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UOECS0575452026

University of Exeter

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15 Sep 2026 at 11:09

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter procured professional architectural, engineering and planning services for its Learning Futures Building Project. The scope covered preparation of a construction method statement; assessment of ground conditions and contamination; an air quality assessment; design of permanent surface-water drainage and its maintenance arrangements; design advice for the proposed construction; arboriculture advice; and project administration fees. The services also included the ECC NMA fee, condition discharge fee and project management fee. The buyer is the University of Exeter, based in Exeter. This is a single, integrated requirement rather than a multi-lot programme, with the work centred on supporting the design, approvals and delivery arrangements for a university construction project.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Exeter made a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, to CarneySweeney Limited. The contract was signed on 17 July 2026 and runs from 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2027. Its value is £41,800.01 excluding VAT and £50,160.01 including VAT. One supplier received the award for the full requirement. The contract is active. The published process identifies architectural, engineering and planning services as the service category. The procurement record does not set out a competitive evaluation exercise; the buying route was a below-threshold direct award without competition.

This requirement demonstrates demand from the University of Exeter for a multidisciplinary consultancy able to support a live university building project from technical assessment through design, approvals and project administration. A credible future supplier would need to combine construction-method expertise with knowledge of ground conditions and contamination, air quality, drainage design and maintenance, arboriculture, and construction design coordination. It would also need to manage planning or condition-discharge matters, relevant fee processes and project management in one coordinated service. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that a specialist consultancy of modest scale can deliver this type of requirement. Firms with an integrated technical team and experience of complex building projects for higher-education clients would be well placed when comparable work returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UOECS0575452026

Notice Description

Learning Futures Building Project 127677 - construction method statement, ground conditions contamination, air quality assessment, permanent surface water drainage, maintenance arrangements, design of the proposed construction, arboriculture advice, ECC NMA fee and condition discharge fee, project management fee.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9da
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087192-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Exeter
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QJ
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carneysweeney Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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