Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Exeter
RC000653
Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
UK
Contact person: Dave Burchill
Telephone: +44 11111111
E-mail: d.burchill@exeter.ac.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.exeter.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Clydesdale and Birks Student Residences DBFO
Reference number: UOE/2022/017/DB
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98341100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University has awarded a contract to design, build, finance and operate a
student residences facility containing in the region of 1,790
new rooms at Clydesdale & Birks Grange, Streatham Campus.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45214700
50700000
70111000
70331000
71220000
98341000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UPP Projects will design, build, finance and operate a student residences facility containing in the region of 1,790 new rooms (~290 refurbished and 1500 new build) and at Clydesdale & Birks, Streatham Campus.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Design & Construction
/ Weighting: 34
Quality criterion: FM & Operations
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: Legal
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Capital Receipt
/ Weighting: 12
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The option of future expansion of the development to include ~130 bedrooms on the University of Exeter's Grounds Compound site.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-007305
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Clydesdale and Birks Student Residences DBFO
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UPP Projects Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
250 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
250 000 001.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As detailed in full in the procurement documentation
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Court of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/03/2026