AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has concluded a direct award to CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITED for rental, servicing and maintenance of water coolers under ESPO Framework 900_26.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITED. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and starts on 8 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, framework-based public-sector water-cooler supply and service contract in Wales, with a stated maximum potential term through October 2031 if extension options are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £43,908 net; £52,689.60 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Culligan (Uk) Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 02418453 to CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITED. The single related contract has net amount £43,908 and gross amount £52,689.60.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the award and contract records are both "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Contract end
99% confidence7 October 2029
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Contract period endDate is 2029-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£43,908
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Contract value amount is 43908 GBP; amountGross is separately stated.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£52,689.60
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Contract value amountGross is 52689.6 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract starts
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Initial term ends
99% confidence7 October 2029
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Contract period endDate is 2029-10-07.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-12.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence7 October 2031
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRental, service and maintenance of water coolers
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Tender title and description state "Rental, Service & Maintenance of Water Coolers".
Framework route
99% confidenceESPO Framework 900_26 – Water Dispensers, Associated Consumables and Services
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Tender description explicitly identifies ESPO Framework 900_26; a related framework process is also recorded.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 31141000 — Water coolers
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The award item carries CPV 31141000 with description "Water coolers".
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKL21 and UKL16, Wales
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Award delivery addresses specify regions UKL21 and UKL16.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
99% confidenceNon-competitive direct award
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Tender competitive field is false, and the description states "Direct Award to Culligan".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and evaluation information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the framework direct-award description is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidence3 years
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The stated period runs from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2029.
Extension options
99% confidenceTwo optional one-year extensions (1 + 1)
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Contract renewal description states "Two optional one-year extensions (1 + 1)".
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 5 years
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The maximum extent date is 7 October 2031, following the initial end date of 7 October 2029.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework direct award
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The notice describes a direct award under ESPO Framework 900_26 and marks the procurement as non-competitive.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published contract-level amounts apply to the single recorded contract and should not be treated as a pricing breakdown for rental, servicing, maintenance or consumables.
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One contract is linked to the sole award; the notice supplies overall net and gross values but no component pricing.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The award record has no award_date, although signing and start dates are provided in the contract record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scoring or detailed direct-award rationale is provided.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Only total net and gross contract values are provided; no unit rates or service breakdown is published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or a detailed rationale for selecting the supplier.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No unit pricing or breakdown between rental, servicing, maintenance and any consumables is published.
- The extension dates are estimates derived from the stated optional extension structure and maximum contract end date, not a forecast of future procurement activity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITEDAneurin Bevan University Health Boardwater coolersESPO Framework 900_26water cooler maintenanceWales public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the water coolers contract?
CULLIGAN (UK) LIMITED, company number 02418453, is the verified supplier on the active award and contract.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £43,908 excluding VAT and £52,689.60 including VAT.
How long does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2029, with two optional one-year extensions to a maximum date of 7 October 2031.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a non-competitive direct award under ESPO Framework 900_26.
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