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External Fridge Freezer Hire

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

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10 Sep 2026 at 13:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust procured the hire of external fridge freezers for its cancer centre in Liverpool. The requirement is for refrigerated storage equipment supplied as a goods-based hire service, classified under CPV 39711100 for refrigerators and freezers. The delivery location is in Liverpool, within the Trust’s operational area. The buying organisation is an NHS foundation trust serving cancer patients and clinical services. This requirement would suit businesses that provide commercial or healthcare-sector fridge and freezer hire, together with the associated equipment supply, installation or support needed to keep external refrigerated units available for the centre’s operations.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and awarded on the same date to BUNZL UK LIMITED. The contract runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027. Its value is £23,159.38 excluding VAT, or £27,791.26 including VAT. There was one completed lot, covering the external fridge-freezer hire requirement. The award is active and the contract is active. The recorded route was direct procurement without competition, rather than an open tender with competing bids. The selected supplier is a large business, providing a useful benchmark for the scale and commercial route used by the Trust.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for externally located refrigerated storage at a cancer centre in Liverpool. A credible future competitor would need to provide fridge-freezer hire rather than only one-off equipment sales, and be able to support reliable supply for a clinical organisation. Relevant capability includes access to suitable commercial refrigeration units, arrangements for delivery to an NHS site, and the operational capacity to maintain the hired equipment throughout the service period. BUNZL UK LIMITED’s selection indicates that the buyer accepted a large, established supplier for this requirement, so competing businesses would need to demonstrate comparable dependability, scale and ability to manage a straightforward direct-award or below-threshold purchasing route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External Fridge Freezer Hire

Notice Description

Hire of external fridge freezers at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085903-2026
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
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

39711100 - Refrigerators and freezers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£23,159 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 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
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEBINGTON, WIRRAL
Postcode
CH63 4JY
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Clatterbridge
Westminster Constituency
Wirral West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bunzl UK Ltd

Further Information

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