Official UK procurement notice
Sports Clothing Tender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Liverpool John Moores University (Education)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD72)
Published estimate£252,000≈ £84k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 May 2026awarded 4 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to SDL Group Limited (t/a Surridge Sport)
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBranded and non-branded sports clothing, team kit and leisurewear. Award value listed is indicative of the total cost of a full basket of goods. Actual value of the contract will be greater.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Sportswear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£252,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality question including Social Value: 65%
- Pricing Proposal: 25%
- Sustainable Pricing: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Pricing Proposal
- Sustainable Pricing
- Quality question including Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2032
- First published
- 9 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
LJMU2601- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032572- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f61Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please submit via In-tend
Timeline
9 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published195 days ago9 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
- Clarification questions by180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline166 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
- Standstill ends118 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2026- Tender notice published9 Apr 2026, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Jun 2026, 11:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,7881 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDL Group Limited (t/a Surridge Sport)SME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: 2 year extension and further 1 year extension · Options: As per ITT documents | £2,788 inc. VAT | 4 Jun 2026standstill to 24 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SDL GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please submit tender via In-tend portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender