Supply and Install of Uninterrupted Power Supply to BACS Control Panels

The contract is for a single supplier to Supply and Install of Uninterrupted Power Supply to BACS Control Panels at The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF.

See Appendix E - Contract Scope.

PROJECT SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The Brooksby Building at The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright) will be a high containment facility for work on high consequence pathogens such as foot-and-mouth diseases virus (FMDV) when fully operational in 2026.

As part of the post-construction 'Day 2' works there is a requirement to carry out additional works to the Building Automation and Control System (BACS) within the Brooksby Building to ensure it is fully aligned with the primary system used across the rest of the Pirbright site.

The following package of work has been funded:

• Installation of Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to critical BACS Control Panels

Equipment - 1 x Large UPS Unit

Riello 30kVA Master MPS (6 Pulse Rectifier, 384VDC Battery, UPS to be fitted with a Multicom 384 comms card to be wired by Pirbright appointed contractor.

Equipment - 20 x Small UPS units

Sentinel Pro single phase on line 1kVA (0.8kW) 240v a.c.

Materials - As required

All required materials to be included: Cable, containment, Unistrut etc.

Installation Large UPS unit

Installation of 1 large UPS to 415v a.c. 3ph distribution board 50-DB-06-A-MECH rated at 100Amp complete with bypass switch fed from 50-SB-01-A at the main LV switch board on the AHU deck. This is inclusive of re-routing SWA and black plastic coated metallic flexible conduits. Install a Unistrut base to keep the UPS off the concrete with a clearance of 100mm.

Installation 20 Small UPS Units

Installation 20 Sentinel Pro UPS Units at locations indicated in drawings, external to control panels to give best possible ventilation. The "shelf" to be constructed of Unistrut and installed at a height to be serviceable and not to cause obstruction or in a position that may pose a concern to engineering team members.

Commissioning and testing All units

Test and commission all the above UPSs with installation to BS7671 electrical installation standard

Documentation ALL

Updated drawings showing site installation works Testing and commissioning results

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