Official UK procurement notice
Removal & Relocation Services
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis opportunity is for a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the provision of commercial removal and relocation services for the Canterbury and Medway campuses. The supplier will be expected to provide a reliable, high quality removals and relocation service supported by robust management and quality control processes. Suppliers must be registered members of the British Association of Removers (BAR).
CPV: Relocation services · Storage and warehousing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
- Condition of participation
The University has specified a minimum financial threshold of £160,000. Bidders will need to confirm they meet or exceed this threshold. Bidders will need to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5m b. Public Liability Insurance = £5m c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m d. Product Liability Insurance = £5m Bidders must be a registered member of the British Association of Removers (BAR).
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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial: Each Participant’s total cost will be compared against the lowest cost submitted. This allows the Authority to calculate the percentage of marks to be awarded and this percentage is then applied to the total number of marks available for pricing [40 %]. Each response will be compared to the lowest total price or percentage as indicated in the following formula: Score = [[Lowest Price in £/Participant’s Price in £] x price weighting]. Results will be rounded to 2 decimal places.
- Technical: Participants must submit a single response to each of the questions listed in the Technical Questionnaire document enclosed at Schedule 8. For each question, only the information you provide specifically within that specific single question will be considered in evaluating your answer to that particular question. Any documentation uploaded elsewhere, or information not detailed within that single question response document, will not be considered in the evaluation of that question.
- Condition of participation
The University has specified a minimum financial threshold of £160,000. Bidders will need to confirm they meet or exceed this threshold. Bidders will need to confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5m b. Public Liability Insurance = £5m c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m d. Product Liability Insurance = £5m Bidders must be a registered member of the British Association of Removers (BAR).
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 22 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
- Authority reference
JE25_004- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058667- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba71Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000016
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published124 days ago22 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
- Clarification questions by89 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline82 days ago4 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts41 days ago14 Sept 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 16:33 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