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Chesterfield Borough Council

Supply and Maintenance of Water Coolers

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31141000
Value£75,000
Deadline8 Oct 2026
Published17 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£75,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 17 Sept 202618 days leftCloses 8 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@chesterfield.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Enter your bid into the Proactis tender portal by uploading the following documents. • Form A - Completed RFQ Procurement Specific Questionnaire • Form B - Completed Price Schedule • Form C - Completed Form of Contract • Details of the proposed water cooler model(s), including supporting images of the units intended to be supplied https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2507b7fb-79b2-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£75ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Electrical Machinery & Apparatus band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Chesterfield Borough Council has published 8 Electrical Machinery & Apparatus notices, about every 4 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around January 2027.

27% of Chesterfield Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The Supply and Maintenance of Water Coolers for various sites across Chesterfield Borough Council

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The Supply and Maintenance of Water Coolers

The Supply and Maintenance of Water Coolers for various sites across Chesterfield Borough Council.

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

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k 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-07742a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
088107-2026
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