Official UK procurement notice
Kitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594]
Authority: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (Central government)·Consortium: 19 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionKitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594]
CPV: Bowls · Catering supplies · Cooking utensils · Cooks' knives · Crockery · Cups · Cups and glasses · Cutlery · Dishes · Drinking glasses · Food containers · Forks · +12 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (2.0 per place) · 2 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1KitchenwareAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,040,482
Kitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594] Additional information: The total value of the lot stated in V.2.4 is the lowest value in the following range 893076.36 to 1339614.54 GBP which has been calculated to include all potential increases in demand for the supplies by 50 percent. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
Lot #2CrockeryAwardedRenewalPublished value£354,051
Kitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594] Additional information: The total value of the lot stated in V.2.4 is the lowest value in the following range 422593.21 to 633889.81 GBP which has been calculated to include all potential increases in demand for the supplies by 50 percent. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
Lot #3Stainless Steel CutleryAwardedRenewalPublished value£179,467
Kitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594] Additional information: The total value of the lot stated in V.2.4 is the lowest value in the following range 151031.10 to 226546.65 GBP which has been calculated to include all potential increases in demand for the supplies by 50 percent. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Pass/Fail
- Price: 100
- 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.
- “Kitchenware, Crockery and Stainless Steel Cutlery [5483594]” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 17:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074971- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e47bFind a Tender
Publisher note: In Section 1.2 it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in Section I.1). The value stated in II.1.7) is the lowest value in the following range 1466700.67 - 2200051.00 GBP for all Lots combined, which has been calculated to include all extension options and the highest value accounts for a potential increase in demand for the supplies by 50 percent. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 17:13 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until212 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Status changed to complete18 Nov 2025, 17:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Nov 2025, 17:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Kitchenware
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2025
- Value
- £893,076
- Status
- active
Crockery
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2025
- Value
- £422,593
- Status
- active
Stainless Steel Cutlery
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2025
- Value
- £151,031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Kitchenware | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Crockery | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Stainless Steel Cutlery | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
19 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Business Services OrganisationContracting authority
- Children’s Court Guardian Agency for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance GroupContracting authority
- NI Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority
- NI Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authority
- NI Fire and Rescue ServicesContracting authority
- NI Medical and Dental Training AgencyContracting authority
- NI Public Health AgencyContracting authority
- NI Social Care CouncilContracting authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training AgencyContracting authority
- Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- Public Health AgencyContracting authority
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- BUNZL MCLAUGHLINFramework contractor
- Galgorm HygieneFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.