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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 15:37.

Opportunity overview

Design and construction of the following works: Construction of new concrete base to support Modular Data Centre; Service Provision and Connection and Security Fencing

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.

Oakland Construction Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£553.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02580271
Location
Hanham, UKK12, BS15 3EJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
CAM-2511-024-PC_3367
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Insufficient time between award of government funding (December 2025) and deadline for completion of the works to competitively tender the Works and Services.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Id
GB-COH-RC000648

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000648

Address

Street Address
Beacon House, Queens Road
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS8 1QU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Oakland Construction Ltd
Id
GB-COH-02580271

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02580271

Address

Street Address
The Old Bank High Street
Locality
Hanham
Postal Code
BS15 3EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45213000
Description
Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
664,411
Amount
553,676
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02580271
Name
Oakland Construction Ltd

Contract period

Starts
31 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
27 Jul 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025745-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Mar 2026, 12:42
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS8 1QU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025745-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·