University of Essex - Student Private Accommodation

The University has a requirement for the supply of a large scale Student Accommodation to the University of Essex in Colchester.

The quantity of rooms is anticipated between 50-300 per annum initially in a location close to the University Campus, preferably within 2 miles distance from the University to enable the full campus experience and in doing so, satisfying the following qualifying criteria needed:-

• Reasonable access to the University Campus for students for a. Lectures b. Health and Well being c. Events & Entertainment d. Library services for evening study e. Other associated University Services

• Consideration of whether the provider is able to provide single gender and culturally diverse residences

• Networking with other students in the Accommodation for studies and provision of indoor communal space to provide students with an area to socialise and study.

• Service provision for student well being facilities

The amount of rooms we will require may be affected by (list is a guide and not exhaustive) :-

• The intake of students for the year requiring University provided Accommodation

• University's own plans for additional accommodation being finalised and built

• The expansion of the University as a whole creating the additional need

• Price and availability of the providers rooms

Each room must be of the best possible quality and comparable with a range of UoE accommodation ie. en suite/shared facilities. Service levels must at least meet the standards set out in the ANUK Code of Practice in order to maintain the Universities status as a leading provider of University Accommodation in the UK.