---
title: "Student Accommodation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050164"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES"
published: "2025-05-21"
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# Student Accommodation

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050164

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## Summary

The University of South Wales has awarded a contract for student accommodation services to UNITE STUDENTS LIMITED, with a contract value of £1,042,096. This contract supports student recruitment at the Cardiff campus by securing hall-style rooms in Cardiff from a PBSA provider. The procurement process was conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by the short-term nature of the contract and the absence of viable alternatives. The procurement method used was limited, reflecting the unique circumstances of the market response. The contract was signed on 15 May 2025, following a standstill period which ended on 22 April 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in student accommodation services to understand the requirements and constraints faced by public institutions like the University of South Wales. The emphasis on secure and value-focused room options for students indicates a viable market for providers in the hotel accommodation services category, especially those able to meet short-term contracts in urban centres like Cardiff. Businesses well-suited to compete in such tenders are typically large-scale accommodation service providers with flexible contract capabilities and a strategic focus on educational institutions. As the contracting authority reviews its processes for future procurements, businesses can prepare to engage in potential longer-term contracts that might be more technically feasible.

## Notice

Student Accommodation through a Nominations Agreement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of South Wales requires rooms to be secured in support of student recruitment at our Cardiff campus. The requirement is for hall style rooms in Cardiff with a PBSA provider (purpose built student accommodation provider) to secure value rooms for Cardiff students.

### Procurement Information

In September 2024, the Contracting Authority issued a speculative notice to the market regarding a short term (1 year) contract for Student Accommodation providers. The service provider was the only person to respond to the speculative notice, as the short term nature of the contract was not technically viable for other service providers. Having a longer-term contract is not an option for the contracting authority, meaning another provider delivering the contract was a near technical impossibility. It is therefore only possible to award this contract to the provider, as there was an absence of competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023607-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,042,096 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 1DL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Treforest |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNITE STUDENTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55110000 - Hotel accommodation services

## Release History

- 21 May 2025 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023607-2025
- 11 Apr 2025 at 11:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014584-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0315
- https://www.southwales.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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