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title: "Portable air conditioning units"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f99e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# Portable air conditioning units

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f99e

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## Summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust bought portable air-conditioning units for use across its estate in Cambridge. The equipment is intended to mitigate heat-wave conditions in clinical areas that lacked sufficient cooling, where inadequate temperatures were causing problems for patients and staff. This is a goods requirement for cooling and ventilation equipment, rather than a fixed building-services installation or a wider facilities-management service. The scope centres on supplying portable units that can be deployed in multiple clinical areas. Businesses supplying commercial portable air-conditioning equipment, particularly for use in healthcare estates and occupied clinical environments, would be the closest fit. The purchasing organisation is the NHS foundation trust serving Cambridge and the surrounding area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded under a below-threshold procedure; the recorded method detail is “Below threshold - unknown”. It comprised one lot. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and runs from 15 September to 14 December 2026. The contract value is £16,843.20 excluding VAT, or £20,211.84 including VAT. Andrews Sykes Group PLC was selected as the supplier, and the contract is active. The award covers the supply of cooling and ventilation equipment for the portable air-conditioning requirement. The published information records the procurement outcome and contract period, but does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis or an award date.

This award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for portable cooling equipment that can address urgent temperature problems across several clinical areas, rather than a single-room domestic application. A credible future competitor would need a suitable range of commercial portable air-conditioning units, the operational capacity to supply multiple areas within a hospital estate, and the ability to work safely around patients, staff and clinical activity. Experience supplying healthcare or other occupied public-sector premises would help demonstrate understanding of access, disruption and deployment constraints. Suppliers should also be able to support equipment delivery and practical installation or positioning where required, and show that their units provide effective temporary cooling and ventilation in demanding environments.

## Notice

1697 - Portable air conditioning units to mitigate the challenges caused by the current heat wave. There are multiple clinical areas throughout the estate that do not have sufficient cooling in place. This is causing problems for patients and staff using these areas.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087089-2026 |
| 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 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 14 Dec 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

- 42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 08:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087089-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087089-2026
  15th September 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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