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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

GB-Kettering: Pharmacy Cold Room

ConstructionCPV 45331231
Value£17k
Awarded28 Sept 2022
Published30 Sept 2022
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£17ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

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The brief

Scope The current cold room has only one refrigeration system, The system needs to be replaced with a dual system comprising an automatic changeover with each condenser being able to supply the demand need at any one given time.

Room 01/017/00/0012 Pharmacy Cold Room sized at 29 M3 1.The existing equipment to be decommissioned and removed.

2.New chillers to be able to provide cooling to maintain an internal temperature of 2'C Min - 8'C Max 3.System to be constructed with a dual system of compressors.

4.Each single unit to be able to maintain the specified running operating temperature of 2-8'C when the external ambient temperature of 35'C.

Units to be programmed to operate alternating duty cycle.

5.External units to be capable of operating at a 35'C ambient temperature without additional cooling.

6.Any spares must be able to be sourced within 24 hours of component failure identification or a guaranteed local availability.

7.Refrigerant to be of low GWP Global Warming Potential, such as R449 or Similar.

8.Any penetrations to be sealed with appropriate firestopping materials.

9.All work must comply with and be certified to relevant regulations including BS7671 electrical installations, F Gas etc.

10.All electrical works to be included within this tender.

11.All making good to be included within this tender.

12.Control panel needs to be generic controller such as universal R

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The current cold room has only one

The current cold room has only one refrigeration system, The system needs to be replaced with a dual system comprising an automatic changeover with each condenser being able to supply the demand need at any one given time.

02

2.New chillers to be able to provide

2.New chillers to be able to provide cooling to maintain an internal temperature of 2'C Min.

03

4.Each single unit to be able

4.Each single unit to be able to maintain the specified running operating temperature of 2-8'C when the external ambient temperature of 35'C.

04

5.External units to be capable of operating

5.External units to be capable of operating at a 35'C ambient temperature without additional cooling.

05

6.Any spares must be able to

6.Any spares must be able to be sourced within 24 hours of component failure identification or a guaranteed local availability.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

BS 7671 (IET wiring regulations)says mustStandards the work must meet
9.All work must comply with and be certified to relevant regulations including BS7671 electrical installations, F Gas etc.

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Stage
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