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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-035e9a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2022 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cooling and ventilation equipment, Installation work of cooling equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,507,366 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035e9a`

## 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/ukri-2253-r80-tower-decommissioning-and-adiabatic-cooler-design-and-build-ocds-h6vhtk-035e9a#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 - £2,000,000. 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 within the CDM Works area.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** 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...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build (active)
  - Award id: `035822-2022-UKRI-2253-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vistech Cooling Systems Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-71257`
  - Value: £1,507,366 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,507,366
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035822-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-19T12:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:56:02.964Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035e9a