Published date: 22 February 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment - 45315000

  • High voltage installation work - 45315400

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,500,000 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN614013-75761379

Published date

22 February 2023

Closing date

22 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The University has appointed appoint an HV installation contractor to include the following services following the enclosed detailed design within this tender:

• Make provision for the connection of an 850 KVA (electrical) CHP unit (to be provided by others) onto the University HV network.
• Replace the existing HV Switchgear and associated equipment in "Substation Merz Court."
• Replace the existing HV Switchgear and associated equipment in "Merz Court Substation 2."
• Replace and enhance the existing LV Switchboards, all associated cabling and equipment. These are the board supplied from the LV side of the transformer at each substation in the following locations:
 Merz 2
 Merz Court
 Armstrong Building

• Follow the phasing strategy that will allow the removal and replacement of the HV and LV network as detailed above.
• To follow the enabling works package provided within this tender to ensure the buildings' supplies and services are maintained during the building phases. This package should identify any shutdowns and envisaged outages.
• Any modification to existing HV plant, any access to any chamber or work in proximity to any HV system apparatus, disconnection to and disconnection from and all jointing to be carried out by the HV specialist contractor. The tendering contractor should contact the University's HV specialist for confirmation of their detailed plan of works including timescales of the specialist's attendance for any of the above.
• Provide Principal Designer duties, as defined under the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) regulations 2015 for all aspects of the contract, as described.


Award information

Awarded date

4 October 2022

Contract start date

5 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£2,040,731

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RPS Switchgear

Address

Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 1UB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Gillian Mournian

Address

Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912086073

Email

gillian.mournian@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk