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title: "QUB/2056/21 Student Centre Retail Partner"
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# QUB/2056/21 Student Centre Retail Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2056-21-student-centre-retail-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-029045). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2056/21 Student Centre Retail Partner". Published status: complete. Published Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 March 2021 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2056-21-student-centre-retail-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-029045#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029045`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2056-21-student-centre-retail-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-029045#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2056-21-student-centre-retail-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-029045#participate

## Description
Queen’s University Belfast and Queen’s Students’ Union invite tenders for a partner with significant retail experience to work collaboratively on the development of a new Students’ Union Shop (SU Shop).  The new SU Shop will be situated within the Student Centre and is expected to open by September 2022.  The successful partner will be required to work closely with the University to provide guidance and support with regards to the shop design and fit-out and provide access to a supply chain, marketing and promotional material and guidance/advice with regards to the shop operations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** Queen’s University Belfast and Queen’s Students’ Union invite tenders for a partner with significant retail experience to work collaboratively on the development of a new Students’ Union Shop (SU Shop).  The new SU Shop will be situated within the St...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Student Centre Retail Partner (active)
  - Award id: `010928-2021-QUB/2056/21-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Henderson Wholesale Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-30005`
  - Value: £7,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Student Centre Retail Partner (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010928-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-18T11:13:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:48:36.086Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029045