Official UK procurement notice
Luton Emergency Department Chiller Replacement
Authority: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH21)
Published estimate£300,000£360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2026
Contract term 7 moends 31 Aug 2026 · starts 11 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and installation of one new ultra-low noise air-cooled chiller (circa 240kW) on a purpose-built gantry.
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CPV: Installation work of cooling equipment · Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085960- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fcdcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Dec 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Latest notice published291 days ago9 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by287 days ago13 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts258 days ago11 Feb 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025- Tender notice published23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT9 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT+7 days · was 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender