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title: "G/1064 – Provision & Maintenance of Water Coolers"
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# G/1064 – Provision & Maintenance of Water Coolers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-1064-provision-maintenance-of-water-coolers-ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "G/1064 – Provision & Maintenance of Water Coolers". Published status: active. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drinking-water distribution, Water filtration apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-1064-provision-maintenance-of-water-coolers-ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-1064-provision-maintenance-of-water-coolers-ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-1064-provision-maintenance-of-water-coolers-ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48#participate

## Description
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier for the provision, rental, installation, maintenance and servicing of mains-fed water coolers across its estate.
The Services include planned preventative maintenance, sanitation, filter replacement, reactive maintenance, asset management, reporting and contract management.
The current estate comprises approximately 98 water cooler units located across Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital.
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 + 1 years).
The estimated maximum contract value is £80,000 excluding VAT over the full potential contract term.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42912310, 65111000

- **Estimated Value:** £80,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/01/2027 to 11/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066981-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-15T16:07:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:45:21.756Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cc48