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Tresham Kettering Campus Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project

Bedford College

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 17:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Jun 2026 at 12:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bedford College procured works to upgrade heating and hot-water generation at Tresham Kettering Campus. The requirement covered the careful decommissioning, strip-out and disposal of the existing main heating and hot-water plant, followed by the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new main heating and hot-water generation system. The replacement system was required to comply fully with the tender drawings, specifications and schedules. This is a mechanical and electrical building-services project, including electrical installation work associated with heating and other building equipment. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with Bedford College as the buying organisation. The procurement was classified as works and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was run as a below-threshold open competition. The enquiry deadline was 17 July 2026 at 12:00 and the tender deadline was 20 July 2026 at 12:00. Ten bids were received, with one reaching the final stage. The single lot had an estimated value of £350,000 excluding VAT and £420,000 including VAT. Evaluation was based on price weighted at 70% and quality at 30%. Bedford College awarded the contract to Thermoserv Ltd on 7 August 2026 for £259,046.40. The awarded contract period runs from 20 August 2026 to 30 September 2026. A contract signature was scheduled for 19 August 2026. The award remains active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bedford College for specialist mechanical and electrical contractors able to deliver a complete heating and hot-water plant replacement in an education setting. A credible competitor for similar work would need capability to decommission, strip out and dispose of existing plant safely, design a compliant replacement system, supply the necessary equipment, install it and complete commissioning. Experience working from detailed tender drawings, technical specifications and schedules would be relevant, as would the ability to coordinate mechanical and electrical building-services activities through to handover. The competition attracted ten bids, showing that suppliers with this combined design-and-delivery capability compete for the requirement. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were considered suitable for the work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tresham Kettering Campus Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project

Notice Description

Bedford College is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Contractor to undertake the careful decommissioning, strip out and disposal of the existing main heating and hot water generation plant and the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new main heating and hot water generation system to comply fully with the tender drawings, specifications and schedules provided.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bcf7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075467-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45315000 - Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£259,046 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Aug 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bedford College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AH
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Thermoserv Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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