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Hire of portable air conditioning units

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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25 Aug 2026 at 10:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured the hire of portable air-conditioning units. The requirement was intended to mitigate challenges caused by the current heat wave, so it concerns temporary temperature-control equipment rather than permanent building installations. The main category is goods, specifically portable air-conditioning equipment and associated hire provision. The buying organisation is Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge. Delivery is within the Cambridge area of England. The requirement was organised as a single completed lot. This opportunity is relevant to businesses that supply, hire, install, position or support portable air-conditioning units for public-sector premises, particularly suppliers able to respond to urgent demand for temporary cooling equipment.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a below-threshold procurement using a procedure recorded as “below threshold - unknown”. Andrews Sykes Group PLC was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and runs from 25 August 2026 to 24 November 2026. Its value is £16,843.20 excluding VAT, or £20,211.84 including VAT. The award covered air-conditioning installations under CPV 42512000, delivered in the Cambridge area. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. No separate award date or evaluation weighting is stated in the procurement outcome.

This award demonstrates a public-sector requirement for short-term portable cooling capacity from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, driven by extreme heat conditions. It is most relevant to established air-conditioning hire companies and equipment suppliers able to provide portable units quickly, manage delivery and positioning, and support safe operation in hospital environments. A credible competitor would need sufficient stock, logistics capacity and practical experience of temporary cooling deployments, including coordinating access and equipment movements around operational healthcare premises. The selected supplier is a large business, indicating that scale and rapid mobilisation were commercially relevant in this purchase. Suppliers tracking this buyer should use this requirement as evidence of demand for responsive, temporary temperature-control services rather than permanent mechanical installation work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of portable air conditioning units

Notice Description

1643 - portable air conditioning units to mitigate the challenges caused by the current heat wave.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080703-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42512000 - Air-conditioning installations

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
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 24 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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