Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30)

Location

University of Strathclyde

Description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice relates to a project to establish an agreement for the Provision of a Carrier Chillers Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30) at the University of Strathclyde. The estimated value of the Contract across a 48-month period is GBP 363,874, exclusive of VAT.

Total Quantity or Scope

The University of Strathclyde (“the University”) is seeking to establish a contract to support the delivery of activities outlined below. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to: - maintaining Carrier chillers to the manufacturer's specification: - providing a 24-hour call out service: - providing engineers that are suitably qualified, and have experience/familiarity with all Carrier chillers: - having full access rights to Carrier software for monitoring purposes: - having an awareness of software updates, and being in a position to update software versions during maintenance visits; and - providing data trace on CCN (Carrier Control Network) on run load conditions.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases.

CPV Codes

• 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
• 42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
• 45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment
• 31141000 - Water coolers
• 31161200 - Gas cooling systems
• 31161600 - Stator cooling water systems
• 42113130 - Condenser air-cooling systems
• 42122160 - Cooling pumps
• 42122161 - Cooling-water pumps
• 42152100 - Reactor-cooling systems
• 42943300 - Immersion coolers
• 42943500 - Recirculating coolers

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) on 09 December 2025, with a request for interested parties to register their interest no later than 12 noon on 19 December 2025. 12 companies noted an interest by this specified closing date, and as part of market engagement for this opportunity, a questionnaire was issued to those same suppliers. Please note, only 1 company (Carrier Solutions UK Ltd (03723803)) responded to this questionnaire, and the University confirmed that they can fulfill the requirements set out under the Prior Information Notice (PIN). Therefore it has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33 – Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication; - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

Other Information

In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=821916. (SC Ref:821916)