Official UK procurement notice
Main Contractor for LARIF 2a Animal Holding Facilities Relocation
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh has appointed a single supplier as Main Contractor to undertake the construction of the LARIF Phase 2a project.
The contract commencement date is 28th October 2025, for a period of 90 weeks, involving a 3-week mobilisation period, 35-week construction period, and 52-week defects liability period.
CPV: Agricultural buildings construction work · Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: SPD Statement 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a “general” yearly turnover threshold value of 4,000,000 GBP for the last three years prior to the date of proposed contract award. SPD Statement 4B.5.1 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to …
- Technical & professional ability
SPD Reference 4C.1
Provide information for 2 relevant construction projects that your organisation has been the Main Contractor for in the past 5 years, which are at least over 1.5M GBP in value, that demonstrate your organisation has the relevant experience in delivering works of a comparative nature, similar scale and complexity as described in the project description (i.e. construction of a steel structure shed for agricultural / industrial purposes; countryside location of the city; and working on a rural site with operational animal / agricultural / campus / research facilities in close proximity).
Your response should include as a minimum:
Description of the project.
Initial & final construction value.
Initial & final contract start and completion dates.
Location (incl. whether city centre or countryside/rural).
Name & address of the client contact to provide the University with a reference.
Coloured images of the interior & exterior.
Contract type.
Any partners or sub-contractors who were used to deliver the project.
NOTE: If you are unable to provide any examples, please explain why you cannot provide examples.
NOTE: Please also include the name of each Customer Organisation along with their contact details i.e. Name, Telephone Number, email address to provide the University with a reference.
Your examples must be from within the last 5 years. They do not need to be fully complete but if they are not finished must be no more than two months from practical completion.…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- 14 Feb 2025, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Authority reference
EC1044- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072953- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04df0eFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:815536)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
18 Mar 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected3 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published350 days ago11 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Contracts Ltd | £2,552,870 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072953-2025-EC1044-1 · Clark Contracts Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Value
- £2,552,870
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Clark Contracts LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.