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Published 25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Manufacturing, Technology and Skills Centre Construction Works

Official notice

Authority: Weston College (Education)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£1,750,000initial estimate £3,600,000 · operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2025
Next notice expected 1 Nov 2025
Contract term 8 moends 1 Oct 2026 · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 18 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

**Please refer to change notice dated 01/10/2025 for up to date scope info.

The successful provider will be appointed to deliver comprehensive construction management and refurbishment services, including the appointment and coordination of all required specialist sub-contractors, to ensure the timely delivery of the new MTSC at Filton.

The estimated overall contract value will be between £1.75m and £2.97m and will not exceed £2.97m. The final project value is dependent on the level of funding secured through an Office for Students (OfS) bid, the outcome of which is expected end of September 2025. Two options are therefore envisaged: Option A, subject to the successful award of bid funding, and Option B, to be delivered without bid funding, with the scope and value adjusted accordingly.

Below details overall budget for Option A and Option B:

Option A - with OfS Grant - £4,5m

Option B - College Funding Only - £2,6m

Estimated construction value [excluding Fees, VAT.

Option A - with OfS Grant - £2,97m

Option B - College Funding Only - £1,75m

Start Date on site

Option A - with OfS Grant - 19/01/26

Option B - College Funding Only - 06/03/26

Completion of the construction works

Option A - with OfS Grant - 31/08/26

Option B - College Funding Only - 31/08/2026

Site Weeks

Option A - with OfS Grant - 32 week, The contractor will be on site to support the college during the moving in period.

Option B - College Funding Only - 25 weeks, The contractor will be on site to support the college during the moving in period.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 8 moSMEPublished value£1,750,000
Contract period: 18 Jan 2026 – 1 Oct 2026 (8 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £1,750,000 exc. VAT · £2,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Quality: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Capability, Organisational & Operational Methods: 20%
  • Technical Reference: 15%
  • Interview: 20%
  • Cost analysis: 40%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Capability, Organisational & Operational Methods
  • Technical Reference
  • Social Value
  • Interview
  • Cost analysis
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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
Authority reference
WCPR-183
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059129
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055323 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Your response must be submitted via email to WCGTender@weston.ac.uk by no later than 12:00 PM (midday) on 29 October 2025.

Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 18 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
  2. Tender notice published398 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
  3. Latest notice published392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BST
  4. Clarification questions by371 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline363 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Next notice expected360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by312 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts283 days ago
    18 Jan 2026

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £3,600,000
    24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
    was £425,000
  4. Status changed to active
    24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
  5. Deadline published: 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
    24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 12:18 BST
    UK4
  7. Tender notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BST
    UK4
  8. Published value updated to £1,750,000
    1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BST
    was £3,600,000
Published amendments (2)

Please note Site Visit dates have been updated, these will now be offered on the following dates: 08/10/2025 10/10/2025 Please contact WCGTender@weston.ac.uk to organise a Site Visit, these are a mandatory requirement of the tender.

Weston College has been notified of the outcome of the OfS grant application. As the application was not approved, we ask suppliers to provide pricing only for Option B, as set out in the specification.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Weston College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDXW-8796-BVPP · GB-UKPRN: 10007459 Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, South West, BS23 2ALContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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