# UKRI-1106 UKGEOS Borehole Drilling and Civils including Thermal Heat Infrastructure - Cheshire Site

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Research & Innovation](/buyers/uk-research-innovation/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £5,900,000
- Published: 4 March 2022
- Planned start: 1 May 2022
- Planned end: 20 September 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 8e51991e-d67a-4808-a419-a2a42a8cb69d-515855
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0e5b187-ca27-4515-9f4c-9a6d08178e63

## Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Date Instead of: 10 March 2022 Time: 14:00 Read New: 14 March 2022 Time: 14:00 Other additional information: Please note the deadline for submitting a tender has been amended to 14 March 2022 \(14:00\)\. In 2017, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy approved funding for the development of two subsurface scientific research facilities, to be delivered by the British Geological Survey for the Natural Environment Research Council \(NERC\)\. These first-of-their-kind research facilities will generate knowledge that will contribute to the responsible development of new low-carbon energy technologies both in the UK and internationally\. One site in Glasgow is complete and construction of the Cheshire site is yet to commence and is the subject of this procurement activity\. This PIN is for the Principal Contractor who will construct the UKGEOS Cheshire Observatory\. The observatory is a research field site comprising a novel, highly instrumented borehole array, which will be used to undertake research into thermal storage and other related topics\. This opportunity gives the Principal Contractor the opportunity to contribute to a highly unique and specialised project\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e51991e-d67a-4808-a419-a2a42a8cb69d-515855)