Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 1 Apr 2026, 16:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EEAST - Hot Water Boilers (26-T06)

Official notice

Authority: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2026awarded 1 Jul 2026
Awarded to Cooleraid Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority requires a Supplier to provide a full managed service for Hot Water Boilers across the Estate. This shall include:

  • Installation of new Hot Water Boilers
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance of installed Hot Water Boilers
  • Reactive maintenance of Hot Water Boilers

The Supplier will be expected to install new Hot Water Boilers on an ad-hoc basis as and when our existing Hot Water Boilers which are owned by the Contracting Authority become end of life.

Within first 8 weeks of the contract, The Supplier will visit each location and provide a full asset list of all the Hot Water Boilers across the Estate along with a condition report for each boiler.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months. · The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months.

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 were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 50%
  • Commercial Envelope: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope
  • Commercial Envelope
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
First published
1 Apr 2026, 16:43 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 12:54 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 May 2026
Authority reference
C436366
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030568
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b21 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 16:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by195 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by168 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent118 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends108 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published95 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 12:54 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 16:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 14:34 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2026, 14:34 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 12:54 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cooleraid LtdSME20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2029 · up to 19 Jul 2031Extensions: Valid from 20th July 2026 to 19th July 2029 with the option to extend for up to two further periods of up to 12 months. · Options: Valid from 20th July 2026 to 19th July 2029 with the option to extend for up to two further periods of up to 12 months.£200,000same award published again · counted once1 Jul 2026standstill to 10 Jul 2026Standstill
Cooleraid LtdSME£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • EEAST - Hot Water Boilers (26-T06) · Cooleraid LtdSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2026
    Value
    £200,000
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Valid from 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2029 with the option to extend for up to two further periods of up to 12 months.
    Options
    Valid from 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2029 with the option to extend for up to two further periods of up to 12 months.

    No agreed KPIs: Below £5m

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBNZ-4155-WXBZ Whiting Way, Melbourn, East of England, SG8 6ENContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cooleraid LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02585899 23 Black Bear Lane, Newmarket, East of England, CB8 0JTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender