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Published 14 May 2025, 12:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Union - Wheelchair access - Civil Engineer & Quantity Surveyor

Official notice

Authority: University of Chichester (Education)

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£30,000total for 2 lots · £36,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2025awarded 7 Jul 2025
Awarded to Archibald Shaw, Rekan2 awards
Contract term 11 moends 31 May 2026 · extension options published · starts 30 Jun 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Student Union Building, Bishop Otter Campus: external wheelchair access.

Phase 1: Requirement for a Civil Engineer & Quantity Surveyor for initial feasibility study for a fixed fee.

Phase 2: requires fee structure for both Civil Engineer & Quantity Surveyor for possible projection implementation based on the results of the feasibility study.

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£30,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Civil EngineerAwarded 11 moPublished value£20,000

Student Union Building, Bishop Otter Campus: external wheelchair access.

Phase 1: Requirement for a Civil Engineer for initial feasibility study for a fixed fee.

Phase 2: requires fee structure for Civil Engineer for possible projection implementation based on the results of the feasibilty study.

Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 (11 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Within the scope permitted to vary services as defined by the consultancy agreement
Lot #2Quantity SurveyorAwarded 11 moPublished value£10,000

Student Union Building, Bishop Otter Campus: external wheelchair access.

Phase 1: Requirement for a Quantity Surveyor for initial feasibility study for a fixed fee.

Phase 2: requires fee structure for Quantity Surveyor for possible projection implementation based on the results of the feasibilty study.

Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 (11 mo)Value: £10,000 exc. VAT · £12,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Within the scope permitted to vary services as defined by the consultancy agreement

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Coherence and clarity to the University's requirement (including organisational experience and capability): 50%
  • Cost: 40%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Value: 5%
  • Environmental and Sustainability performance: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Coherence and clarity to the University's requirement (including organisational experience and capability)
  • Cost
  • Environmental and Sustainability performance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Value
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
14 May 2025, 12:41 BST
Last source update
7 Jul 2025, 14:58 BST
Authority reference
TND-0001100
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021227
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy servicesQuantity surveying services for civil engineering works
Delivery area
South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512fe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender document and any supporting documents should be submitted to tenders@chi.ac.uk. Full details are available at help.chi.ac.uk/tenders ↗

Timeline

14 May 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:41 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:58 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    13 Jun 2025, 10:46 BST
    +0 days · was 16 Jun 2025, 09:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:58 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Jul 2025, 14:58 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Extension to submission deadline

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £40,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 127 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Quantity Surveyor1 award
RekanSME1 Sept 2025 – 30 Aug 2026£10,0007 Jul 2025Awarded
Across several lots1 award
Archibald ShawSME1 Sept 2025 – 30 Aug 2026£30,0007 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Civil Engineer5final-stage tenders30—
2 · Quantity Surveyor7final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 04740553 · GB-PPON: PPPG-3697-WRBH Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester, South East, PO19 6PEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Archibald ShawAwarded supplier One Little London, Chichester, South East, PO19 1PPContact email
  • RekanAwarded supplier Morelands Court, Hensting Lane,, Fisher's Pond, Winchester, South East, SO50 7HHContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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