Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF) Main Contractor Appointment

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£553,676published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Oakland Construction Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design and construction of the following works: Construction of new concrete base to support Modular Data Centre; Service Provision and Connection and Security Fencing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

45213000 Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport

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: 20 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
Last source update: 20 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
Authority reference: CAM-2511-024-PC_3367
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025745
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06704c Find 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.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
20 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £553,6761 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oakland Construction Limited31 Mar 2026 – 27 Jul 2026	£553,676	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000648 Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, South West, BS8 1QUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oakland Construction LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02580271 The Old Bank High Street, Hanham, South West, BS15 3EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender20 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT