Official UK procurement notice
Manufacturing, Technology and Skills Centre Construction Works
Authority: Weston College (Education)
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 publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,750,000
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 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055323Find 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
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- Planning notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
- Tender notice published398 days ago24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
- Latest notice published392 days ago1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline363 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Next notice expected360 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts283 days ago18 Jan 2026
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:46 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,600,00024 Sept 2025, 10:37 BSTwas £425,000
- Status changed to active24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT24 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2025, 12:18 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 09:07 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,750,0001 Oct 2025, 09:07 BSTwas £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
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender