ESC GPN and GPS Boiler Replacement Project - EOI / Participation Stage
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
This notice relates to the EOI / participation shortlisting stage only. Participation responses must be submitted by email to tenders@esc.ac.uk by Monday 10 August 2026 at 12:00 noon. Clarification questions must be submitted by email to tenders@esc.ac.uk by Wednesday 5 August 2026 at 12:00 noon. The College is not using an external e-tendering portal for this below-threshold procurement. Submissions must be made to the College tender mailbox stated above. Full pricing, detailed technical proposals, detailed design drawings and site-specific RAMS are not required at this stage. Suppliers should submit their participation response in accordance with the EOI / Participation Stage Shortlisting Document. Late, incomplete or non-compliant responses may not be considered.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction Materials & Structures band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 10,341 valued Construction Materials & Structures tenders in our corpus.
Orbital South Colleges / East Surrey College is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced contractors for the replacement, upgrade or improvement of the existing boiler plant serving the Gatton Point North and Gatton Point South sites at East Surrey College.
This is a below-threshold competitive works procurement.
This first stage is an EOI / participation shortlisting stage only.
Full pricing, detailed technical proposals, detailed design drawings and site-specific RAMS are not required at this stage.
The purpose of this stage is to assess supplier suitability to be invited to the formal tender stage.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
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- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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