Notice Information
Notice Title
Pool CO2 supplies
Notice Description
We require a supplier of CO2 for our Swimming pools across the Edinburgh area including Schools.
Lot Information
All pool chemicals and associated requirements
We are looking for a supplier of swimming pool CO2. This will include, all ancillary items needed to run the gas including cylinders/tanks, regulators, CO2 monitors and any other equipment needed. Additional information: The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Options: Delivery of any other CO2 pool related equipment, product or service will also be made available through this agreement should it become available from the supplier and required by us. This is as long as it doesn't fall in line with any other agreement we have in place with an alternative supplier. This may also include new technologies as applicable and available.
Renewal: This will be run as a dynamic framework. As it is an Oligopoly market. Other suppliers may have the opportunity to bid every 3 years.
CO2We are looking for a suppliers of swimming pool related Chemicals. This specific lot is limited to CO2 gas and associated requirements. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Options: All associated requirements with regards to CO2 in Swimming pools will be in scope.
Renewal: For as long as we run swimming pools, and unless any major changes occur, we will always need this type of contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0389fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037199-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
-
- CPV Codes
24000000 - Chemical products
24100000 - Gases
39341000 - Gas pressure equipment
43324100 - Equipment for swimming pools
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 25 May 20261 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jul 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- We will look to the market at a new potential supplier every three years under a dynamic framework.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDINBURGH LEISURE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH7 6AE
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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