Official UK procurement notice
DFE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Chilled Display Units and Associated Soft Drink Beverages
Authority: North West Regional College (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth West Regional College wish to appoint a supplier for the fitting, equipping and maintenance of the chilled display units and the supply of associated soft drink beverage consumables to facilitate the delivery of a soft drink beverage service at NWRC sites. Please see the CfT documents for further details of the competition.
CPV: Soft drinks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£420,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 40%
- Quantitative: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: As per Tender Documentation. Service Delivery and Implementation - 16 percent Contract Management - 12 percent Marketing Strategy - 12 percent
- Quantitative: As per Tender Documentation.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jun 2026, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6422319- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055272- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b30dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the demand driven nature of the requirement as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses
incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the
Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become
'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its
Page 6 to 8 obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from
the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by
publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering
Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this
notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and
volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only
and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
11 Jun 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published131 days ago11 Jun 2026, 14:26 BST
- Clarification questions by106 days ago6 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago16 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by81 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent60 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends47 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago3 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2026- Tender notice published11 Jun 2026, 14:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 12:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2026, 09:56 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCA-COLA HBC NORTHERN IRELAND LTD4 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2029 · up to 3 Sept 2031Extensions: option to extend for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months | £420,000 | 21 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DFE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Chilled Display Units and Associated Soft Drink Beverages · COCA-COLA HBC NORTHERN IRELAND LTD
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £420,000
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 – 3 Sept 2029 · up to 3 Sept 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months
No agreed KPIs: Below relevant threshold
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COCA-COLA HBC NORTHERN IRELAND LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender