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title: "Hire of Air conditioning units"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e42f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Hire of Air conditioning units

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e42f

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077505-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 13 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,843 |

## 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

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

### Codes

- 39717200 - Air-conditioning appliances

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 09:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077505-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077505-2026
  14th 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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