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Supply and Install of Uninterrupted Power Supply to BACS Control Panels

The Pirbright Institute

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
WOKING
Contract value
£50,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
9 December 2024
Published
20 February 2025

Procurement

Contract period
8 January 2025 - 31 March 2025
2 months
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 31154000 Uninterruptible power supplies

What happened

The Pirbright Institute awarded this contract to Advanced Power Technology Ltd worth £45,180 on 13 Jan 2025. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2025.

Description

The contract is for a single supplier to Supply and Install of Uninterrupted Power Supply to BACS Control Panels at The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF.

See Appendix E - Contract Scope.

PROJECT SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Brooksby Building at The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright) will be a high containment facility for work on high consequence pathogens such as foot-and-mouth diseases virus (FMDV) when fully operational in 2026.

As part of the post-construction 'Day 2' works there is a requirement to carry out additional works to the Building Automation and Control System (BACS) within the Brooksby Building to ensure it is fully aligned with the primary system used across the rest of the Pirbright site.

The following package of work has been funded:

  • Installation of Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to critical BACS Control Panels

Equipment - 1 x Large UPS Unit Riello 30kVA Master MPS (6 Pulse Rectifier, 384VDC Battery, UPS to be fitted with a Multicom 384 comms card to be wired by Pirbright appointed contractor.

Equipment - 20 x Small UPS units Sentinel Pro single phase on line 1kVA (0.8kW) 240v a.c.

Materials - As required All required materials to be included: Cable, containment, Unistrut etc.

Installation Large UPS unit Installation of 1 large UPS to 415v a.c. 3ph distribution board 50-DB-06-A-MECH rated at 100Amp complete with bypass switch fed from 50-SB-01-A at the main LV switch board on the AHU deck. This is inclusive of re-routing SWA and black plastic coated metallic flexible conduits. Install a Unistrut base to keep the UPS off the concrete with a clearance of 100mm.

Installation 20 Small UPS Units Installation 20 Sentinel Pro UPS Units at locations indicated in drawings, external to control panels to give best possible ventilation. The "shelf" to be constructed of Unistrut and installed at a height to be serviceable and not to cause obstruction or in a position that may pose a concern to engineering team members.

Commissioning and testing All units Test and commission all the above UPSs with installation to BS7671 electrical installation standard

Documentation ALL Updated drawings showing site installation works Testing and commissioning results

To also be included in tender:

  • Delivery of all materials to site
  • Production and issue of a programme of works
  • Provision of O&M Manual
  • Project management

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Advanced Power Technology Ltd
Companies House: 02486740
Award value
£45,180
Award date
13 January 2025

Contact

Address
Pirbright, Woking, GU240NF

Identifiers

Buyer reference
Brooksby/UPSBACS/2024
Notice ID
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OCID
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