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Published 4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Build Consultant including Planning Application Services and Principal Designer Role

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£48,042published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Oakland Construction Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design and Build Consultant including Planning Application Services and

Principal Designer Role for the new Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
Last source update
4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
Authority reference
CAM-2511-024-PC_3367
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009842
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06469d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Insufficient time between award of government funding (December 2025) and deadline for completion of the works to competitively tender the Works and Services (31st March 2026).

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £48,0421 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oakland Construction Limited4 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2026£48,042—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000648 Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, South West, BS8 1QUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Oakland Construction LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02580271 The Old Bank High Street, Hanham, South West, BS15 3EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender