Tender

US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

13 May 2025 at 15:19

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Sussex is seeking competitive quotations for a project titled "US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion" as part of a public procurement process in the construction and engineering industry. This tender, classified under timber products and related fields, involves a series of diverse activities ranging from timber and electrical installations to HVAC and construction machinery. Located primarily in Brighton, UK, and extending services to various regions including the Channel Islands, and the British Overseas Territories, the procurement is in the tender stage. This process follows the "limited" method, aiming for a competitive quotation below the threshold. The deadline for tender submissions is 1st August 2025, with the contract period set to commence on 14th October 2025 and conclude on 13th October 2027. The total contract value is estimated at £1,322,000.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in construction, electrical engineering, and manufacturing of building materials to expand their reach and secure a key procurement contract with the University of Sussex. Organisations with expertise in producing and supplying timber products, lighting equipment, electrical apparatus, ventilation systems, and construction machinery are well-suited to submit competitive bids. The project, while detailed and extensive, provides a platform for business growth through engagement with a reputable UK university, offering potential for establishing long-term partnerships and showcasing innovative solutions in public procurement projects.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion

Notice Description

US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-11453b12-dc25-410a-bfd9-246d927561ed
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/590c9dda-c396-4cac-91af-5f2187024881
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

70 - Real estate services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services


CPV Codes

03419100 - Timber products

31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps

31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34928200 - Fences

39141000 - Kitchen furniture and equipment

39144000 - Bathroom furniture

39715300 - Plumbing equipment

42000000 - Industrial machinery

42520000 - Ventilation equipment

42600000 - Machine tools

43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment

44110000 - Construction materials

44111000 - Building materials

44111400 - Paints and wallcoverings

44112200 - Floor coverings

44112500 - Roofing materials

44115200 - Plumbing and heating materials

44115220 - Heating materials

44190000 - Miscellaneous construction materials

44221000 - Windows, doors and related items

44231000 - Made-up fencing panels

44312000 - Fencing wire

44313100 - Wire-mesh fencing

44410000 - Articles for the bathroom and kitchen

44423400 - Signs and related items

44511000 - Hand tools

45310000 - Electrical installation work

45320000 - Insulation work

45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

45421151 - Installation of fitted kitchens

45441000 - Glazing work

45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services

77111000 - Hire of agricultural machinery with operator

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,322,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2025 - 13 Oct 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIGHTON
Postcode
BN1 9RH
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
Westminster Constituency
Brighton Pavilion

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-11453b12-dc25-410a-bfd9-246d927561ed-2025-05-13T16:19:25+01:00",
    "date": "2025-05-13T16:19:25+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-11453b12-dc25-410a-bfd9-246d927561ed",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "3c730ad0-d1ee-4590-be5b-9b4989b2cb20",
        "title": "US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion",
        "description": "US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion",
        "datePublished": "2025-05-13T16:19:25+01:00",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "03419100",
            "description": "Timber products"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "31500000",
                "description": "Lighting equipment and electric lamps"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "31600000",
                "description": "Electrical equipment and apparatus"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "34000000",
                "description": "Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "34928200",
                "description": "Fences"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "39141000",
                "description": "Kitchen furniture and equipment"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "39144000",
                "description": "Bathroom furniture"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "39715300",
                "description": "Plumbing equipment"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "42000000",
                "description": "Industrial machinery"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "42520000",
                "description": "Ventilation equipment"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "42600000",
                "description": "Machine tools"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "43000000",
                "description": "Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "43300000",
                "description": "Construction machinery and equipment"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44110000",
                "description": "Construction materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44111000",
                "description": "Building materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44111400",
                "description": "Paints and wallcoverings"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44112200",
                "description": "Floor coverings"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44112500",
                "description": "Roofing materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44115200",
                "description": "Plumbing and heating materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44115220",
                "description": "Heating materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44190000",
                "description": "Miscellaneous construction materials"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44221000",
                "description": "Windows, doors and related items"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44231000",
                "description": "Made-up fencing panels"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44312000",
                "description": "Fencing wire"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44313100",
                "description": "Wire-mesh fencing"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44410000",
                "description": "Articles for the bathroom and kitchen"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44423400",
                "description": "Signs and related items"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "44511000",
                "description": "Hand tools"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45310000",
                "description": "Electrical installation work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45320000",
                "description": "Insulation work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45331000",
                "description": "Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45421151",
                "description": "Installation of fitted kitchens"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45441000",
                "description": "Glazing work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45500000",
                "description": "Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "60182000",
                "description": "Hire of industrial vehicles with driver"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "70220000",
                "description": "Non-residential property renting or leasing services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "77111000",
                "description": "Hire of agricultural machinery with operator"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "postalCode": "BN1 9RH"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 1322000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive quotation (below threshold)",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-08-01T17:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2025-10-14T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2027-10-13T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": false,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "works",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/590c9dda-c396-4cac-91af-5f2187024881",
                "datePublished": "2025-05-13T16:19:25+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "University of Sussex e-tendering Portal",
                "url": "https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/hZnr5Nq7",
            "name": "University of Sussex",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "University of Sussex",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/hZnr5Nq7"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Sussex House, Falmer, , ,",
                "locality": "Brighton",
                "postalCode": "BN1 9RH",
                "countryName": "UNITED KINGDOM"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Robert Saunders",
                "email": "Robert.Saunders@sussex.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "0000"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/hZnr5Nq7",
        "name": "University of Sussex"
    }
}