Official UK procurement notice
Future Academies - Uniform Tender
Authority: Future Academies (Education)·On behalf of: RIVA Partnership Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFuture Academies, a family of schools across London and Hertfordshire, is dedicated to improving the life chances and broadening the horizons of young people. Sponsored and guided by our founding charity, Future, our mission is simple: to realise our motto of libertas per cultum (freedom through education). We want our young people to lead lives full of choice and opportunity where, whatever path they take in life, it is a path they have chosen.
Our first academy, Pimlico Academy, opened in 2008. We are now a family of ten schools working together towards this aim, supported by an Ofsted “Outstanding” SCITT which trains more than fifty teachers each year.
More information with regards to Future Academies can be obtained here: www.futureacademies.org ↗
Our Academies:
1.Barclay Academy (Secondary, Herts)
2.Future Academies Watford (Secondary, Herts)
3.Laureate Academy (Secondary, Herts)
4.Phoenix Academy (Secondary, London)
5.Pimlico Academy (Secondary, London)
6.The Grange Academy (Secondary, Herts)
7.Trinity Academy (Secondary, London)
8.Millbank Gardens Primary Academy (Primary, London)
9.Pimlico Primary Academy (Primary, London)
10.Ashtree Primary School (Primary, Herts)
All ten schools listed above (7 x secondary and 3 x primary schools) are participating in this tender.
Tender information:
The successful tenderer will be required to provide school uniforms to include a full ordering system, at the above listed schools within Future Academies. Please note this is a growing Trust and any schools either already in the Trust but not listed here, or any schools that may join the Trust within this contract period, may join this contract at the client’s discretion.
The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st June 2026 to 31st May 2029. There is an option for a further extension period for two further years to 31st May 2031.
This tender project is seeking to appoint an experienced supplier to provide high quality value for money uniforms for the Trust’s pupils coupled with delivering excellent customer service to parents and the Trust. We understand the concerns regarding costs for parents and carers and our absolute commitment is to provide uniforms that excel in both quality and affordability. The Trust welcomes providers that are able to deliver cost effective solutions.
The Trust is looking for an online only models. The supplier must attend fitting sessions as agreed with the schools, provide the schools with a sizing set of uniforms for students to try on if required and the supplier must offer competitive delivery rates and free exchanges and returns.
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- How the procedure runs: Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. this will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Step 2 will be the Invitation To Tender (ITT) after shortlisting where the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% quality, 35% price and 30% service.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 35%
- Service: 30%
- Price: 35%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Service
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034871- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552ebFind a Tender
- How it runs
Competitive Flexible Procedure
This procurement will run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. this will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Step 2 will be the Invitation To Tender (ITT) after shortlisting where the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% quality, 35% price and 30% service.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent388 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published336 days ago20 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract starts144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2025, 16:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price & BucklandSMEFuture Academies - Uniforms1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: The contract may be extended from 31/05/2029 for up to a maximum of 2 years to 31/05/2031. | £700,000 | 30 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Price & BucklandSME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Value
- £700,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract may be extended from 31/05/2029 for up to a maximum of 2 years to 31/05/2031.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- RIVA Partnership LtdProcuring entityProcurement Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Price & Buckland LimitedAwarded 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