Official UK procurement notice
Design and Build Consultant including Planning Application Services and Principal Designer Role
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£48,042published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Oakland Construction Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and Build Consultant including Planning Application Services and
Principal Designer Role for the new Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
- Authority reference
CAM-2511-024-PC_3367- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009842- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06469dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Insufficient time between award of government funding (December 2025) and deadline for completion of the works to competitively tender the Works and Services (31st March 2026).
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £48,0421 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Construction Limited4 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2026 | £48,042 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oakland Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender