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NBI Energy Centre - CHP Engines - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £11,500,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Tue 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BSTClosed.
- Published
- 6 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
This package of works forms part of the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Programme, a funded development programme looking to develop the facilities across Norwich Research Park to transform the existing capabilities of John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), both internally recognised centres of excellence in plant and microbial science. NGI will address the deterioration of infrastructure at JIC and TSL to create a world-class facility that will engage with its surroundings, is outward looking and promotes collaboration and innovation to supercharge JIC and TSL's ability to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions.
As part of the NGI Programme, JIC to looking to procure, on behalf of the Norwich Bioscience Institutes (NBI), the services of a specialist supplier for the proposed design, supply, installation and ongoing service provision associated with a Combined Heat and Power system (CHP Engines) within the new NBI Energy Centre located at JIC.
This is a two stage tendering process where:
(i) At Stage One: proposed procurement for the design of the CHP engines through a pre-construction services agreement following assessment of tender returns from the market; and
(ii) At Stage Two: proposed procurement for the supply, installation and ongoing service provision through a construction contract (JCT Design and Build 2024 with client amends) and a service agreement following assessment of a tender return from the tenderer successful at Stage One.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 50700000
- 45000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 18 Feb 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 18 February 2026.
Release 014803-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 6 Mar 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 6 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Tue 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 020579-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 19 Mar 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 19 March 2026. Stated change: Following requests from interested suppliers, a two-week extension to the Tender Period has been granted and accordingly: (i) the deadline for tender queries is 12noon on 7 April 2026 (ii) deadline for tender returns is 12 noon on 21 April 2026 (ii) estimated contract start date is 17 July 2026
Deadline in this release: Tue 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 025432-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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08/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-065722
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 14:30 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 04:51 BST
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