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title: "Site Steam Upgrade Project - Principal Contractor Design & Installation Package"
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# Site Steam Upgrade Project - Principal Contractor Design & Installation Package

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/site-steam-upgrade-project-principal-contractor-design-installation-package-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE: "Site Steam Upgrade Project - Principal Contractor Design & Installation Package". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-pirbright-institute-GB-COH-00559784)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Boiler installation work, Boiler installations, Engineering design services, Installation services of steam generators, turbines, compressors and burners, Steam and water pipes (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/site-steam-upgrade-project-principal-contractor-design-installation-package-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43`

## 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/site-steam-upgrade-project-principal-contractor-design-installation-package-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fthepirbrightinstitute%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/site-steam-upgrade-project-principal-contractor-design-installation-package-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43#participate

## Description
The contract is for a single supplier to act as the Principal Contractor and complete all works as follows:
•	Stage 4 mechanical, electrical & civils design 
•	Enabling works for new steam & condensate return connections located on EC1 steam distribution and WBH. 
•	Supply and installation of steam and condensate equipment. 
•	Supply and installation of new steam connection & condensate return including all required equipment and associated civil & steelworks. 
•	Deliver a phased changeover of steam delivery from the WBH to the newly installed connection fed from EC1. 
•	Decommission, removal and disposal of WBH and associated redundant equipment. 
•	Disconnection and isolation of gas, compressed air and mains water.
•	Commissioning and handover including Project Information Folder (PIF) is provided to the client Project Manager

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42160000, 42162000, 42165000, 44163140, 45251230, 45331110
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/09/2026 to 07/05/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059461-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-04T07:35:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T09:18:35.483Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bc43