1200 - Salix 60044 New Energy Centre (Borehole Works)
Details
- Buyer
- Aston University
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Topic
- Water-well drilling
- Published
- 24 November 2025
- Submission
- 19 December 2025
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Aston University are seeking tender submissions from competent drilling and testing contractors for an Open Loop Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system at Aston University, Brimingham. Genius Energy Lab Ltd (GEL) have been appointed by the University to develop the GSHP scheme, and we have pleasure of inviting you to offer costs for the drilling and testing of up to 12 new operational and one observation borehole for use in a proposed Open Loop GSHP system at our clients’ site in Birmingham. Keywords: Borehole, Drilling, Borehole Testing
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published24 November 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date19 December 2025
About the buyer
Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Tender opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the university's e-tendering system, where suppliers register free to respond. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender Service, with Contracts Finder used for smaller notices. Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. The Procurement Team also maintains a Contracts Register of awarded tenders and framework agreements. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 45262220 · Water-well drilling
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov |
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