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Published 19 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Isambard AIDF Contract Change v2

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£1,306,588published 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.

A transparency notice was published on 20/03/26. Since publication

the scope of the works has been refined and we have received clarity

on the status around Procurement Regulations.

This notice is published to state the updated value of the Works, the

new completion date and to make clear that this is NOT a regulated

procurement under the Public Procurement Regulations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
19 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
Authority reference
CAM-2511-024-PC_3367
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057967
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e1 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,306,5881 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oakland Construction LimitedSMEIsambard AI Data Facility19 Jun 2026 – 18 Sept 2026£1,306,588—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 13 High Street Hanham, Bristol, South West, BS15 3DNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender