Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Bicarbonate of Soda
Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£305,000≈ £61k / year · £366,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvitation to tender for the Provision of Bicarbonate of Soda for use in pollution abatement equipment on clinical waste incinerators.
CPV: Basic inorganic chemicals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£305,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- social value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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
- Closed
- 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
- 6 May 2026, 18:07 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 18:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
ADD/PU/JT/25/48- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041634- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0692acFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published174 days ago6 May 2026, 18:07 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by110 days ago9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 May 2026, 18:07 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender