Planning

UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

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Planning

16 Jun 2022 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is initiating a procurement process for the project titled "UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build," categorised under works in the installation of cooling equipment industry. The estimated value of this contract ranges from £1,000,000 to £1,500,000 and will take place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory located in Harwell, Oxford. Currently, the procurement stage is in the planning phase, with an upcoming market engagement session scheduled for the week commencing 27th June 2022, aimed at providing detailed information to potential bidders. Further communications regarding this opportunity will be made on or after 18th July 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in design, construction, and installation works related to cooling systems and engineering projects. Companies with expertise in civil, mechanical, and electrical works, as well as those experienced in the decommissioning of industrial equipment, will be well-suited to compete. Participation in the planned market engagement session will enable interested parties to gain insights and provide feedback, enhancing their understanding of the project requirements and increasing their chances of success in the forthcoming procurement process.

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Notice Title

UKRI-2253 R80 Tower Decommissioning and Adiabatic Cooler Design and Build

Notice 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 PS1,000,000 - PS1,500,000. 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 feedback. The intention is to hold individual sessions with each interested party. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to STFCprocurement@ukri.org for more information. Background The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a world-leading centre for research at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford. The R80 facility houses the Second Target Station (TS2) and its associated neutron beamlines. At the end of each beam line is an instrument hut complete with research instrumentation all of which require a source of suitably graded cold demineralised water. The Demin cooling water used to cool the target is provided by a 'closed loop' circuit with the duty/standby pump arrangement; two Plate Heat Exchangers (PHExs) and associated controls situated within the Level 2 West Plant Area T222. Likewise, the instrument water is fed from a similar set up situated within the Level 2 West Plant Area T220 on the same storey. A source of cooling is also necessary for the focusing magnets and associated power supplies along the main proton beamline that leads to TS2 - known as the Extract Proton Beamline 2 or EPB2. The R6 Plant link room - situated in the corridor that links the R6 facility to R80 - houses the EPB2 Magnet Demin cooling water system and a separate power supplies Demin circuit. All the above 'closed loop' water circuits contain a 'coarse' grade cooling PHEx that uses the process water (PW) and a PHEx fed with chilled water (CHW) used to 'trim' each circuit Demin to the required Semin water supply temperature. Currently the process water circuit is a 'closed circuit' system comprising of 5 No Balticare (BAC) VX1-180-4+XB towers each rated at 800 kW. These towers are located on the R80 4th floor roof. Adjacent to the roof area leading to the first two towers is the R80 Chilled Water Plant room (Level 4 West plant room T410) which houses both the duty/standby process water pumps and 3 No TRANE 850 kW R134a charged RTHD C2 D5 E4 Chillers which are water cooled using the PW. Flow is maintained through the packaged chillers and primary loop header system by duty/standby chilled water pumps located within the Level 2 West plan room T222 together with the target circuit. Besides providing cooling to the different CHW PHExs mentioned above the chilled water system also provides substantial space cooling via Fan Coil Units (FCUs) situated in the R80 office; laboratories; server and control rooms. The water circuits were originally designed and installed by HADEN-YOUNG during the original construction phase of the R80 facility in 2006. Additional information: This is not a Call for Competition. A Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034735
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016528-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Jul 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Contact Name
STFC Procurement
Contact Email
procurement@stfc.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1793442000

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

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