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Installation of Air Source Heat Pump at Wantage Library

Oxfordshire County Council

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15 Sep 2026 at 16:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council procured works to install a new air-source heat pump at Wantage Library. The requirement covers heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work, with the heat pump intended to provide the library’s heating solution. The work is classified as construction works rather than a supply-only purchase, so relevant businesses are contractors able to manage installation at a public library site. The buying organisation is Oxfordshire County Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is at Wantage Library in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The requirement was structured as one package and concerns a specific building installation rather than a county-wide maintenance or equipment supply programme.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Oxfordshire County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Darnells Ltd was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 10 March 2026 and runs from 27 April 2026 to 3 July 2026. Its value is £129,384 excluding VAT, or £155,260 including VAT. The contract is active and the award remains active. The procurement used the JCT Minor Works 2024 form. Evaluation was therefore undertaken through a non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender with published price and quality weightings. The completed process relates to one installation package at Wantage Library.

This procurement is relevant to contractors with the practical capability to design, supply and install air-source heat pump systems in public buildings, alongside associated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work. Businesses considering similar council requirements would need to show they can deliver a defined building-services installation safely and to the required specification, while working within the JCT Minor Works 2024 contractual framework. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large business, indicating that the buyer accepted a contractor with the organisational capacity to deliver a substantial single-site works package. The opportunity provides a clear example of Oxfordshire County Council’s demand for low-carbon heating infrastructure in community buildings and the type of specialist delivery capability that can be relevant to future comparable requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Installation of Air Source Heat Pump at Wantage Library

Notice Description

JCT Minor Works 2024 - Installation of new Air Source Heat Pump at Title.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa7f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087470-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£129,384 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Apr 2026 - 3 Jul 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Darnells Ltd

Further Information

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