Official UK procurement notice
Sport & Active Wellness Kit
Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxford Brookes University, through its Directorate of Sport & Active Wellness, invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the establishment of a long-term partnership to supply and manage University-branded sports apparel and merchandise.
The existing contract expires on 31st December 2025. The University requires a new contract to commence from the start of the 2026/27 academic year (September 2026). The contract will be for a minimum period of five (5) years. The awarded supplier will need to attend University events such as Freshers Week (towards the end of September each year) and arrange ad hoc sample sessions and pop-up shops at the Brookes Centre for Sport & Active Wellness, Sports Fair and Varsity / key BUCS fixture weeks.
CPV: Sports goods and equipment · Sportswear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
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)
- Criterion 1: 60%
- Criterion 2: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009123- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f747Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must be submitted with a valid Purchase Order Number
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Electronic submission via Delta Portal www.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Timeline
16 Dec 2025 → 8 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published311 days ago16 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Tender notice published263 days ago2 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Next notice expected263 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by256 days ago9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline249 days ago16 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by221 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent212 days ago26 Mar 2026
- Contract starts166 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago8 Oct 2026, 08:13 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published16 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT2 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT+3 days · was 12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 09:24 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 09:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Oct 2026, 08:13 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 16 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentland Brands Limited, Pentland Brands Limitedjoint award11 May 2026 – 10 May 2031 · up to 10 May 2034Extensions: 1+1+1 | £180,000 inc. VAT | 26 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Pentland Brands Limited, Pentland Brands Limited
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £180,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 9 Sept 2026 – 10 May 2031 · up to 10 May 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1+1+1
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Pentland Brands LimitedAwarded supplier
- Pentland Brands LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender