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title: "Pathology & Theatre Chiller Tender"
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# Pathology & Theatre Chiller Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-theatre-chiller-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-065a97). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Pathology & Theatre Chiller Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedfordshire-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rc9)
- **Published Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 March 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cooling and ventilation equipment, Installation work of cooling equipment, Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
- **Delivery Location:** UKH21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-theatre-chiller-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-065a97#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065a97`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/pathology-theatre-chiller-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-065a97#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathology-theatre-chiller-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-065a97#participate

## Description
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires the replacement of failed chillers serving Pathology (Building 48/64) and Theatres 3 & 4 (Building 39). The project has been expanded to include increased cooling capacity and the formation of a fully interconnected chilled water network to enhance resilience for critical clinical services.
All works must be undertaken within a live acute hospital environment without disruption to critical cooling services.
The project will be delivered within a live acute hospital environment, requiring careful planning, phased installation, and close coordination with clinical services. The system will be procured as a specialist contractor-designed solution, based on a performance specification, with full responsibility for detailed design, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Luton:-Cooling-and-ventilation-equipment./XX7BP6P3R5
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XX7BP6P3R5

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42500000, 45331200, 45331230
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £700,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/04/2026 to 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016278-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-23T19:05:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:43:02.487Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065a97