Central Area Campus HV replacement

A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Works)
Duration: not specified
Value: £4M

Sector: INDUSTRIAL
Published: 16 Sep 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Edinburgh

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

Edinburgh University Edinburgh

1 supplier

Fes Support Services Stirling

Description

Replacement of high voltage switchgear.

Total Quantity or Scope

Urgent safety works are required to replace existing VMX high voltage switchgear due to a nationally notified, failure incident. University of Edinburgh Estates, on behalf of UoE Estates Services Company Ltd, wishes to appoint a specialist high voltage contractor for the major replacement of 11kV high voltage (HV) switchgear at 40 George Square, Appleton Tower and Main Library substations.

Award Detail

1	Fes Support Services (Stirling) Reference: nca31112 Num offers: 1 Value: £4,158,307

Award Criteria

Quality	100.0
PRICE	_

CPV Codes

45315400 - High voltage installation work

Indicators

Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Switchgear has been identified as being at high risk of failure, the impact of which could pose a very serious health & safety risk hazard and catastrophic damage to the University’s Estate. Due to the nature of the failure, urgent works are required to replace the existing VMX high voltage switchgear identified as being at risk. A specialist contractor suitably experienced in this type of works was required to be appointed urgently and did not provide sufficient time to undertake a competitive tender process. An NCA was the only option to enable the appointment and work to mitigate the risk.