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# Design and Build of a Central Support Facility at Culham Science Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-of-a-central-support-facility-at-culham-science-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03c515). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Design and Build of a Central Support Facility at Culham Science Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** £6,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work, Construction work, Construction work for commercial buildings, Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport, Construction work for industrial buildings (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,726,687 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c515`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-of-a-central-support-facility-at-culham-science-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03c515#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D68830%26B%3DUKAEA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-of-a-central-support-facility-at-culham-science-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-03c515#participate

## Description
Culham site currently has fragmented and ageing workshop facilities, in order to modernise, the new Central Support Facility (CSF) will bring these services together, improving efficiency, quality, and flexibility to meet campus needs in the coming decades. The provision of accommodation for the new building comprises two main elements, a larger volume the “functional block” with generous internal heights and good vehicular access, and a smaller volume to the front of the building the “administration block” for the supporting office accommodation and main entry.
UKAEA is targeting a sustainable new building that meets ambitions for a near net-zero campus, built to BREEAM Excellent standard.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45100000, 45210000, 45213000, 45213100, 45213150, 45213250
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £6,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/10/2023 to 03/03/2025

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Design and Build of a Central Support Facility at Culham Science Centre (active)
  - Award id: `033642-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **E W Beard Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135037`
  - Value: £9,726,687 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Design and Build of a Central Support Facility at Culham Science Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,726,687
  - Signed Date: 14/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033642-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-14T14:50:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:46:54.247Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c515