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22 Feb 2010 10:24:39
The University of Bedfordshire has appointed Campus Living Villages as preferred bidder for the contract to build and operate an 850-bed, en suite student accommodation facility at its Luton campus.
The contract is also to manage the existing stock of University student accommodation in the town, which amounts to some 1,045 study bedrooms.
The project forms part of the University’s significant £134m investment in its campuses which will give students the best possible learning environment along with state-of-the-art equipment.
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) Donald Harley said: “This is an exciting next step in our plans to redevelop our Luton campus and we look forward to working with Campus Living Villages.
“The first phase of our redevelopment – a new Campus Centre – is well underway and on schedule to open in September this year. This will bring all student services under one roof and will house a 240-seat lecture theatre, social and learning spaces and the Students’ Union.”
Campus Living Villages is the largest international provider of on campus student accommodation owning, managing and developing around 45,000 beds in partnership with more than 50 universities across the USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
The 850 new study bedrooms will be delivered in two phases between August 2011 and 2013 and will include a range of en suite rooms, flats and studios, as well as communal areas for socialising and study.
Gary Clarke, CEO of Campus Living Villages UK, said: ‘We are delighted to have this opportunity to work in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire.
“We are also very excited by its commitment to improving the student experience, both in terms of the quality and specification of the proposed new halls, as well as in embracing the resident life programme which Campus Living Villages will deliver across the campus.
“Having started our UK operations in late 2008 this is our second UK project, and the first which provides Campus Living Villages with the opportunity to showcase a large scale new build scheme.”
Campus Living Villages has appointed Kier Marriott as construction partner. Davis Langdon acted as consultant.
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