Cancelled
Site Steam Upgrade Project - Principal Contractor & Installation Package
The Pirbright Institute · Local or regional public body
In brief
The Pirbright Institute has cancelled this procurement.
The estimated value is £320,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 6 months, starting 22 December 2025.
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What the notice says
The purpose of this project is to increase the Institute’s sustainability (both environmental & financial), reduce carbon emissions and safeguard the steam supply to all buildings utilising steam generated at Pirbright. This will be achieved by a combination of the following three factors: • New steam main & condensate recovery system to steam users currently served by the end of life Western Boiler House. • Removal of inefficient and end of life Western Boiler house & increasing load on the currently underutilised, efficient, EC1 steam generation plant by 450kWh (585 kg/hr). • Upgrading 2 of 4 EC1 steam boilers with burners capable of 10:1 turndown ratio to enable more efficient operation…Read the full description
The purpose of this project is to increase the Institute’s sustainability (both environmental & financial), reduce carbon emissions and safeguard the steam supply to all buildings utilising steam generated at Pirbright.
This will be achieved by a combination of the following three factors:
• New steam main & condensate recovery system to steam users currently served by the end of life Western Boiler House.
• Removal of inefficient and end of life Western Boiler house & increasing load on the currently underutilised, efficient, EC1 steam generation plant by 450kWh (585 kg/hr).
• Upgrading 2 of 4 EC1 steam boilers with burners capable of 10:1 turndown ratio to enable more efficient operation at low production rates during summer months.
Contract Scope
The contract is for a single supplier to act as the Principal Contractor and complete all works as follows:
• Supporting the Stage 4 design with client nominated designer and Project Manager
• Supply and Installation of EC1 steam boiler burners (x2).
• Steam connection & packaged steam – LTHW interface to Engineering workshop
• Enabling works for new steam & condensate return connections located on EC1 steam distribution and WBH.
• Supply and installation of steam and condensate equipment.
• Facilitate installation & commissioning of EC1 boiler burner replacements.
• Supply and installation of new steam connection & condensate return including all required equipment.
• Deliver a phased changeover of steam delivery from the WBH to the newly installed connection fed from EC1.
• Decommission, removal and disposal of WBH and associated redundant equipment.
• Disconnection and isolation of gas, compressed air and mains water.
• Commissioning and handover including Project Information Folder (PIF) is provided to the client Project Manager.
Who won
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Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 066245-2025
- Procurement termination notice · UK12, notice 001102-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 066245-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 7 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.