---
title: "Water Coolers 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078224"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency"
published: "2026-10-07"
---

# Water Coolers 2026

Buyer: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078224

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094502-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Cooleraid Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 31141000 - Water coolers

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 08:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094502-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094502-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05114f
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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