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title: "Service and Maintenance of Vapour Compression Chillers and Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Process Cooling Equipment"
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# Service and Maintenance of Vapour Compression Chillers and Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Process Cooling Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-and-maintenance-of-vapour-compression-chillers-and-refrigeration-air-conditioning--ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Service and Maintenance of Vapour Compression Chillers and Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Process Cooling Equipment". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £800,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-and-maintenance-of-vapour-compression-chillers-and-refrigeration-air-conditioning--ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47`

## 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/service-and-maintenance-of-vapour-compression-chillers-and-refrigeration-air-conditioning--ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofbirmingham%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/service-and-maintenance-of-vapour-compression-chillers-and-refrigeration-air-conditioning--ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47#participate

## Description
The University of Birmingham has a requirement for a long-term contract for the service and maintenance of a range of small and medium size vapour compression chillers (Lot 1) and service and maintenance of refrigeration, air conditioning and process cooling equipment (Lot 2) that will ensure that the relevant equipment is maintained and repaired to the highest quality standards. Accordingly the University is seeking competitive Tenders from suitably qualified contractors in response to this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") with a view to awarding a Contract to a single Contractor for the service and maintenance of a range of small and medium size vapour compression chillers and awarding a Contract to a single Contractor for the service and maintenance of refrigeration, air conditioning and process cooling equipment.The term of the Contract shall be fixed and for a period of Four (4) years with options to extend for two (2) further periods of two (2) years.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Service and Maintenance of Vapour Compression Chillers
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50730000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Service and Maintenance of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Process Cooling Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50730000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014094-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-17T14:32:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T11:27:56.084Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cd47