Expired contract

Service Level Agreement for the operation and maintenance services of existing Combined Heat and Power Plant and associated ancillary systems

Details

Buyer: University of Southampton
Supplier(s): Clarke Energy Ltd
Value: £1,200,000
Duration: 7 years
Topic: Repair and maintenance services of generators
Published: 11 October 2019
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

The University of Southampton Estates and Facilities Department has a requirement to maintain to a high performance standard its existing CHP system and electrical outputs located at University Road, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, (Highfield Campus). This requirement requires the provision of a comprehensive maintenance service including remote monitoring, regular performance reporting and a CHP performance guarantee. The CHP installation comprises of 2 No. 1400kW[e] natural gas fired CHP engines type JMS420GSN as manufactured by Jenbacher and were installed in 2005 and have been fully operational since that time. The CHP plant has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturers' requirements with the correct level of service / overhaul being carried out at the key milestone (hours run) stages. All records are available for review including past performance reports. (It should be noted that during the major overhaul at 60,000 hours, the crankshafts for both engines were inspected and were deemed to be of a condition that did not require them to be replaced at that time).

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 September 2019
Completed: Award published11 October 2019
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date15 September 2026

About the buyer

University of Southampton is a higher education institution whose procurement team runs tenders and quotations under its own financial regulations. Tenders are advertised through In-Tend, the university's e-tendering system. Many contracts are awarded through framework agreements managed by the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium. Larger opportunities may also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Purchasing teams raise orders and requisitions for faculties and professional service groups. Procurement thresholds set the route to market, ranging from a single quotation to a formal tender. Contractors must hold appropriate insurance before work begins.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Southampton's contract awards have been in software and information systems, office and computing equipment and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

50532300 · Repair and maintenance services of generators
65410000 · Operation of a power plant

Decision makers

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