Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30)
Notice Description
This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to a project to establish an agreement for the Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30) at the University of Strathclyde. The estimated value of the Contract across a 48-month period is GBP 363,874, exclusive of VAT.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University of Strathclyde ("the University") is seeking to establish a contract to support the delivery of activities outlined below. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to: - maintaining Carrier chillers to the manufacturer's specification: - providing a 24-hour call out service: - providing engineers that are suitably qualified, and have experience/familiarity with all Carrier chillers: - having full access rights to Carrier software for monitoring purposes: - having an awareness of software updates, and being in a position to update software versions during maintenance visits; and - providing data trace on CCN (Carrier Control Network) on run load conditions.
Options: In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases.
Procurement Information
A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) on 09 December 2025, with a request for interested parties to register their interest no later than 12 noon on 19 December 2025. 12 companies noted an interest by this specified closing date, and as part of market engagement for this opportunity, a questionnaire was issued to those same suppliers. Please note, only 1 company (Carrier Solutions UK Ltd (03723803)) responded to this questionnaire, and the University confirmed that they can fulfill the requirements set out under the Prior Information Notice (PIN). Therefore it has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33 - Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication; - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821916
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548227
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
31141000 - Water coolers
31161200 - Gas cooling systems
31161600 - Stator cooling water systems
42113130 - Condenser air-cooling systems
42122160 - Cooling pumps
42122161 - Cooling-water pumps
42152100 - Reactor-cooling systems
42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
42943300 - Immersion coolers
42943500 - Recirculating coolers
45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment
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
- £363,874 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Kenneth Carlin, Category Manager
- Contact Email
- kenneth.carlin@strath.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548227
Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30) - This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to a project to establish an agreement for the Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30) at the University of Strathclyde. The estimated value of the Contract across a 48-month period is GBP 363,874, exclusive of VAT.
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