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Published 13 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Replacement BA Compressor for Cornwall Airport Ltd

Authority: Corserv Solutions Ltd (Public body)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£25,000≈ £25k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 20 Oct 202612:00 BST · 6d 9h left
Clarification cut-off 16 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2027 · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Corserv Solutions Ltd on behalf of Airport Ltd is undertaking the procurement of Replacement BA Compressor

CAL invites suitably qualified suppliers to submit a quotation for the supply of the equipment in accordance with the requirements set out below. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the principles of the Procurement Act 2023, including transparency, equal treatment of suppliers, and securing value for money.

CPV: Breathing apparatus for firefighting

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 (1 yr)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£50,000/yr≈ 2× annual value

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored

Lot awarding rule: Most Advantegous Tender

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £50,000 (twice the annual value).

Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Corserv Solutions Ltd buys Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment (CPV 3511), and who usually turns up

Corserv Solutions Ltd’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment (CPV 3511) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerCorserv Solutions Ltd · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 1 known-size awards · market: CPV 3511 · South West England, n=9
1 of 156%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in South West England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 3 known-location awards · market: CPV 3511 · South West England, n=11
1 of 39%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South West England.

How long to a decision?
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 4 decided notices · market: CPV 3511 · UK-wide, n=16
48 days75 days

Half of these awards were announced within 48 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 3 procurements with awards; rival share unknown · market: CPV 3511 · South West England, n=12
—33%

Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer2 lots with bid counts · all categories · too few to chart
The market64 lots with bid counts · CPV 3511 · UK-wide
17% had one bid
Market · select a colour for counts
1 bid17%
Market: 11 of 64 lots with published bid counts.
2–336%
Market: 23 of 64 lots with published bid counts.
4–627%
Market: 17 of 64 lots with published bid counts.
7+20%
Market: 13 of 64 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer1 lot with estimate and award · all categories · too few to chart
The market23 lots with estimate and award · CPV 3511 · UK-wide
43% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate43%
Market: 10 of 23 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%43%
Market: 10 of 23 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate13%
Market: 3 of 23 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 351112 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£25k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 64 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet17% single-bid risk
Past bids on 64 similar lots
1 bid17%
11 of 64 similar past lots received 1 bid (17%).
2–336%
23 of 64 similar past lots received 2–3 (36%).
4–627%
17 of 64 similar past lots received 4–6 (27%).
7+20%
13 of 64 similar past lots received 7+ (20%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 3 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £25k, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

No supplier with a record in this category fits this lot yet.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
Authority reference
KRCD102026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096535
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Breathing apparatus for firefighting
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07867f Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please send you submission or questions to [email protected]

www.corservltd.co.uk ↗

Published estimate £25,000 excludes VAT (£30,000 including VAT).

Timeline

13 Oct 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    13 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
  2. Today
    14 Oct 2026
  3. Clarification questions byin 2 days
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadlinein 6 days
    20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract startsin 18 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Oct 2026, 13:09 BST
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CORSERV SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07737430 · GB-PPON: PQMR-9471-JTYZ Western Group Centre Radnor Road, Redruth, South West, TR16 5EHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specificationstenderTechnical specificationsCapability to remotely charge BA cylinders within an adjacent dedicated charging room. Maximum charging pressure of 300 Bar. Minimum free air delivery rate of 320 litres per minute. Breathing air quality compliant with BS EN 12021 (latest version). Three-phase 400V, 50Hz electric…

Notices published for this procedure

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