Official UK procurement notice
Digital Facilities Management - Research
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Exeter currently has a number of diparate systems managing our extensive Research Facilities with combined functionality covering areas such as; space booking, asset tracking, maintenance, cost recovery, with many other facility management processes handled locally and manually across differing areas. With several of these existing solutions nearing end of Contract, the University has a time-sensitive opportunity to rethink its approach. Rather than replace like-for-like, we are seeking to implement a centralised, digital Facility Management System that streamlines operations, enables robust cost recovery, supports strategic planning, and improves the user experience for both internal and external stakeholders. This early market engagement exercise seeks to identify potential suppliers who can provide a flexible, scalable, and user-friendly solution aligned with the University's wider digital and sustainability goals. We are particularly interested in systems that are able to integrate well with other commonly used Higher Education/laboratory management platforms, and suppliers that have a proven track record within the sector.
CPV: Computer facilities management services · Facilities management software development services and software development services suite · Facilities management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 3 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Authority reference
UOE/2025/038/SD- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029531- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052b94Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published3 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Market engagement14 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice expected2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jun 2025, 14:17 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender