G/1064 Watercooler Hire
Awarded to Culligan (UK) Ltd
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust(buyer)
- Published
- Published 15 July 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 17 August 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
2 live opportunities · 53 awarded contracts
Chester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PGCG-2135-TXWL
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £80,000
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 15 July 2026
- Questions by
- 5 August 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £88,559
- Award date
- 2 November 2026
- Contract period
- 12 January 2027 → 11 January 2029
- Contract length
- 2 years
- Could run to
- 11 January 2031
- Against estimate
- 11% above
- Bids received
- 8
- Culligan (UK) Ltd
This contract ends on 11 January 2029, or 11 January 2031 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Culligan (UK) Ltd
- Based in
- Wolverhampton
- Public contracts won
- 11
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
8
7 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Industrial machinery drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 15% received only one.
Market context
Typical award in Industrial machinery
£126,633
Median of 1,947 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 30% below the median.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the last 12 months
101
contracts awarded, worth £1,483,926,155 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
2 November 2026
Contract Notice
15 July 2026
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