Contract

US_23081 - Facilities Management Services

  • UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041877

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041a07 (view related notices)

Published 22 July 2025, 10:31am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Sussex House

Falmer, Brighton

BN19RH

Email

Suppliers@sussex.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Charity Commission (England and Wales)

PWVT-1568-HWWM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sussex.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://ocs.com/uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

US_23081 - Facilities Management Services

Reference number

DN1532

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79993100 - Facilities management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The University of Sussex is seeking an FM provider who will:

• Become a Partner in the SEF LLP joint venture

• Provide management services to SEF

• Provide administrative services to SEF, including but not limited to Payroll, Procurement, HR advice and other business function.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £120,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79993100 - Facilities management services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Sussex is seeking an Facilities management provider commencing July 2025 who will :

• Become a Partner in the SEF LLP joint venture

• Provide management services to SEF

• Provide administrative services to SEF, including but not limited to Payroll, Procurement, HR advice and other business functions.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality criteria questions / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

7 years but 3 year optional extension


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-033777

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

OCS Group UK Ltd

New Century House, The Havens

Ipswich

IP3 9SJ

Telephone

+44 0800614678

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
Companies House

03056469

Internet address

https://ocs.com/uk/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £120,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £120,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

Country

United Kingdom