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title: "Purdie Building Laboratory Equipment Cooling"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS"
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# Purdie Building Laboratory Equipment Cooling

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000767632

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## Summary

The University of St Andrews has completed an open procurement process for the project titled "Purdie Building Laboratory Equipment Cooling" within the Education industry category, specifically focusing on laboratory equipment. Located in Guardbridge, the project involves eliminating cold water consumption by installing a closed circuit chilled water system in the Purdie Building's chemistry labs, targeting rooms 118, 234, 325, 417, and 425. The procurement stage is now at the Award stage with the contract being signed on 30th July 2024, and the project’s goal is to modernise and improve laboratory efficiency while reducing water usage.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses involved in chilled water systems, laboratory equipment, and building management systems (BMS). Companies specialising in water conservation, HVAC solutions, or laboratory infrastructure would find this contract appealing. The successful supplier, Taylor and Fraser, an SME based in Paisley, demonstrates how smaller firms can compete effectively in public procurement, highlighting opportunities for businesses of similar scale and capabilities within the relevant sectors to engage in future university projects.

## Notice

The University of St Andrews (UoStA) has commissioned works in order to eliminate cold water consumption by various laboratory instruments throughout the Purdie Building (School of Chemistry). This project will see the introduction of a new closed circuit chilled water installation to provide the necessary cooling to the laboratory instruments, thus negating the need for the mains/boosted cold water supplies. The chilled water circuit shall serve a number of wall mounted cooling interface units (CIUs) within each laboratory, which will provide hydraulic separation from the instruments being cooled. The existing cold water supplies which were previously utilised for cooling purposes, shall be stripped out or modified where necessary, so that they can be utilised for pressurising the chilled water circuit loops as and when required. As these circuits will now be used on an occasional basis, provision shall be made where required, to prevent stagnation of the relevant pipework circuits by the use of solenoid valve activation in conjunction with the proposed new BMS installation. The completed chilled water installation shall eliminate water consumption for equipment cooling within the following laboratories: * Room 118 * Room 234 * Room 325 * Room 417 * Room 425

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of St Andrews (UoStA) has commissioned works in order to eliminate cold water consumption by various laboratory instruments throughout the Purdie Building (School of Chemistry). This project will see the introduction of a new closed circuit chilled water installation to provide the necessary cooling to the laboratory instruments, thus negating the need for the mains/boosted cold water supplies. The chilled water circuit shall serve a number of wall mounted cooling interface units (CIUs) within each laboratory, which will provide hydraulic separation from the instruments being cooled. The existing cold water supplies which were previously utilised for cooling purposes, shall be stripped out or modified where necessary, so that they can be utilised for pressurising the chilled water circuit loops as and when required. As these circuits will now be used on an occasional basis, provision shall be made where required, to prevent stagnation of the relevant pipework circuits by the use of solenoid valve activation in conjunction with the proposed new BMS installation. The completed chilled water installation shall eliminate water consumption for equipment cooling within the following laboratories: * Room 118 * Room 234 * Room 325 * Room 417 * Room 425

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL511001 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £277,981 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS |
| Locality | GUARDBRIDGE |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY16 0US |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Tay Bridgehead |
| Westminster constituency | North East Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TAYLOR AND FRASER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings

## Release History

- 31 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL511001
- 27 May 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506036

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506036
  Purdie Building Laboratory Equipment Cooling - The University of St Andrews (UoStA) has commissioned works in order to eliminate cold water consumption by various laboratory instruments throughout the Purdie Building (School of Chemistry). This project will see the introduction of a new closed circuit chilled water installation to provide the necessary cooling to the laboratory instruments, thus negating the need for the mains/boosted cold water supplies. The chilled water circuit shall serve a number of wall mounted cooling interface units (CIUs) within each laboratory, which will provide hydraulic separation from the instruments being cooled. The existing cold water supplies which were previously utilised for cooling purposes, shall be stripped out or modified where necessary, so that they can be utilised for pressurising the chilled water circuit loops as and when required. As these circuits will now be used on an occasional basis, provision shall be made where required, to prevent stagnation of the relevant pipework circuits by the use of solenoid valve activation in conjunction with the proposed new BMS installation. The completed chilled water installation shall eliminate water consumption for equipment cooling within the following laboratories: * Room 118 * Room 234 * Room 325 * Room 417 * Room 425
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL511001
  Purdie Building Laboratory Equipment Cooling - The University of St Andrews (UoStA) has commissioned works in order to eliminate cold water consumption by various laboratory instruments throughout the Purdie Building (School of Chemistry). This project will see the introduction of a new closed circuit chilled water installation to provide the necessary cooling to the laboratory instruments, thus negating the need for the mains/boosted cold water supplies. The chilled water circuit shall serve a number of wall mounted cooling interface units (CIUs) within each laboratory, which will provide hydraulic separation from the instruments being cooled. The existing cold water supplies which were previously utilised for cooling purposes, shall be stripped out or modified where necessary, so that they can be utilised for pressurising the chilled water circuit loops as and when required. As these circuits will now be used on an occasional basis, provision shall be made where required, to prevent stagnation of the relevant pipework circuits by the use of solenoid valve activation in conjunction with the proposed new BMS installation. The completed chilled water installation shall eliminate water consumption for equipment cooling within the following laboratories: * Room 118 * Room 234 * Room 325 * Room 417 * Room 425

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/money/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767632
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews/aspx/Home
- https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/procurement/supplier-registration-portal.pdf

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