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Published 9 May 2025, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Darlington College - ITT - The Provision of Snacks and Soft Drinks

Official notice

Authority: Darlington College (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£352,000≈ £117k / year · £352,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 27 Jul 2028 · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Darlington College are seeking to appoint a supplier for the provision of snacks and soft drinks products.

CPV: Confectionery · Snacks · Soft drinks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£352,000
Contract period: 28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £352,000 exc. VAT · £352,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used. · Description of extensions - Include the circumstances in which they could be used, and provide a breakdown if multiple extensions are possible.
15842300 Confectionery15894400 Snacks15982000 Soft drinks
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Within tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Within tender documents

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 95%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Price of Goods: 75%
  • Customer service and account management: 10%
  • Delivery and Product Condition: 10%
  • Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Price of Goods
  • Customer service and account management
  • Delivery and Product Condition
  • Social value
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Within tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Within tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 95 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 May 2025, 16:47 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 16:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Jul 2025
Authority reference
CA15779
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020211
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
ConfectionerySnacksSoft drinks
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051026 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com ↗ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com ↗, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 28 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 16:47 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 16:47 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PXLP-2825-QZZR Central Park, Haughton Road, Darlington, North East, DL1 1DRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender