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Energy Centre Cost Consultant

Buyer: ASTON UNIVERSITY →

BuyerASTON UNIVERSITY
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The appointment of MGAC LLP for the provision of cost consultancy services for Aston University's Energy Centre project. The services will support delivery of the project across RIBA Stages 4 and 5, including additional QS services relating to borehole works.

Delivery location

UKG31

Categories

Quantity surveying services 71324000

Lot details

Lot 1

Aston University is delivering a new Energy Centre to provide campus-wide energy infrastructure. RIBA Stage 3 has identified a cost variance against the approved budget, requiring further cost management and value engineering. MGAC are proposed to be appointed to provide cost consultancy services across RIBA Stages 4 and 5, including additional QS services for borehole works. The total contract value is £104,100 excluding VAT (£124,920 including VAT). The scope includes value engineering, cost validation, tender support, contract documentation and post-contract cost management during construction.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
price

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Not publishedNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Quantity surveying services (71324000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 7110,1165 median · 30 average (4,040 of 10,116 with a bid count)4.1 average (4,443 of 10,116 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer13 median · 3 average (1 of 1 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 1 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKG31334 median · 8.7 average (10 of 33 with a bid count)1.8 average (13 of 33 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThe contract was awarded by way of a direct award under the University of Birmingham Build Higher Framework, a framework agreement that was established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. MGAC LLP is an appointed supplier under the framework and the framework rules permit direct award for the services required. The contracting authority considered that a further call for competition was not required because the relevant framework agreement contained terms governing the award of the contract and identified the suppliers capable of providing the services. The award was therefore made in accordance with the framework agreement and the applicable procurement regulations. The services comprise specialist quantity surveying and cost consultancy support for Aston University's Energy Centre project, including cost management, value engineering, procurement support and post-contract commercial management. The award to MGAC LLP was made in accordance with the framework provisions and represented a lawful call-off from an existing competitively established framework agreement.
Rationale classificationsThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

074243-2026-1

Statusactive
SupplierMGAC LLP

Contracts

074243-2026-1

Statusactive
Value£104,100

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dc83
Latest release ID074243-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 05 2026 13:17:09 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 Aug 2026award, contract074243-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
5 Aug 2026 · 074243-2026 · award, contract
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