Official UK procurement notice
Guildhall - Chiller Replacement
Authority: City of London (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Please note that this is a modification notice and not an open opportunity
Please note that this is a modification notice and not an open opportunity.
The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of the design, construction, strip out and connection and completion of the replacement of the Guildhall chillers, to provide a centralised chiller system.
The Contractor is required to work up the client design information (RIBA Stage 3) to construction detail to meet the start on site date. The Contractor is to remove the five existing North Wing chillers including the Cooling tower and install in their place six new larger chillers. The capacity of the six new chillers will be sufficient to serve the entire Guildhall Building allowing the West Wing chillers and associated cooling towers to be de-commissioned and removed. A new chilled water link will be installed at roof level between the North Wing and West/East Wings.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:46 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006271- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d88Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
25 Mar 2024 → 23 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts25 Mar 2024
- Notice published272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 14:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs & Forrester Special Projects LtdSME | £4,521,944 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Guildhall - Chiller Replacement · Briggs & Forrester Special Projects LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- £4,521,944
- Period
- 25 Mar 2024 – 6 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Change The contract value and term have both been increased., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The increase in contract value and term were necessary due to the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022. At the time of the procurement, it was unforeseen that the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) approval process would be lengthy and delay the project completion date.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Briggs & Forrester Special Projects LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.