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Cooling Deck

University of the West of England

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11 Aug 2026 at 15:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England bought specialist cooling and air-handling maintenance services under the “Cooling Deck” requirement. The work was to reinstate cooling deck equipment to air-handling units (AHUs), in line with a proposal dated 23 July 2026. This is an engineering maintenance and repair requirement for cooler groups and associated AHU cooling systems, rather than a general facilities-management service. The buyer is the University of the West of England, based at Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol. The awarded supplier, Ove Arup & Partners Limited, is a large engineering and consultancy business based in London. The requirement was classified as a service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold purchase. Ove Arup & Partners Limited received the award for the single lot. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026, runs from 5 to 6 August 2026, and is active. Its value is £31,800 excluding VAT, or £38,160 including VAT. The award is for cooler-group repair and maintenance services. The stated requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route, with the supplier selected to deliver the cooling-deck reinstatement described in the proposal. The process therefore records a completed, short-duration engineering intervention rather than a competitively tendered multi-year service arrangement.

This procurement indicates demand from the University of the West of England for targeted specialist engineering work on cooling-deck equipment connected to air-handling units. A credible future competitor would need practical capability in diagnosing, repairing and reinstating cooler-group systems, together with the engineering expertise to work from a defined technical proposal and complete a focused intervention. Relevant suppliers are likely to include specialist mechanical and building-services engineering firms, HVAC maintenance businesses and larger multidisciplinary engineering practices able to support university facilities. The requirement is narrow and technically specific, so suppliers whose offer is limited to routine cleaning, general maintenance or unrelated building services would be less well aligned. The direct-award route also shows that clearly defined specialist expertise can be relevant to this buyer’s purchasing pattern.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cooling Deck

Notice Description

To reinstate Cooling Deck to AHUs as the proposal dated 23/07/2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076362-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£31,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
5 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of the West of England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1QY
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

Further Information

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