AwardedAwarded 1 June 2026

Plowright Formaldehyde (HCOH) Detection System Replacement

The Pirbright Institute · Public undertaking

In brief

The Pirbright Institute awarded construction and electrical work to Safety Gas Detection Ltd on 1 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £40,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 months, starting 1 June 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The contract is for a single supplier to provide Design and Build of a New Formaldehyde Detection System in The Plowright Building as per the User Requirement Specification (URS) for The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright), Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF. The scope of this contract is to install a new Formaldehyde (HCOH) detection system so it remains available to operate, safe, reliable and will serve the building for a minimum of 15 years. The scope of works will involve: • Detailed design work for the new HCOH Detection system, as per the URS, including drawings showing the exact location and configuration. • Supply, manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and…Read the full description
The contract is for a single supplier to provide Design and Build of a New Formaldehyde Detection System in The Plowright Building as per the User Requirement Specification (URS) for The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright), Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF. The scope of this contract is to install a new Formaldehyde (HCOH) detection system so it remains available to operate, safe, reliable and will serve the building for a minimum of 15 years. The scope of works will involve: • Detailed design work for the new HCOH Detection system, as per the URS, including drawings showing the exact location and configuration. • Supply, manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and certification of new HCOH Detection System • Confirmation of the method of calibration is to be provided as part of this tender submission. • Management of all subcontractors employed by the supplier to complete these works. • On completion, an O&M is to be submitted which provides details of works from design to completion. The O&M should include all relevant items shown in the PIF and a separate section which provides details of the following: o Brief Description of the works being carried out. o Project Risk Assessment. o Key structural principals. o Hazardous materials used. o Information on the future removal of installed plant. o H&S information about equipment provided for cleaning or maintaining installed plant. o The nature, location and markings of significant services. o Information and as built drawings of buildings, plant and equipment. o Step by step activities to carry out the works. o Lesson Learnt, challenges met and how they were overcome. • It is a requirement to consider the on-going maintenance and calibration costs for each supplier. As part of the tender submission, please also provide a service contract quotation in addition to the above scope for a duration of 3 years. The scoring panel will then consider this cost within the scoring matrix to assess each supplier based on the cost of project delivery and the first 3 years servicing. o It must be noted that the service contract will not be purchased as part of this project and is only intended to allow the scoring team to consider the on-going costs.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Safety Gas Detection Ltd (SME)£43,420
8 June 2026 to 30 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 015658-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 031286-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 031337-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 060682-2026

Last time this was bought

Jenner Building CO2 Detection System Replacement

Won by
Safety Gas Detection Ltd
Awarded
27 November 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
27 March 2026

Matched on The Pirbright Institute, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 015658-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 February 2026, last updated 29 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.