ITT through to completion and to accept the full design liability for the project During any works it must be stressed that all areas around the site will remain live and the protection of non-construction personnel is of the highest priority. Further information can be found in Document 3 – Specification Documents Onedrive Link.

The Senedd election is scheduled to take place by May 7th, 2026. In order to study this election, the project academic leadership team of Prof Matthew Wall (Swansea University), Dr Bettina Petersohn (Swansea University), and Dr Anwen Elias (Aberystwyth University) are leading a survey-based research project seeking to capture and disseminate representative data on Welsh voters’ attitudes, behaviours, and socio-demographic attributes (including an enhanced focus on the themes of ‘place, power, and political engagement’). The wider project toward which this work will contribute is entitled ‘The 2026 Welsh Election Study: Place, Power, and Political Engagement’ In this procurement process, Swansea University is seeking tender submissions from survey providers to undertake a series of representative sample survey waves of the Welsh electorate, encompassing one pre-campaign wave, one in-campaign wave, and one post-campaign wave. The overarching aim of the WES 2026 Survey is to implement a high-quality data collection strategy to capture voters’ attitudes and behaviours pre-election, during the campaign, and after the Senedd election in May 2026, resulting in a cutting-edge public opinion data resource that is, as far as possible, robust, representative, and generalisable for inference about the Welsh electorate. The research team has identified push-to-web as the representative sampling methodology that they will deploy. A clear, granular account is required of how this approach will be rolled out to deliver 3 x representative samples across the project timetable (see section 9). A minimum n of 2,000 is stipulated for each survey wave, but the approach is one that prioritises data quality over quantity. As such, an emphasis is sought on the survey frame coverage, on the randomisation of selection, and on the protocols to secure a 20% plus response rate, as well as the generation of survey data weights. In addition and as stipulated above, an approach is also sought to the provision of anonymized respondent location data using the ONS Output Areas system. The project is funded by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). WES 2026 is part of a UK-wide set of national election studies, and its work supports the delivery of ESRC’s data infrastructure strategy. The total maximum budget for this work is £368,000.00 (inclusive of VAT, all Welsh language translation & all expenses) This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution, where the tender documents can be found in project 31576 and itt 119846. A completed Tender Questions and Response Document (tender document 2) and a Price Schedule (tender document 5) are required to be uploaded onto the etenderwales BravoSolution website by the tender submission deadline of 12 noon on Friday 10th October 2025 in order to be considered, since the contract will run from November 2025 to November 2026.

The project will take place at Swansea University, Kier Hardie Building, Singleton Campus, SA2 8PP. The Project comprises of the full removal of the existing duplex pair of top drive traction passenger lifts and the full replacement with a duplex pair of MRL traction passenger lifts as specified in ‘3. SU74(26) Specification Onedrive Documents’ of this tender pack. The project will run sequentially with the right hand (lift isolated) lift being completed first and the LH remaining in service until the completion of the first lift. The right-hand lift was isolated but will run on inspection and the left-hand lift was operational at the time of writing this document. The tendering contractor should be satisfied when returning a tender submission that their method statement for remove and installation of the new equipment reflects the onsite situation. The Project will also include all associated Builders & Electrical Works that can be found in ‘3. SU74(26) Specification Onedrive Documents’ of the tender pack.

This re-tender procurement process is to source a suitable supplier of high-end portable Ultrasound Machine with specialised phased array cardiac, linear and non-imaging probes. The original Specification from tender SU05(26) which was advertised but not awarded in September/October 2025, has been overhauled to better address the challenges of its practical use in the intended physical environments, as well as its extended scope of data analysis, to better meet the needs of the research. The role of this equipment is to satisfy the high-quality clinical research imaging to be acquired in remote locations with underserved populations. Dr Drane has laid foundations to explore how rapid urbanisation contributes to rising rates of cardiometabolic disease worldwide and in order to understand the earliest mechanisms of pathophysiology and disease, the scope of the research needs to include people whose lifestyles remain largely unaffected by urbanisation. Since the remote locations of such communities often exclude them from institutional research, a fully portable, high-end ultrasound machine is needed to enable inclusive, community-based research. The successful supplier must be able to deliver their equipment to the Health and Wellbeing Academy, Glyndwr building on the University’s Singleton Park Campus (map and full address provided within tender documents). External funding has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) for a fixed maximum budget of GBP 44,900 excluding VAT (this equipment is VAT exempt due to its medical research usage) which includes all delivery and service contract costs. The HERC funding stipulates a delivery deadline of 31st March 2026, so we would like to achieve delivery with appropriate training and SOPs provided to all users, as soon as is practically possible. This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution (project 32109, itt 121866), therefore only tenders submitted via that portal by the tender deadline, can be considered.

The University wishes to appoint an external Supplier to help manage university digital platforms in China throughout the year as well as ad hoc projects as they arise. The appointment requires the Supplier to use their expertise advising on upcoming opportunities, undertaking competitors’ research and being able to produce detailed report on performance and to show return of investment. The University produces a high volume of advertising materials throughout the year, and the appointed Supplier are required to provide fast turnaround and deliver multiple projects at key times during the academic year.

