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title: "Hire of portable air conditioning units"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb39"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# Hire of portable air conditioning units

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb39

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

1643 - 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/080703-2026 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 24 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

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42512000 - Air-conditioning installations

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 10:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080703-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080703-2026
  25th 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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