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The University invites Suppliers to respond to this opportunity for the provision of Facilities Management (FM) Services via a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) for a period of up to 10 years with services expected to commence on 1st July 2025. Following a procurement process in 2013, the University of Sussex entered into a Joint Venture with a Facilities Management provider, which led to the creation of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), called Sussex Estates and Facilities (SEF), set up for the purpose of delivering Total Facilities Management (TFM) to the University. The University is the majority shareholder with the remaining shares allocated to the FM supplier

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The University invites Suppliers to respond to this opportunity for the provision of Facilities Management (FM) Services via a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) for a period of up to 10 years with services expected to commence on 1st July 2025. Following a procurement process in 2013, the University of Sussex entered into a Joint Venture with a Facilities Management provider, which led to the creation of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), called Sussex Estates and Facilities (SEF), set up for the purpose of delivering Total Facilities Management (TFM) to the University. The University is the majority shareholder with the remaining shares allocated to the FM supplier

University of Sussex · published 7 Jul 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID31129fca-9fda-45ab-8d6e-33ea8f641caf-853057

Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-277ef147-d456-48a3-9ad1-a329ad45a20e

Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/hZnr5Nq7

Release typeaward

PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value: Not disclosed
Tender value: £170,000,000
Procurement method: Not specified
Category: services
CPV: 33900000
Delivery: Not stated

PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The University is seeking a Facilities Management Supplier who will: Become a Partner in the SEF LLP joint venture, with a minority shareholding Provide management services to SEF, as set out in the Corporate Administration and Management Services Agreement Provide administrative services to SEF, including but not limited to Payroll, Procurement, HR advice and other business functions, as set out in the Corporate Administration and Management Services Agreement

Tender statuscomplete

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01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release7 Jul 2025
02Tender period endsTender-period field as published18 Dec 2023
03Contract startsContract-period field as published1 Jan 1
04Contract endsContract-period field as published1 Jan 1

SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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OCS Group UK Limited

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Published 7 Jul 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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