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# Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chilled-water-main-chillers-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Oceanography Centre: "Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Oceanography Centre](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-GB-PPON-PYLV-3456-PMCQ)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - unknown
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £627,185 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chilled-water-main-chillers-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chilled-water-main-chillers-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b#tl-md)

## Description
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is undertaking works under its Long Term Maintenance (LTM) Programme, which includes the end‑of‑life replacement of three cold‑water chillers.
This procurement covers the replacement of three existing York air‑cooled screw liquid chillers with modern, energy‑efficient plant. The objective is to improve system performance, reduce energy consumption, and enhance operational reliability.
The required works include, but are not limited to:
- Replacement of three existing York air‑cooled packaged liquid chillers
- Supply and installation of new plant designed to optimise energy efficiency and reduce operational costs.
- Ensuring full compliance with current environmental, sustainability, and regulatory standards.
- Enhancing system performance, reliability, resilience, and redundancy.
- Maintaining continuous chilled‑water service to the building throughout the works.
The new chillers are expected to be installed in the same locations as the existing units. The performance and duty of the replacement plant must, as a minimum, meet the original design values and design intent.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45331230
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ARB MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156964`
  - Value: £627,185 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement (active)
  - Signed Value: £627,185
  - Signed Date: 25/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017059-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-25T16:09:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T22:16:17.102Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065c7b