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Published 15 Apr 2026, 11:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation To Tender - Provision of brewery services at The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Official notice

Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 3 Jun 2026
Awarded to Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the provision of brewery services at The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 1500 hours on 15 May 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.

Clarifications must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Prior to end of third year, a contract review will take place where a contract extension of up to one year may be agreed between the Council and the supplier.
55000000 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes · next expected 30 Apr 2030
First published
15 Apr 2026, 11:28 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2026, 17:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
Authority reference
WSC/20133/2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034100
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682c3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
15 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published193 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 11:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline163 days ago
    15 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by146 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent145 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends135 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts55 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published6 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 17:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 11:28 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jun 2026, 17:29 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2026, 17:29 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Oct 2026, 17:16 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: One year option to be reviewed£500,0003 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited

    Signed
    16 Oct 2026
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    16 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One year option to be reviewed

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVM-1828-ZPTJ West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, East of England, IP33 3YUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender