Official UK procurement notice
Inspiration Trust - Supply of School Uniforms
Authority: Inspiration Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInspiration Trust are seeking proposals from suppliers of School Uniforms for ten of their sites across Norfolk and North Suffolk, from a contract commencement date of 24th February 2026.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
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 (4)
- Services Requirements: 15%
- Added Value Requirements: 10%
- Uniform Requirements: 25%
- Basket of Goods: 50%
Published award criteria (4)
- Services Requirements
- Added Value Requirements
- Uniform Requirements
- Basket of Goods
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CA16515- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068177- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d359Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published361 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
- Clarification questions by343 days ago11 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline333 days ago21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent259 days ago3 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends249 days ago12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts238 days ago24 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by237 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published210 days ago24 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025- Tender notice published24 Oct 2025, 12:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price & Buckland24 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2027 · up to 23 Feb 2028Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months) | £336,979 | 28 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Inspiration Trust - Supply of School Uniforms · Price & Buckland
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £400,371
- Period
- 24 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2027 · up to 23 Feb 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months)
No agreed KPIs: noAgreedMetricsRationale
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Price and 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