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# Student accommodation - Nomination Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-accommodation-nomination-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-07b2d3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Following the sale of University Hall, the University needs to secure additional rooms in the private sector to meet accommodation demand and support its accommodation guarantee commitments linked to student recruitment. The number of rooms required is based on student recruitment intake forecasts, historic accommodation take-up rates and future accommodation demand modelling. The University is required to secure accommodation at an early stage to ensure the rooms can be incorporated into accommodation allocation systems, published within accommodation marketing materials and made available as part of the accommodation application process which opens in February 2027 for the 2027/28 academic year.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £9,240,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-accommodation-nomination-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-07b2d3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b2d3`

## 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/student-accommodation-nomination-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-07b2d3#tl-md)

## Description
Following the sale of University Hall, the University needs to secure additional rooms in the private sector to meet accommodation demand and support its accommodation guarantee commitments linked to student recruitment. The number of rooms required is based on student recruitment intake forecasts, historic accommodation take-up rates and future accommodation demand modelling.
The rooms will be offered as part of the University's accommodation portfolio and allocated in accordance with the University's accommodation allocation procedures. Once accommodation has been allocated, student details and room allocations will be provided to the accommodation provider for the issue of accommodation contracts. The accommodation contract will be between the provider and the student. Once the student has accepted their accommodation contract and any applicable cooling-off period has expired, the contractual relationship sits directly between the provider and the student.
The University is required to secure accommodation at an early stage to ensure the rooms can be incorporated into accommodation allocation systems, published within accommodation marketing materials and made available as part of the accommodation application process which opens in February 2027 for the 2027/28 academic year. Delays in securing accommodation would reduce the University's ability to present a complete accommodation portfolio to prospective students and may adversely affect room allocation and occupancy outcomes.
The requirement is for a Nominations Agreement with a private provider of purpose-built student accommodation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Student Accommodation (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Unite Students Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143836`
  - Value: £9,240,000 (inc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104632-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-04T12:25:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T07:28:27.044Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b2d3