Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 10 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Self-Contained Portable Catering Unit

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£75,000≈ £75k / year · £90,000 inc. VAT46.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 7 Nov 2025
Awarded to Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 21 Sept 2026 · starts 21 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supplier to construct and deliver a fully converted self-contained catering unit that meets the Specification

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£75,000
Contract period: 21 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Awarded
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
10 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
Last source update
18 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
Authority reference
DN781606
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038804
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c85 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts396 days ago
    21 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published338 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 14:10 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    30 Jul 2025, 14:10 BST
    +32 days · was 31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    18 Nov 2025, 11:32 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Changes to date of contract and submission deadline

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,1311 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd£40,131 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender