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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
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School Uniform Supply Contract

THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL
Education
goods
SME eligible
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Blazers
Miscellaneous outerwear
Sportswear
+2 more
London (UKI52)
Published value
£300,000
≈ £99,909 / year
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
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Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Submit via portal
Official notice
Instructions: Submissions to be made via the Bidiful Portal. Bids must be submitted as a single Zip file https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL: "School Uniform Supply Contract". Published status: active. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: bidiful-teamportal.app.

Official Requirement Description:

The school is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide school uniform to the school families and school community of both branded and non branded school uniform. In keeping with the new legislation the school are specifying a limited number of items to be branded - School Blazer, School Jumper, School Tie and a white sports polo shirt. The school encourages the suppliers to offer a full range of other generic school uniform items at competitive prices available to the families and school community

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£300,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Two periods of 12 month extensions will be available if agreed in writing by both parties

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Price: 60%
Quality: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£199,818 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 18 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 15:36 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 14 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    5reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 440 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~92 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 50 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 18)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Level Peaks
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Katherine Warington School - Supply of School UniformsKatherine Warington School · 8 Sept 2026, 10:24 BST
    		£125,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Supply of School Crossing Patrol UniformDerbyshire County Council · 8 May 2026, 15:51 BST
    		£100,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust - Uniforms TenderSidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust · 17 Apr 2026, 11:58 BST
    		£487,060
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Provision of PPE, Uniform, and Safety AncillariesStockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 20 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
    		£500,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Supply of PPE and Corporate Clothing - Ref 01014Tai Tarian Ltd · 23 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
    		£500,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 14:30 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Blazers, Miscellaneous outerwear, Sportswear, T-shirts and shirts, Ties
    Delivery area
    London (UKI52)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f834

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via portal
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Official Buyer Portal
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Expression of interest (EOI)
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Tender submission deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadlineNone published in notice
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Submissions to be made via the Bidiful Portal. Bids must be submitted as a single Zip file bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    1 participating organisation

    THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL

    Contracting authority
    Education
    GB-COH-07547060
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    Other participating organisations & roles (1)

    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied