---
title: "Hire arrangement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e01c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# Hire arrangement

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e01c

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075719-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,040 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 13:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075719-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075719-2026
  10th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.andrews-sykes.com
- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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