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Published 17 Mar 2022, 12:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Clydesdale and Birks Student Residences DBFO

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£185,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2022awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to UPP Projects Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has awarded a contract to design, build, finance and operate a

student residences facility containing in the region of 1,790

new rooms at Clydesdale & Birks Grange, Streatham Campus.

CPV: Accommodation management services · Accommodation services · Architectural design services · Construction work for halls of residence · Development of residential real estate · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Residential property services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1UPP Projects will design, build, finance and operate a student residences facility…AwardedPublished value£185,000,000

UPP Projects will design, build, finance and operate a student residences facility containing in the region of 1,790 new rooms (~290 refurbished and 1500 new build) and at Clydesdale & Birks, Streatham Campus.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: The option of future expansion of the development to include ~130 bedrooms on the University of Exeter's Grounds Compound site.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 78%Price: 12%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Design & Construction: 34%
  • FM & Operations: 20%
  • Finance: 16%
  • Legal: 8%
  • Capital Receipt: 12%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Design & Construction: 34
  • FM & Operations: 20
  • Finance: 16
  • Legal: 8
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Capital Receipt: 12
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Information will be provided in the tender documentation and the University reserves the right to use the dialogue process to examine different options within the overall scope.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 12 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Mar 2022, 12:39 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2026, 15:32 GMT
Authority reference
UOE/2022/017/DB
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020543
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation management servicesAccommodation servicesArchitectural design servicesConstruction work for halls of residenceDevelopment of residential real estateRepair and maintenance services of building installationsResidential property services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032323 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Information is provided in the tender documents and the University reserves the right to use the dialogue process to examine different options within the overall scope.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As detailed in full in the procurement documentation

Publisher note: Interested parties/prospective tenderers may only express an interest in participating in this procurement opportunity by registering on the University's e-tendering system, CTM at the address: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=EXETER [the address listed at Section I.1 of this notice under headinglisted for 'Contact' and submitting an 'expression of interest' against the project called 'UOE/2022/017 Clydesdale & Birks Student Residences DBFO' in order to be sent the selection questionnaire and all other information available to prospective tenderers at this time. Interested parties/prospective tenderers should note that all communication including questions about this procurement to the University must be made via the CTM portal. No approach of any kind by any potential Tenderer/Tenderer in connection with this procurement process may be made in any other manner or to any person within, or associated with, the University of Exeter including its advisers and representatives. The interested party/prospective tenderer/tenderer is responsible for maintaining the currency of the contact email address registered in CTM throughout the procurement process as this will be the method used by the University to issue tender documents and other information to participants to this procurement opportunity. The University reserves the right to restrict changes to a consortium's membership and a Tenderer's proposed key subcontractor supply chain in accordance with the requirements provided in the tender documents. The University reserves the right to reject all or any of the tenders for the proposed contract and/or stop the procurement process or cancel the procurement at any time. The University also reserves the right not to award a contract at any time without any liability on its part. Please note that the University reserves the right to terminate the procurement process for any reason, including but not limited to: insufficient eligible tenderers, insufficient financing is available to allow the completion of the project, planning applications are rejected or approved with limitations or conditions that in the University's ultimate discretion, render the proposed project unaffordable/unviable. Nothing in this contract notice, tender documents, contract documents, any other written, or oral communication from the University or its representatives to the prospective tenderers/tenderers shall generate any contractual obligations or intention to create a contract prior to any signature of a final written contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Apr 2022 → 6 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published230 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 15:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2026, 15:32 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Date2.2 · IV15 Apr 202218 Apr 2022+3 d
—Date2.2 · IV18 Apr 202219 Apr 2022+1 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UPP Projects Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Clydesdale and Birks Student Residences DBFO · UPP Projects Ltd

    Signed
    29 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids——£250,000,000 – £250,000,001

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation RC000653 Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria