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title: "Procurement of a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) Student Housing Partner for the Student Residences Project"
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# Procurement of a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) Student Housing Partner for the Student Residences Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-design-build-finance-and-operate-dbfo-student-housing-partner-for-the-stu-ocds-h6vhtk-04d677). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "Procurement of a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) Student Housing Partner for the Student Residences Project". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation services, Architectural design services, Building and facilities management services, Construction work for halls of residence, Development of residential real estate (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d677`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-design-build-finance-and-operate-dbfo-student-housing-partner-for-the-stu-ocds-h6vhtk-04d677#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsouthampton%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-design-build-finance-and-operate-dbfo-student-housing-partner-for-the-stu-ocds-h6vhtk-04d677#participate

## Description
The University of Southampton ('the University') is interested in engaging a Student Housing Partner ('SHP') to design, build, finance and operate its student accommodation project. 
This is an exciting project for the University which will enable the University to keep up with strong student growth that is projected over the next decade. This project involves the development of approximately 760 new student rooms through new build and the refurbishment of approximately 417 rooms through transfer of existing stock, but the final room numbers could be higher or lower. The University wishes to discuss with bidders the possible inclusion of approximately 400 additional beds in the project. 
The scope of work includes design, build, finance, and operation of the project.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45214700, 50700000, 70111000, 70331000, 71220000, 71242000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The University of Southampton ('the University') is interested in engaging a Student Housing Partner ('SHP') to design, build, finance and operate its student accommodation project. This is an exciting project for the University which will enable the...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002719-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-27T14:18:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:19:00.115Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d677