--- title: "USW - CARDIFF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION NOMINATION 2025/2026" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-143300" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-143300" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143300.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143300.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES" published: "2024-07-25" --- # USW - CARDIFF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION NOMINATION 2025/2026 Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-143300 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-143300) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143300.json) ## Summary The University of South Wales (USW), located in Pontypridd, is currently in the planning stages of a procurement process for the Cardiff Student Accommodation Nomination for the 2025/2026 academic cycle. This process invites expressions of interest from potential suppliers to provide approximately 270 to 300 bed spaces with 42–44-week contracts in Cardiff. The target accommodation must consist of standard en-suite cluster flats, excluding studio flats, with rents capped at £185 per week and include 24/7 residence support along with a residence life/social programme. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically to procurement@southwales.ac.uk by 12th August 2024. An open day for potential suppliers is planned for September 2024, and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will follow shortly thereafter. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the real estate and higher education services sectors. Companies that specialise in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and have a track record of providing quality services under nomination agreements would be well-positioned to compete. This engagement encourages potential bidders to demonstrate their experience with similar projects, focusing on partnership approaches, resident health and safety, compliance records, and mental health support. By aligning with USW's growth plans and expanding their portfolio in a thriving city like Cardiff, businesses can establish long-term relationships and enhance their competitiveness in the student accommodation market. ## Notice This is a pre-market engagement (EoI) and NOT a CALL for COMPETITION.The University of South Wales (USW) is one of Britain's most exciting and ambitious universities. Innovative, thriving and sustainable, we work to build better futures for our students, our communities, and our partners, economically, socially and culturally. USW places engagement, collaboration, and partnership working at the heart of everything we do, working alongside business, industry, and the social economy, to address identified needs and achieve the best outcomes for individual learners and organisations. We work in collaboration with industry, researching and innovating to tackle some of the biggest global challenges, from energy and health to security and sustainability.USW is a vocationally focused university, preparing students to support key industries now, and in the future. Employers work closely with USW to co-create curriculum that supports their future needs. This provides them with a skilled and relevant workforce that they can rely on with a large pipeline of graduates coming out of USW and our partner institutions each year. We are generating the workforce that employers tell us they want and need.We are a multi-campus university with sites in Treforest, Cardiff and Newport. The University has 1200+ owned rooms at their Treforest campus and relies on partnering with PBSA accommodation providers to support the recruitment offer in both Newport and Cardiff.USW have ambitious growth plans and have successfully grown student numbers for Cardiff courses meaning there is a requirement for a greater number of rooms in the city to support this increased demand.Our accommodation offer plays an important role in supporting our ambitions. We have seen an overwhelming desire from students who apply to study at Cardiff to be housed in Cardiff where supply has been static for the last 4 years. This commission therefore focuses on our Cardiff accommodation provision.USW are looking for a 270 - 300 bed nomination for 2025/2026 academic cycle and require the following* 42-44-week contracts - no 51week contracts required.* Standard ensuite cluster flats (not studios)* Rents under PS185pw (highest)* Fixed rent (not dynamic pricing)* Residence support 24/7* Residence Life/social programme included.Please outline your relevant experience of delivering student accommodation under a nomination agreement within the last 5 years. In noting your experience please try to highlight:a. Partnership approach to those institutions working under a Nomination agreementb. Residents' health and safety and statutory compliance recordc. Delivery of a residence life programme or similard. Mental health support and provision to student residentse. Please advise if you would be interested in becoming part of a future panel of suppliers for this service, so as to avoid Yearly requests for expressions of interest.Bidders are requested to return an electronic version of their Expression of Interest return no later than 12th August 2024 to procurement@southwales.ac.uk and copy john.bessant@southwales.ac.uk (Procurement Lead).We may invite those who have expressed an interest to the student open day in September, but if this happens it will not imply any contractual obligation between the parties. Please indicate in your response if this would be of interest.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=143300. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143300 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis - 80300000 - Higher education services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2024 at 14:51 - Planning - S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143300 ## Notice URLs - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=143300 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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