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title: "CHP - Design Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec77"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)"
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# CHP - Design Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec77

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Design services for the combined heat power network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081279-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £68,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) |
| Locality | FALMER, BRIGHTON |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN1 9RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Coldean & Stanmer |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOARE LEA LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71320000 - Engineering design services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 13:06 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081279-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081279-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hoarelea.com
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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