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Published 7 May 2026, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DGCP-0212 School Catering Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£286,880exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Awarded to React Catering Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to contract with a supplier who can take on the Repairs and Maintenance to a broad range of

commercial catering and/or Refrigeration equipment held within Schools' kitchens across the region along with other council buildings.

  • Recurrence: no later than 6 months to end date of current contract

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering equipment · Catering services · Catering supplies · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Installation work of refrigeration equipment · Parts of cookers · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Dumfries & Galloway are looking to contract with a supplier to carry out the Repairs…AwardedRenewalPublished value£286,880

Dumfries & Galloway are looking to contract with a supplier to carry out the Repairs and Maintenance to a broad range of

commercial catering equipment and/or Refrigeration equipment within schools kitchens across the region along with other council buildings. These would be repairs during term time with maintenance operations carried out during holidays. It is anticipated that the contract would be in place from 3 to 5 years.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries and Galloway Region
Extensions: This Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 (two) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at the Council's sole discretion, by the Council giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · no later than 6 months to end date of current contract
First published
7 May 2026, 15:59 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jun 2026 – …
Authority reference
DGCP-0212
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099019
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering equipmentCatering servicesCatering suppliesElectrical equipment and apparatusInstallation work of refrigeration equipmentParts of cookersRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of catering equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693c0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:846147)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline139 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened139 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published5 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £286,8801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
React Catering Services Ltd£286,880 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • React Catering Services LtdAwarded supplier 46 Queen Elizabeth Ave,, Hillington Park, Glasgow, Scotland, G52 4NQContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria