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Main Contractor for LARIF 2a Animal Holding Facilities Relocation

University Of Edinburgh · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:47.

Opportunity overview

The 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Clark Contracts Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Oct 2025
Award ID
072953-2025-EC1044-1
Status
active
Location
Paisley, UKM, PA3 1RY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV45213240 — Agricultural buildings construction work

Lots

  • The 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. The contract has been awarded following an openly advertised Restricted Procedure (two-stage tender process).£2m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
EC1044
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
3 Apr 2025, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
18 Mar 2025, 12:00

Communication

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Minimum
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 obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Note: There is no requirement for separate product liability insurance as the monetary value detailed against public liability insurance is inclusive of both types of insurance. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2 million GBP
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
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. Responses to be a maximum of 2 A4 pages of text excluding images per project example. Weighting of 70% overall (Each example provided in response to question 4C.1. is worth 35%). SPD Reference 4C.3 Describe your quality control procedures for managing: (i) quality of construction; (ii) communication with University stakeholders and neighbours; (iii) the management of the handover process and post-construction issues; and (iv) health and safety management procedures, including how you ensure compliance with relevant legislation, manage risks on-site. Also provide details of any enforcement notices, prosecutions, or improvement notices received in the last five years, including how these have been managed and any lessons learned. Responses to be a maximum of 1 A4 page of text. Weighting of 15%. SPD Reference 4C.4 Describe the team management processes that your organisation currently utilises in managing construction phases outlining: senior management input and client reporting; selection and co-ordination of your sub-contractors and; dispute resolution. Please also include details of the systems your organisation has in place to pay sub-contractors promptly and effectively. Responses to be a maximum of 1 A4 page of text. Weighting of 15%.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The 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. The contract has been awarded following an openly advertised Restricted Procedure (two-stage tender process).

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
50

Contract period

Duration In Days
240

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
As detailed within this notice and our SPD documentation.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75
Entry 2
Region
UKM75

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45213240
Scheme
CPV
Description
Agricultural buildings construction work

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2023
Name
University Of Edinburgh

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM75
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University Of Edinburgh

Contact

Name
James Clarke
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-131026
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 27 Chambers Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6910
Name
Clark Contracts Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Paisley
Postal Code
PA3 1RY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
23 McFarlane Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Clark Contracts Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
072953-2025-EC1044-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6910
Name
Clark Contracts Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
072953-2025-EC1044-1
Status
active
Award ID
072953-2025-EC1044-1
Date Signed
28 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,552,870.32
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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