Water Coolers
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Bensons Vending Limited
- Value
- £87,087
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Water coolers
- Published
- 13 February 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
• The University of Salford currently has two companies servicing 3 campuses (Peel Park, Frederick Road and Media City) and each school being allowed to manage their own requirements which has led to confusion and lack of ownership with staff turnover. • The University has over 25,000 students and 3,000 staff across the 3 campuses. • Some buildings are open 24/7 and others locked during the evenings & weekends. • Some areas are open outside of term time. • The University of Salford is seeking to replace its existing watercooler machines located across it's Peel Park and Frederick Road campus buildings. • The objective is to ensure watercoolers are in high footfall public areas of buildings and they are able to refill sports bottles with ambient and chilled water. • Plastic/paper cups will not be provided at machines. • The use of bottle-fed machines is not to be considered. Additional information: Full tender documentation can be accessed via InTend. All tender queries must be made via InTend. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home
Timeline
- Completed: Award published13 February 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date31 March 2025
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2030in 3 years
About the buyer
University of Salford is a higher education institution in Salford, running a formal, structured procurement process across its schools and services. Open competitive tenders are advertised through the university's InTend portal and on Contracts Finder. Commodity purchases run through consortium frameworks such as the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium. Formal routes to market include RFQs, invitations to tender and structured supplier onboarding. Every tender carries minimum scoring for social value, sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion. Suppliers onboarded this way invoice against a university-issued purchase order under its no purchase order, no pay policy.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Salford's contract awards have been in software and information systems, construction work and education and training.
Relevant CPV codes
- 31141000 · Water coolers
- 39222000 · Catering supplies
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-salford.gov |
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