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title: "Cooling Deck"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ad"
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buyer: "University of the West of England"
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# Cooling Deck

Buyer: University of the West of England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ad

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076362-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of the West of England |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 15:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076362-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076362-2026
  11th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.arup.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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