Official UK procurement notice
Extension and Refurbishment of Hepworth House to accommodate for the new Centre of Eyecare Excellence
Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Plymouth Project Brief is to facilitate the expansion of Optometry within the School of Health Professions that will involve the relocation of two existing optometry sites into the one main building at Hepworth House, which will provide the new Centre for Eye-care Excellence.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 11:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
MC/UOP/CEE_Hepworth_Works/076/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045145- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e40dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract starts2 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published1 Aug 2025, 11:32 BST
- Bids must remain valid until21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2025, 11:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obedair | £4,580,018 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Extension and Refurbishment of Hepworth House to accommodate for the new Centre of Eyecare Excellence · Obedair
- Signed
- 5 May 2025
- Value
- £4,580,018
- Period
- … – 1 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of PlymouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Obedair Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria