Awarded contract

Informatics Room Cooling Project - Lead Designer

Details

Buyer: University of Edinburgh
Supplier(s): RSP CONSULTING ENGINEERS LLP
Value: £153,000
Topic: Architectural design services
Published: 4 December 2023
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The project concerns the server room cooling system, with upgrade works critically required. RSP have been appointed as Lead Designer to develop proposals for the server room and manage the project through to completion and handover. The University’s technical requirement includes working an urgent deadline caused by delayed research. RSP completed the stage 1 and 2 studies and are realistically the only supplier that can meet the technical requirement within the timescale required, as soon as possible, with construction completion date of end of June 2024.

Timeline

Completed: Award date8 November 2023
Completed: Award published4 December 2023
Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

71220000 · Architectural design services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov