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title: "UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build"
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# UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2253-r80-tower-decommissioning-and-adiabatic-cooler-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-034735). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build. The estimated value of this opportunity is £1,000,000 - £1,500,000. The Contractor is required to act as a design and build contractor and will be responsible for all civil, mechanical, electrical construction; installation and commissioning of the following – but not limited to - within the CDM Works area (i.e., The R80 roof area) and in accordance with the Completion Dates (See Provisional Programme within Appendix D - UKRI-1404 Project Brief). The Contractor will be entirely responsible for organising the decommissioning and removal of the existing Balticare Cooling Towers within the CDM Works Area.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Installation work of cooling equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034735`

## Before you bid
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- **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/ukri-2253-r80-tower-decommissioning-and-adiabatic-cooler-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-034735#tl-md)

## Description
UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build. The estimated value of this opportunity is £1,000,000 - £1,500,000. The scope includes management and delivery of design and construction services for the R80 Chilled water and process systems at the site address Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX.  
The Contractor is required to act as a design and build contractor and will be responsible for all civil, mechanical, electrical construction; installation and commissioning of the following – but not limited to - within the CDM Works area (i.e., The R80 roof area) and in accordance with the Completion Dates (See Provisional Programme within Appendix D - UKRI-1404 Project Brief).
- 8 No New Adiabatic coolers (AC’s).
- Connecting pipework and fittings to and the new AC’s within the CDM Works Area.
- All types of valves (isolation, regulating, non-return either manual or actuated).
- Commissioning sets and pressure reducing valves.
- Testing and drainage points.
- Basket and other Filters.
- All steel support work for the Adiabatic Coolers.
- All pipework supports.
- All local electrical power and signal cabling with cable trays etc and supports.
- All necessary civil surveying /setting out work. 
The Contractor will be entirely responsible for organising the decommissioning and removal of the existing Balticare Cooling Towers within the CDM Works Area.
The aim is to modernize both the chilled and process water circuits. The preferred option is to cool the Process Water returned from the Hall’s area with a bank of 8 No ‘V’ Adiabatic Coolers capable of providing up to 3.2 MW cooling. These will be direct replacements for the existing BAC cooling towers.
The chillers - located in the adjacent plant room -will also be replaced (under a separate tender see R80-TECH—09A) with a number of more energy efficient modular alternatives (e.g. TURBOCOR range using a low GWP / non-flammable alternative refrigerant e.g. R513a) so as to provide a total Chilled water cooling capacity of 2.4MW. The chilled water system will remain as a primary circuit only since there is sufficient chilled water capacity (estimated 30 m3) within the large flow and return header pipes installed to the Hall’s area.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This PIN is to advise the market of this procurement and to provide details on the planned Market Engagement to be held week commencing 27th June. This will provide an opportunity to find out more about the requirement as well as provide valuable fee...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016528-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-16T11:05:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T22:25:20.657Z
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