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CHP - Design Services

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

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26 Aug 2026 at 13:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Sussex commissioned engineering design services for its combined heat and power network. The work covers design activity associated with the network rather than the supply of equipment or construction works. The buying organisation is the University of Sussex, based at Falmer, Brighton. Delivery is identified across Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex. The procurement is relevant to engineering consultancies and design practices with capability in energy infrastructure, combined heat and power systems, and associated network design. It may also suit firms able to provide multidisciplinary engineering input for an institutional energy network, particularly where design coordination and technical integration are central to the requirement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was completed. The contract was awarded to Hoare Lea LLP on 26 August 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 26 August 2026 to 26 August 2028. Its value is £68,600 excluding VAT, or £82,320 including VAT. The selected supplier is Hoare Lea LLP. The procurement was evaluated as a direct award rather than through competing bids, so the published process does not set out comparative tender evaluation criteria. The contract remains active for the stated two-year period.

This award confirms the University of Sussex’s demand for specialist design input to a combined heat and power network, at a scale suited to an established engineering consultancy rather than a product-only supplier. Competitors for a future requirement would need credible engineering design capability covering energy networks and combined heat and power infrastructure, with the technical depth to develop coordinated, buildable solutions. Experience delivering comparable institutional, campus or district energy projects would strengthen a supplier’s position, as would the ability to manage interfaces between generation equipment, distribution networks, buildings and operational requirements. Firms able to provide dependable multidisciplinary engineering advice would be well placed when this buyer next requires similar expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CHP - Design Services

Notice Description

Design services for the combined heat power network.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec77
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081279-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71320000 - Engineering design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2028 2-3 years
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 SUSSEX(THE)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FALMER, BRIGHTON
Postcode
BN1 9RH
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Coldean & Stanmer
Westminster Constituency
Brighton Pavilion

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOARE LEA LLP

Further Information

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