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SSD Autoclave Cooling Water Chiller

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

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10 Aug 2026 at 15:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring works to supply, install and commission a new cooling water chiller system for three autoclaves in its sterile services and decontamination service. The requirement covers cooling equipment installation, associated pipework and electrical installation. It is a specialist healthcare engineering project involving the integration of a chiller with existing autoclave operations, so suppliers should be able to manage installation and commissioning in a clinical decontamination environment. The work is for the Trust’s Bedfordshire service area and is being bought as one works requirement. The procurement is relevant to mechanical and electrical contractors, chiller and process-cooling specialists, and firms experienced in healthcare or other technically controlled environments.

The process reached tender: the Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Supplier questions were due by 24 August 2026 at 5:00 pm, and tender submissions were due electronically by 7 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. The contract period is 29 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. The estimated value is £50,000 excluding VAT, or £60,000 including VAT. There is one lot, with evaluation weighted 70% to cost and 30% to quality. Electronic submission is allowed. The opportunity is identified as below the relevant threshold and concerns works rather than goods or services. The stated contract timetable allows for a short installation and commissioning period.

This opportunity suits a suitably competent contractor that can design or select an appropriate cooling water chiller, complete mechanical pipework and electrical connections, and commission the finished system for reliable support of three autoclaves. Relevant capability includes process cooling, industrial or healthcare plant installation, integration with existing equipment, testing and handover. Experience of sterile services, decontamination facilities or other environments where operational continuity and controlled working practices matter would be particularly useful. The requirement also suits contractors able to coordinate mechanical and electrical work within a compact delivery programme and demonstrate that the installed system performs as required. Small and medium-sized enterprises are expressly identified as suitable to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SSD Autoclave Cooling Water Chiller

Notice Description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a suitably competent contractor to supply, install and commission a new cooling water chiller system to support three autoclaves within the SSD / decontamination service. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Luton:-Installation-of-pipe-system./QP33TAN373 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QP33TAN373

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e07c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075871-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45231112 - Installation of pipe system

45310000 - Electrical installation work

45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 16 Oct 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU4 0DZ
Postcode Area
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Poets
Westminster Constituency
Luton North

Further Information

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