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Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement

National Oceanography Centre · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:18.

Opportunity overview

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is undertaking works under its Long Term Maintenance (LTM) Programme, which includes the end‑of‑life replacement of three cold‑water chillers. This procurement covers the replacement of three existing York air‑cooled screw liquid chillers with modern, energy‑efficient plant. The objective is to improve system performance, reduce energy consumption, and enhance operational reliability. The required works include, but are not limited to: - Replacement of three existing York air‑cooled packaged liquid chillers - Supply and installation of new plant designed to optimise energy efficiency and reduce operational costs. - Ensuring full compliance with current environmental, sustainability, and regulatory standards. - Enhancing system performance, reliability, resilience, and redundancy. - Maintaining continuous chilled‑water service to the building throughout the works. The new chillers are expected to be installed in the same locations as the existing units. The performance and duty of the replacement plant must, as a minimum, meet the original design values and design intent.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£627.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£752.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06425216
Location
Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO6 3TH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NOCP00511
Status
complete
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
National Oceanography Centre
Id
GB-COH-11444362

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11444362

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1185265
Entry 2
Scheme
GB-SC
Id
SC049896
Entry 3
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYLV-3456-PMCQ

Address

Street Address
National Oceanography Centre
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO14 3ZH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ARB MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06425216

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06425216

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXJG-9869-MTGT

Address

Street Address
3 Acorn Business Centre Northarbour Road
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO6 3TH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
works

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45331230
Description
Installation work of cooling equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06425216
Name
ARB MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Chilled Water Main Chillers Replacement
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
25 Feb 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
25 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Feb 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
752,622
Amount
627,185
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
017059-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Feb 2026, 16:09
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southampton · UKJ32 · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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