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Hire of Air conditioning units

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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14 Aug 2026 at 09:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured the hire of portable air-conditioning equipment for its hospital operations in Cambridge. The requirement covered an extension involving 10 ET25 portable air-conditioning units, intended to mitigate the effects of a heatwave. This is a goods requirement for air-conditioning appliances (CPV 39717200), rather than installation, construction or a wider building-services programme. The work is associated with the Trust’s Cambridge site, so relevant businesses are suppliers or hire companies able to provide portable cooling equipment for use in a healthcare setting. The requirement concerns the continued provision of specified portable units, making equipment availability, delivery arrangements and reliable operation central to the service being bought.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold tender procedure. One lot was awarded to Andrews Sykes Group plc. The contract was signed on 9 July 2026 and runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 November 2026. Its value is £16,843.20 excluding VAT, or £20,811.84 including VAT. The awarded supplier is providing the portable air-conditioning appliances associated with the 10 ET25 units. The published process identifies the procedure as below threshold, with no further method detail. The outcome shows that the Trust selected a single supplier for the requirement, rather than dividing the award between multiple providers or suppliers.

This procurement is useful market evidence for businesses specialising in the hire and deployment of portable air-conditioning equipment. A credible competitor for a future requirement from Cambridge University Hospitals would need access to ET25 units, or equipment demonstrably capable of meeting the same operational need, together with enough stock to support a 10-unit requirement. It would also need to manage delivery, collection, servicing and continuity during a short-term period of heightened demand. The buyer used a below-threshold tender route and appointed a large specialist supplier, indicating that experience in equipment hire and the operational capacity to support an NHS hospital buyer are commercially relevant strengths for similar work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of Air conditioning units

Notice Description

1643 - extension of 10x ET25 portable air conditioning units to mitigate the challenges caused by the current heat wave.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e42f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077505-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

39717200 - Air-conditioning appliances

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,843 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 13 Nov 2026 1-6 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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