Official UK procurement notice
US_23081 - Facilities Management Services
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£170,000,000exc. VAT29.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2023awarded 17 Feb 2025
Awarded to OCS Group UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sussex is seeking an FM provider who will:
- Become a Partner in the SEF LLP joint venture
- Provide management services to SEF
- Provide administrative services to SEF, including but not limited to Payroll, Procurement, HR advice and other business function.
CPV: Facilities management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Sussex is seeking an Facilities management provider commencing July 2025 who will :AwardedRenewalPublished value£170,000,000
Sussex is seeking an Facilities management provider commencing July 2025 who will :
- Become a Partner in the SEF LLP joint venture
- Provide management services to SEF
- Provide administrative services to SEF, including but not limited to Payroll, Procurement, HR advice and other business functions.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality criteria questions: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criteria questions: 60
- Price: 40
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Nov 2023, 13:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 10:31 BST
- Authority reference
DN1532- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041877- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041a07Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Dec 2023 → 22 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline18 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Jul 2025, 10:31 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2025, 10:31 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Jul 2025, 10:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £120,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCS Group UK Limited | £120,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041877-2025-1 · OCS Group UK Limited
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £120,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of SussexContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCS Group UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.