Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Residential Accommodation for Sports Coaching Students

Official notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£330,000≈ £165k / year · £396,000 inc. VAT1.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 May 2025awarded 1 Jul 2025
Awarded to Leonardo Hotel Cardiff
Contract term 2 yrsends 26 Jun 2027 · starts 27 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conclusion of the Provision of Residential Accommodation for Sports Coaching Students

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 23 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: 3.2.2. Preliminary market engagement has not been conducted for this procurement for the following reasons; • Requirements for the provision are known. • The requirements are tendered on a bi annual basis so the market is already aware and anticipating this tender. • The capabilities in the marketplace are known. • The evaluation criteria have been previously tested.

CPV: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£330,000
Contract period: 27 Jun 2025 – 26 Jun 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £330,000 exc. VAT · £396,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Capacity & Location: 20%
  • Flexibility, Responsiveness & Account Management: 5%
  • Car Parking, Evening Meals & Additional Value: 5%
  • Price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Capacity & Location
  • Flexibility, Responsiveness & Account Management
  • Car Parking, Evening Meals & Additional Value
  • Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 23 Apr 2027
First published
23 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2025, 14:25 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Jun 2025
Authority reference
1959
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016601
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050686 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2025 → 30 Jul 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    27 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 14:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 17:50 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2025, 17:50 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 14:25 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £334,9131 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Leonardo Hotel Cardiff15 Jul 2025 – 14 Jul 2027£334,9131 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Residential Accommodation for Sports Coaching Students · Leonardo Hotel Cardiff

    Signed
    30 Jul 2025
    Value
    £334,913
    Period
    30 Jul 2025 – 24 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-CHC: 1140312 University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Leonardo Hotel CardiffAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09672925 1 Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3DNContact email
  • Leonardo Hotel CardiffAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVNR-1339-LVXP 1 Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3DNContact 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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender