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Water Coolers 2026

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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07 Oct 2026 at 08:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) procured the hire and maintenance of 21 water coolers for the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) site. This is a supply contract covering both provision of the equipment and its ongoing upkeep. The coolers are to be delivered to the NIBSC site in Hertfordshire. The requirement is specific to water-cooler hire and maintenance at this site, rather than a broader facilities-management service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Cooleraid Ltd. MHRA used a selective route to award under an existing framework, without a further competitive process. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, with an award active from 9 October 2026. Its initial period runs to 8 October 2029, with the option of two sequential one-year extensions, potentially extending the term to 8 October 2031. The contract value is £26,700 excluding VAT (£32,040 including VAT). The procurement was organised as one lot. No separate evaluation criteria are reported for this framework award.

For a future requirement of this kind at MHRA, a credible supplier would need to provide and maintain a fleet of water coolers at the NIBSC site, with the operational capacity to support 21 units over a multi-year service period. The awarded supplier was Cooleraid Ltd, a small and medium-sized enterprise, demonstrating that this scale of requirement was delivered by an SME. Experience in equipment hire and planned maintenance would be directly relevant; the contract combines reliable cooler provision with continuing upkeep at a single site. The route used was an award under an existing framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work should consider whether they can access the relevant framework as well as demonstrate suitable service capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Water Coolers 2026

Notice Description

For the hire and maintenance of 21 Water Coolers across the NIBSC site

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078224
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094502-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

CPV Codes

31141000 - Water coolers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,700 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cooleraid Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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