Full overlay resurfacing of the existing athletics running track, including preparation of the current surface and installation of a new track system, associated track drainage works, including improvements and modifications required to ensure effective surface water run-off. Upgrade of the existing lighting infrastructure to modern, energy-efficient LED floodlighting, including removal of redundant lighting, installation of new LED. The works are intended improve energy efficiency and extend the operational lifespan of the facility.

The University is seeking to award an initial 3-year contract, to commence in Spring 2026 with an option to extend for a further two one-year period (3+1+1) to develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and recruitment strategy for online learning programmes. Swansea University intends to launch Swansea University Online in September 2026. This ambitious programme of online learning will enhance and diversify the university’s educational portfolio and ensure that it remains relevant and attractive to the needs of all learners. Swansea University Online will combine the university’s existing expertise in educational innovation with external commercial partnership to market and recruit to high-quality online programmes and courses, at scale and at pace. The intention is to deliver new postgraduate taught programmes for both the UK and international markets from September 2026, with the potential addition of an undergraduate programme within the initial contract period. The University estimates a total contract value over the five year maximum contract period a range of between GBP 3175000 to GBP 4700000. This tender is being run as a Light Touch Contract pursuant to section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023. In line with Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, for any future procurement of additional or repeat goods, services or works we reserve the right to directly award under sch5 para.8 a) and b). This tender is being run on eTenderWales portal https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Please ensure that you follow the eTendering portal instructions carefully to ensure that your completed tender is correctly saved and successfully submitted. Should you require assistance, please refer to the online “HELP FOR SUPPLIERS” in the first instance. Any further problems should be directed to the eTendering helpdesk, available Mon-Fri from 8am to 6pm on: Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone: 0800 069 8634

The University is seeking to award a 3-year contract, to commence in April 2026 with an option to extend beyond the initial 3-year period for a further period of 2 years (3+1+1) to develop and execute comprehensive design and development services for online learning programmes. Swansea University intends to launch Swansea University Online in September 2026. This ambitious programme for online learning will enhance and diversify the university’s educational portfolio and ensure that it remains relevant and attractive to the needs of all learners. Swansea University Online will combine the university’s existing expertise in educational innovation with external commercial partnership to support the design, development, and production of a portfolio of high quality online Postgraduate Taught (PGT) programmes, at scale and at pace. The intention is to deliver seven new postgraduate taught programmes for both the UK and international markets from September 2026 to April 2029, followed by an expansion into the undergraduate course. Marketing and Recruitment for the first programmes is intended to commence in Spring 2026. This tender is being run as a Light Touch Contract pursuant to section 9 of the Procurement Act 2023. In line with Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, for any future procurement of additional or repeat goods, services or works we reserve the right to directly award under sch5 para.8 a) and b). This tender is being run on eTenderWales portal https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Please ensure that you follow the eTendering portal instructions carefully to ensure that your completed tender is correctly saved and successfully submitted. Should you require assistance, please refer to the online “HELP FOR SUPPLIERS” in the first instance. Any further problems should be directed to the eTendering helpdesk, available Mon-Fri from 8am to 6pm on: Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone: 800 069 8634

SU18(26) Provision of Direct Mail (print, pack, mail) for University Mailing Campaigns Please see Specification for requirements, any volume or value stated is based on historical data and is not guaranteed. In line with Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, for any future procurement of additional or repeat goods, services or works we reserve the right to directly award under sch5 para.8 a) and b). This tender is being run on eTenderWales portal https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Please ensure that you follow the eTendering portal instructions carefully to ensure that your completed tender is correctly saved and successfully submitted. Should you require assistance, please refer to the online “HELP FOR SUPPLIERS” in the first instance. Any further problems should be directed to the eTendering helpdesk, available Mon-Fri from 8am to 6pm on: Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone: 800 069 8634

SU18(26) Provision of Direct Mail (print, pack, mail) for University Mailing Campaigns Please see Specification for requirements, any volume or value stated is based on historical data and is not guaranteed. In line with Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, for any future procurement of additional or repeat goods, services or works we reserve the right to directly award under sch5 para.8 a) and b). This tender is being run on eTenderWales portal https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Please ensure that you follow the eTendering portal instructions carefully to ensure that your completed tender is correctly saved and successfully submitted. Should you require assistance, please refer to the online “HELP FOR SUPPLIERS” in the first instance. Any further problems should be directed to the eTendering helpdesk, available Mon-Fri from 8am to 6pm on: Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone: 800 069 8634

Swansea University is looking to appoint a suitably qualified electrical contractor to deliver the PV works together with amended controls systems, network connections and associated builders work in connection. The project scope covers 2 buildings – Singleton Campus Keir Hardie and the Wales National Pool. The works will be undertaken within occupied buildings and a health and safety compliant methodology and delivery strategy will need to be agreed with the client team prior to the works commencing. The University reserves the right to reduce the scope of works down to one or more buildings. This will be completed with the involvement of the winning contractor