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Hire arrangement

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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10 Aug 2026 at 13:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured an extension to an existing hire arrangement for construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with an operator. This is a works requirement rather than a new goods or service requirement. The arrangement supports activity at the Trust’s Cambridge site and related delivery location in the United Kingdom. The named public-sector buyer is Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The requirement concerns continued access to hired machinery and operator support, rather than the purchase of equipment. It is relevant to plant-hire businesses, construction equipment providers and specialist operators able to support NHS facilities or construction-related activity in Cambridge.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was awarded the single lot: Andrews Sykes Group PLC. The award is active and the contract was signed on 4 August 2026. The contract runs from 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2027. Its value is £22,040 excluding VAT, or £26,448 including VAT. The arrangement extends an existing hire contract by five weeks and was covered by a Single Tender Waiver; the procurement method is recorded as below threshold, with the specific method unknown. The requirement was evaluated through this direct extension route rather than a new competitive goods or services requirement. The contract is below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates continuing demand from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for hired construction and civil engineering machinery supplied with operators. A credible future competitor would need to provide suitable plant-hire capacity, competent operators and reliable continuity of service for an established hospital environment. Experience supporting an existing hire arrangement, responding to short extensions and maintaining equipment availability would be commercially relevant. The awarded supplier is a large business, indicating that operational scale may matter for this type of requirement, although the published procurement does not set out specific accreditations, technical standards or staffing qualifications. Businesses in plant hire, machinery operation and construction support can use this award as evidence of the Trust’s requirement and purchasing route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire arrangement

Notice Description

1608 -This is an extension of the existing hire arrangement and not a new goods/service requirement. A Single Tender Waiver is being raised to cover the additional five-week extension period

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e01c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075719-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,040 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC

Further Information

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