The current contract had ended with TDC. As such, a procurement exercise was required. There were two supplies on the ESPO Framework, one being TDC's current providers and the other being complete pools. When the current supplier was offered to complete a mini-tender, they objected to this offer.
As such, a direct price comparison was conducted and found both suppliers are relatively priced, with Complete Pool Controls currently £78.37 more expensive considering our usage in 2021/22. To note, Brenntag (current provider) has yet to announce its price increase, which we expect to align with inflation.
Due to the responses received from Brenntag
this will support the pool operations in avoiding closures.