CON19015 - Polar Sediment Core Facility - British Antartic Survey (BAS) - RFP

The final date and time for submission of bids is Monday December 9th at 11.00 A.M.

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Brief Description of Requirement.

The refrigeration plant and cold room structures are at the end of their lifespan, resulting in difficulty maintaining reliability. The risk is system breakdown and loss of valuable and irreplaceable samples.

The specification will address the methodology to meet the project objectives, which are completion of phase 3 PSCR of the Polar Marine Aquarium project, completing the provision of a modern energy-efficient and environmentally friendly science facility.

The current setup of the science facility comprises the following areas: • Two cold rooms used for core storage designed to control temperature at +4°C • A suite of laboratories used to process the sediment core samples • Storage area and mezzanine for combined storage of sampling equipment and engineering materials.

The existing facility represents high percentage of electricity used at the BAS Cambridge site. The current project presents a unique opportunity for BAS to initiate future proofing the science facilities that require cooling and refrigeration and remove HFCs from the respective systems. The preferred option is the use of natural refrigerant cooling system and in particular CO2-based cooling and refrigeration. Delivering a sustainable and efficient natural refrigerant system is a priority on this project and will facilitate BAS to meet its carbon reduction target. Note: the existing installation requires considerable manual handling, so understanding these limitations and creating a design which improves on this is important to the success of the project.

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