Official UK procurement notice
AL2279 - Resaleable Swimming Goods
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWiltshire Council intends to award a contract for the supply of swimwear and associated equipment/accessories to be made available for resale in its leisure centres. Wiltshire Council’s leisure facilities currently comprise 20 leisure centres, 16 of which offer swimming facilities, and as such are in scope for the contract.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2035, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Swimwear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price/Financial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price/Financial: 60%
- Quality
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2035
- First published
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 11:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- Authority reference
AL2279- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014234- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060e6dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The payment for the Goods:
(a) shall be the price set out in Part 2 (Goods) of Schedule 5 (Payment and Performance) of this Contract; and
(b) shall be inclusive of the costs of packaging, insurance and carriage of the Goods, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Authority. No extra charges shall be effective unless agreed in writing and signed by the Authority.
Clause 18 of the goods and services agreement refers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Jan 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published263 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Market engagement246 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Wiltshire Council intends to award a contract for the supply of swimwear and associated equipment/accessories to be made available for resale in its leisure centres. Wiltshire Council’s leisure facilities currently comprise 20 leisure centres, 16 of which offer swimming facilities, and as such are in scope for the contract.
Accordingly, the Council invites interested parties to a Pre Market Engagement (PME) event to be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 11th February at 13:30hrs for approximately one hour.
If you would like to attend this event, please use the "Messages" section in ProContract under the DN reference 804013 to advise us, and indicate who will attend from your organisation. We would be happy to invite up to two representatives from each organisation.
- Next notice expected241 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published241 days ago17 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline207 days ago23 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent163 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by160 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends153 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts137 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published65 days ago12 Aug 2026, 11:53 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active17 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT17 Feb 2026, 11:53 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 09:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 09:21 BST
- Contract signature expected18 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Aug 2026, 11:53 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 26 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Watersports S.p.A (Zoggs)1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2035Extensions: A single period of five years. | £1,040,000 | 22 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Resaleable Swimming Goods · Head Watersports S.p.A (Zoggs)
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £1,040,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One five year term
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Head Watersports S.p.A (Zoggs)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender