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Published 30 Jul 2026, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hard FM Services, Operations & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£2,886,433published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to H.F.L. BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Direct Award is to extend the current Hard FM Services contract for 12 months to maintain statutory, planned preventative, reactive and remedial maintenance cover across TRH, sbarc|spark, ABACWS, CSL and JOMEC while the replacement procurement is completed. The requirement covers over 48,000 m² of teaching, research, innovation and student-facing space, including specialist TRH cleanroom, gas, abatement, hazardous operational zone and critical engineering systems.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure 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
30 Jul 2026, 13:15 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
Authority reference
CU.1914.KT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076549
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d790 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This Direct Award is to extend the current Hard FM Services contract for 12 months to maintain statutory, planned preventative, reactive and remedial maintenance cover across TRH, sbarc|spark, ABACWS, CSL and JOMEC while the replacement procurement is completed.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Aug 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends65 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published65 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 13:15 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 14:06 BST
    UK6
  3. Buyer details updated
    30 Jul 2026, 14:06 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 10:19 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,886,4331 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
H.F.L. BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME +1 morejoint awardHard services Operations & Maintenance12 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£2,886,43330 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Hard Services, Operations & Maintenance · H.F.L. BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME +1 more

    Signed
    31 Jul 2026
    Value
    £2,886,433
    Period
    12 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: N/A

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-COH: RC000089 · GB-PPON: PHVT-4343-HWYR Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3ATContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • H.F.L. BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05595234GB-PPON: PYJR-2917-PQRW Freeman House Orbital 24, Denton, North West, M34 3SUContact email
  • H.F.L. BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYJR-2917-PQRW Freeman House Orbital 24, Denton, North West, M34 3SUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender