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Ministry of Defence

715917484 - PPN Provision of Naval Base Water Coolers

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31141000
Value£152k
Deadline9 Oct 2026
Published11 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Aug 202651 days leftCloses 9 Oct 2026
Who to contact
briony.archer106@mod.gov.uk

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Contract value in context
£152ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Electrical Machinery & Apparatus band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Provision of supply and maintenance/servicing of site wide Water Coolers.

Mixture of plumbed in and stand alone water units.

To include supply of consumables associated with the requirement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Provision of supply and maintenance/servicing of site

Provision of supply and maintenance/servicing of site wide Water Coolers.

02

To include supply of consumables associated

To include supply of consumables associated with the requirement.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1d6
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
076429-2026
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