Official UK procurement notice
Plowright Formaldehyde (HCOH) Detection System Replacement
Authority: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for a single supplier to provide Design and Build of a New Formaldehyde Detection System in The Plowright Building as per the User Requirement Specification (URS) for The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright), Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF.
The scope of this contract is to install a new Formaldehyde (HCOH) detection system so it remains available to operate, safe, reliable and will serve the building for a minimum of 15 years.
The scope of works will involve:
- Detailed design work for the new HCOH Detection system, as per the URS, including drawings showing the exact location and configuration.
- Supply, manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and certification of new HCOH Detection System
- Confirmation of the method of calibration is to be provided as part of this tender submission.
- Management of all subcontractors employed by the supplier to complete these works.
- On completion, an O&M is to be submitted which provides details of works from design to completion. The O&M should include all relevant items shown in the PIF and a separate section which provides details of the following:
o Brief Description of the works being carried out.
o Project Risk Assessment.
o Key structural principals.
o Hazardous materials used.
o Information on the future removal of installed plant.
o H&S information about equipment provided for cleaning or maintaining installed plant.
o The nature, location and markings of significant services.
o Information and as built drawings of buildings, plant and equipment.
o Step by step activities to carry out the works.
o Lesson Learnt, challenges met and how they were overcome.
- It is a requirement to consider the on-going maintenance and calibration costs for each supplier. As part of the tender submission, please also provide a service contract quotation in addition to the above scope for a duration of 3 years. The scoring panel will then consider this cost within the scoring matrix to assess each supplier based on the cost of project delivery and the first 3 years servicing.
o It must be noted that the service contract will not be purchased as part of this project and is only intended to allow the scoring team to consider the on-going costs.
CPV: Electrical installation work · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Electronic detection apparatus · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Toxic gas detection services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: 50% Quality/ 40% Price/ 10% Commercial Aspects
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
- Authority reference
EMS/PLO.HCOH/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015658- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065930Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by218 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 12:29 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 10:02 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST7 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST+9 days · was 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 11:13 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Apr 2026, 10:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST13 Apr 2026, 10:03 BST+3 days · was 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract details notice published29 Jun 2026, 11:44 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete29 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2026
- 2026-02: 1 release · 20 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Gas Detection Ltd | £43,420 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Safety Gas Detection Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £43,420
- Period
- 8 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safety Gas Detection LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The ITT Pack Scan be viewed via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thepirbrightinstitute/aspx/Home. Please note upon receipt of a fully completed, signed and dated pdf version of Appendix H - Confidentiality Agreement as an attachment to a correspondence message via the In-Tend portal the…
Notices published for this procedure
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