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Published 2 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PROVISION OF PACKAGED NATURAL MINERAL WATER AT BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION NAIROBI

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £350,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contractor will be responsible for the delivery of full 18.9L reusable bottles to the Authorities premises and collect empty reusable bottles on a weekly basis.

The Contractor will be responsible for loaning water dispensing units which have hot & cold tap capability for use with the provision of packaged natural mineral water. The Authority will not purchase the dispensing units, and they always remain under the inventory and duty of care of the Contractor.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Still mineral water

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £350,000 exc. VAT · £350,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Extensions: 1 +1 Yyears, subject to satisfactory performance
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Biider must provide KEBS EAS 13 and KEBS EAS 153 certification or equivalent

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
  • Technical Response
  • Commercial Response
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Biider must provide KEBS EAS 13 and KEBS EAS 153 certification or equivalent

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
Yes · next expected 2 Apr 2030
First published
2 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Aug 2025
Authority reference
CPG/12632/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036780
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Still mineral water
Delivery area in notice
Kenya (KE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05578a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:59 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, ZA, SW1A 2AH, ZAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender