Official UK procurement notice
Milton Keynes College Tender for Supply of Confectionary Goods
Authority: Milton Keynes College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes College are Tendering for the Supply of Confectionary Goods for the Catering Department
CPV: Fast-food products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Processed food products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
- 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 Selection Questionnaire (SQ)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 Selection Questionnaire (SQ)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 (3)
- Customer Care: 20%
- Technical Quality: 30%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Customer Care
- Technical Quality
- 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 Selection Questionnaire (SQ)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 Selection Questionnaire (SQ)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
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
CA17271- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016862- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bf7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com ↗ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com ↗, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published240 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent138 days ago7 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts138 days ago7 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by137 days ago7 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago12 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Tender notice published25 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 11:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNACKLINE DIRECT LTDSME23 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2029 · up to 6 Jun 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £150,000 | 7 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SNACKLINE DIRECT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender