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Published 10 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

University House Refurbishment - Wayfinding, look and feel

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£30,000£30,000 inc. VAT17.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Apr 2025awarded 6 May 2025
Awarded to Nectar Creative Limited
Contract term 4 moends 1 Sept 2025 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require:

  • Design all signage for University House refurbishment project ensuring this reflects

the key services within the building (askUS, SU, Atmosphere, UniTemps)

  • Recommend which furniture, carpet, paint and colour ways should be used within the University House refurbishment to safeguard clear brand identity, and ensuring this is scalable if we were to extend face to face services to students in other University buildings (such as at Estates reception desks)
  • Lead the design of the external fascia improvement as part of the University House refurbishment.

CPV: Approval plans, working drawings and specifications · Designs · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Miscellaneous articles · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£30,000

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

Lot awarding rule: The award decision will be based on price and service. Please contact Vicki Owen, with quotations and correspondence [email protected].

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST
Last source update
7 May 2025, 14:35 BST
Authority reference
UoS/DH/24/25/QTR3/University House Refurbishment - Wayfinding, look and feel
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014314
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Approval plans, working drawings and specificationsDesignsFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisMiscellaneous articlesProject and design preparation, estimation of costs
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500a9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please contact Vicki Owen, with quotations and correspondence [email protected].

Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 7 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    7 May 2025, 14:35 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 14:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 15:56 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    16 Apr 2025, 15:56 BST
    +7 days · was 18 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2025, 14:35 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2025, 14:35 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £24,6531 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nectar Creative Limited1 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2025£24,653 inc. VAT6 May 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nectar Creative LimitedAwarded supplier Office 4-5 88A Chapel Street, Leigh, North West, WN7 2DBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender