Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Water Coolers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cooleraid Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of water cooler units on a rental basis across main campus locations. Includes servicing and breakdown cover.
CPV: Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Authority reference
NTU/26/3013/NC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008754- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0613bcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award via an external framework provider.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooleraid LtdSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Water Coolers · Cooleraid LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cooleraid LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.