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Official UK procurement notice

Highsted Grammar School ~ Uniform Tender

Official notice

Authority: Highsted Grammar School (Education)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£495,000≈ £165k / year44.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2024awarded 21 Oct 2024
Awarded to F.R MONKHOUSE LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide School Uniform services for Highsted Grammar School.

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Highsted Grammar School is a small girls’ grammar school situated in the North Kent…Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£495,000

Highsted Grammar School is a small girls’ grammar school situated in the North Kent town of Sittingbourne. We were one of the first to convert to academy status in the Autumn term 2010. The school itself is a high-performing girls’ school, were pastoral care and enrichment feature as highly as academic success. Having featured three times in Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s list of outstanding schools, we are proud to play a leading role in the education of young people in our area.

We have 688 pupils and 154 post 16 pupils. Increasing to 697 pupils and 220 post 16 pupils by 2027. Currently 81 pupils qualify for r Free School Meals.

The current value of our School Uniform spend is in excess of £165.00. We have a school uniform shop here at school, parents can also purchase on-line. We sell second hand uniform in the shop and FSM students have their uniform paid for if necessary. We also gift uniform periodically. Mandatory items include Kilt, Blazer with school logo embroidered, jumper skort, hoodie and blouse. We also have options such as water-resistant finishes for blazers, there are pocket / zip options here as well plus anti-microbial finishes for sportswear. The contract is intended to commence on 1st January 2025 and will be for a period of 3

years, ending 31st December 2027. Additional information: Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has already been awarded.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Kent
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Tender/SQ Process: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Tender/SQ Process: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Jun 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016531
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d47 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=931428951 GO Reference: GO-2025423-PRO-30287919

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

12 Jul 2024 → 23 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    5 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025
  4. Notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £714,1501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
F.R MONKHOUSE LIMITED£714,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016531-2025-1 · F.R MONKHOUSE LIMITED

    Signed
    21 Oct 2024
    Value
    £714,150
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highsted Grammar School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, South East, ME10 4PTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • F.R MONKHOUSE LIMITEDAwarded supplier00341442 UNIT 5 KENNET WAY, TROWBRIDGE, WILTSHIRE, South West, BA14 8BL

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